Passive Design Strategies to Adapt to Heat Waves
eBook - ePub

Passive Design Strategies to Adapt to Heat Waves

Thermal Comfort, Energy Efficiency, and Building Resilience

  1. 534 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Passive Design Strategies to Adapt to Heat Waves

Thermal Comfort, Energy Efficiency, and Building Resilience

About this book

Passive Design Strategies to Adapt to Heat Waves: Thermal Comfort, Energy Efficiency, and Building Resilience offers a comprehensive guide to passive design techniques tailored to various climate zones. Combining historical insights with modern advancements, this book explores practical strategies for enhancing thermal comfort, energy efficiency, and building resilience. Aimed at architects, engineers, researchers, and students, it bridges the gap between theory and application, providing real-world case studies and simulation methodologies. With a focus on reducing energy consumption and supporting global sustainability goals, it delivers actionable solutions for creating adaptive, energy-efficient buildings worldwide.

• Explores passive design techniques tailored to diverse climates, including hot and dry, hot and humid, Mediterranean, temperate, and continental regions.

• Integrates historical architecture with modern energy-efficient design, supported by real-world case studies and simulation methodologies.

• Emphasizes reducing energy consumption, enhancing thermal comfort, and building resilience to improve sustainability.

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2026
eBook ISBN
9781040662335
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
Construction & Architectural Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Endorsements Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. About the Authors
  9. Chapter 1 Introduction
  10. Chapter 2 The Escalating Threat of Heat Waves in a Warming World
  11. Chapter 3 Frameworks for Assessing Building Thermal Comfort: Rating Systems, Standards, and Metrics
  12. Chapter 4 Thermal Resilience Systems and Indicators
  13. Chapter 5 Comprehensive Assessment of Passive Strategies: Environmental, Energy, and Economic Perspectives
  14. Chapter 6 Impacts of Outdoor Temperatures on Indoor Environments
  15. Chapter 7 Active Strategies for Mitigating Heat Stress in Buildings
  16. Chapter 8 Passive Cooling as an Alternative to Mechanical Air Conditioning Systems: Theoretical Foundations
  17. Chapter 9 Solar Shading Principles in Architecture: Climatic Logics and Built Examples
  18. Chapter 10 Thermal Mass Principles: Climate, Materiality, and Architectural Examples
  19. Chapter 11 Natural Ventilation Principles: Airflow Mechanisms and Climatic Applications
  20. Chapter 12 Integrated Passive Cooling in Vernacular Architecture: Synergies of Shading, Thermal Mass, and Natural Ventilation
  21. Chapter 13 Research in Passive Cooling Technologies
  22. Chapter 14 Research on Building Thermal Resilience
  23. Chapter 15 Year-Round Thermal Efficiency
  24. Chapter 16 Carbon Footprint Analysis of Single-Family Homes in Zielona Góra: The Impact of Climate Scenarios and Construction Choices
  25. Chapter 17 Innovative Building Solutions for Future Climate Challenges
  26. Chapter 18 Synthesis and Implications
  27. Chapter 19 Toward a Climate-Responsive Design Paradigm
  28. Index

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