Highlights•Gradual, average increases in temperature are significant for the risk of heat
stress.•Increasing chronic exposure to extreme heat constitutes a slow onset event.•Heat …

Historic buildings account for more than one-quarter of Europe's existing building stock and
are going to be crucial in the achievement of future energy targets. Although a drastic …

Educational buildings form a significant part of non-residential buildings that are of public
use, and, in the case of Cyprus, this building stock tends to be less energy-efficient …

This research introduces an innovative resilient design framework, addressing gaps in
building performance optimization by considering a holistic life cycle perspective and …

Current plans to combat the environmental global impact of the building sector have
encouraged research on sustainable actions for increasing the renovation rate of many …

The urban population in India is growing at a fast rate along with the growth in the
construction of residential concrete houses. Though a majority of these residential buildings …

The use of setpoint temperatures based on adaptive comfort algorithms is a method more
and more used as an energy saving technique. Knowing the relationship between …

Beyond thermal comfort, the future outlook of climate change poses a challenge for the
health of the most vulnerable inhabitants of the existing residential stock. In southern Spain …

Based on the European energy directives, the building sector has to provide comfortable
levels for occupants with minimum energy consumption as well as to reduce greenhouse …

Worldwide, buildings have been presented as one of the main energy consumers and, for
that matter, there is an increased tendency to invest in policies and measures that promote …