[HTML][HTML] Resilient cooling strategies–A critical review and qualitative assessment

C Zhang, OB Kazanci, R Levinson, P Heiselberg… - Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global effects of climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of extreme
events such as heatwaves and power outages, which have consequences for buildings and …

Evaluating thermal resilience of building designs using building performance simulation–A review of existing practices

CY Siu, W O'Brien, M Touchie, M Armstrong… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the expectation of increasing frequency and magnitude of extreme events caused by
climate change, one of the most critical yet overlooked aspects of building design in the …

Do high energy-efficient buildings increase overheating risk in cold climates? Causes and mitigation measures required under recent and future climates

FM Baba, H Ge, LL Wang, R Zmeureanu - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Contradictory findings are reported in the literature showing that high energy-efficient
buildings have either higher or lower overheating risks compared to old buildings. A …

Heat mitigation technologies can improve sustainability in cities. An holistic experimental and numerical impact assessment of urban overheating and related heat …

M Santamouris, R Paolini, S Haddad, A Synnefa… - Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban overheating affects the energy, health, power, survivability and environmental quality
of cities. We calculated the magnitude of overheating in Sydney, Australia, at close to 9° C …

Overheating analysis of optimized nearly Zero-Energy dwelling during current and future heatwaves coincided with cooling system outage

R Rahif, M Kazemi, S Attia - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
It is expected that heatwaves will strike more frequently and with higher temperatures with
the continuation of global warming. More extreme heatwaves concurrent with disruptions in …

On the combined impact of local, regional, and global climatic changes on the urban energy performance and indoor thermal comfort—The energy potential of …

HS Khan, R Paolini, P Caccetta, M Santamouris - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapidly growing urban population, along with the increasing urban energy needs and
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poses a serious threat to the global climate. Local …

Nighttime ambient temperature and sleep in community-dwelling older adults

A Baniassadi, B Manor, W Yu, T Travison… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
This longitudinal study examines the association between bedroom nighttime temperature
and sleep quality in a sample of community dwelling older adults. Using wearable sleep …

Urban heat and air pollution: A framework for integrating population vulnerability and indoor exposure in health risk analyses

CR O'Lenick, OV Wilhelmi, R Michael… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban growth and climate change will exacerbate extreme heat events and air pollution,
posing considerable health challenges to urban populations. Although epidemiological …

The energy performance and passive survivability of high thermal insulation buildings in future climate scenarios

R Wang, S Lu, X Zhai, W Feng - Building Simulation, 2022 - Springer
Given that the passive performance simulation of buildings based on typical meteorological
year data and specific design schemes makes it challenging to respond to climate change …

Housing and urban heat: assessing risk disparities

CJ Gabbe, E Mallen, A Varni - Housing Policy Debate, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Heat is the leading weather-related cause of death in the United States, and housing
characteristics affect heat-related mortality. This paper answers two questions. First, how do …