Impact of Passive Techniques on Thermal Behavior of Emergency Shelters

Hamdan, M. A.; Elhamid, Fedaa Abd; Dabbour, Loai

doi:10.12912/27197050/135523

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“…The authors found that the comfort temperatures vary following the globe temperature’s variations and that are strongly related to the indoor temperature. Benefits of improved natural ventilation have been described in a recent study by Hamdan (Hamdan et al 2021 ). The author simulated the thermal behaviour of the UNHCR emergency tent, combining different passive strategies.…”

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A review of the impact of shelter design on the health of displaced populations

Conzatti

Kershaw

Copping

et al. 2022

Int J Humanitarian Action

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There are currently millions of displaced people encamped in low-quality shelters that jeopardise the health of these displaced populations. These shelters, which exhibit poor thermal regulation and air quality, are often inhabited by households for several years. Recently, the internal environment of shelters has been recognised as a determinant of the health of the occupants and the indoor air quality (IAQ) and internal temperatures have been identified as critical factors affecting occupants’ health. Attempts by researchers and private companies to develop healthier shelter solutions have mainly prioritised factors such as rapid deployment, transportability and sustainability. Via a systematic bibliometric analysis of the existing literature, this review examines the impact of shelters’ internal environment on occupant health. Self-reports and building simulation are the most common methodologies reported in the literature, but there is a disconnect between the reported shelter issues and their impact on health. This is likely due to the multifaceted and site-specific factors analysed. Indoor air quality, thermal comfort and overcrowding are the most commonly identified shelter issues, which are strongly related to the presence of infectious and airborne diseases. An analysis of the available literature indicates that there is still a lack of clear guidance linking shelter quality to health. Moreover, evidence of the impact of shelters on health is harder to find, and there is a gap regarding the metrics and the methodology used to evaluate shelter quality. Therefore, further research is necessary to provide evidence of the impact of shelter design on health through transdisciplinary approaches.

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A review of the impact of shelter design on the health of displaced populations

Conzatti

Kershaw

Copping

et al. 2022

Int J Humanitarian Action

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“…This was determined using a psychrometric diagram to illustrate the strategies for bioclimatic design based on actual and simulated climatic data with reference to the ASHRAE 55 standard [14]. Thermal comfort is based on dry bulb temperature, clothing level (clo), metabolic activity (met), air velocity, humidity, and mean radiant temperature and can significantly be improved with the application of passive design solutions [15]. Indoors, it is assumed that the mean radiant temperature is close to dry bulb temperature.…”

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Integrated Built Environment that Meets Human Needs for Thermal Comfort

Mari¹,

Hmood²,

Goussous³

2022

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This research aims to find principles that achieve an integrated architectural environment in the desert environment that meets human needs and preserves the rights of future generations. Studying and analyzing the successful solutions and treatments provided by the traditional architectural environment in a desert environment and in a hot, dry climate help achieve this aim. Nowadays, we find a growing research interest in sustainability. This research paper concentrated on the relationship of the desert environment with the built environment to achieve an integrated environment to meet human needs, ration energy consumption and preserve the identity of the architecture. This research studies traditional architecture in a desert environment to identify appropriate solutions to the climatic environment and its ability to harmonize and respond to its climatic environment, with its high capacity to respond to human needs in these communities. The research adopted the analytical descriptive approach in its study of the relationship of the desert climatic environment with the built architectural environment. The Climate Consultant software is used for this research to recommend various design strategies suitable for each climate. The three central climates analyzed in this study are coastal desert areas, moderate desert areas, and hot, dry desert environments. In conclusion, this research found that in the past, the traditional environment has provided and continues to provide effective climatic solutions.

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“…Como los espacios de vida temporal tienen una sola altura, una solución factible es la ventilación mecánica nocturna eliminando la ganancia de calor diurna mediante la inducción de aire fresco durante la noche (Medved, Babnik, Vidrih y Arkar, 2014), logrando ahorros energéticos de hasta un 47% en verano (Vidrih et al, 2016) . Además, la mejora en los sistemas de ventilación en un clima cálido y húmedo disminuye la temperatura máxima entre 5,7ºC y 14,1ºC en las horas centrales del día y reduce en 1,78ºC la temperatura media mensual (De Castro et al, 2021) (Xu et al, 2020) (Hamdan et al, 2021) (Guarino et al, 2016).…”

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Optimising the design of temporary zero-consumption living spaces

Garzón Juan

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The aim of this Doctoral Thesis is to analyse and improve the design criteria of temporary living spaces in order to obtain non-permanent buildings with a consumption as close to zero as possible. The correct identification of the factors influencing the design together with the analysis of current temporary living spaces will not only allow for more efficient living spaces with lower energy consumption, but will also reduce the carbon footprint generated by them and increase the safety of the camps by reducing the logistical burden.The research has an applied purpose based on descriptive knowledge obtained, seeking to improve the design criteria of living spaces currently used in various civilian and military indoles, where a building must be deployed urgently in order to solve a problem that has arisen. Among the techniques used to gather information, documentary research was used to establish the conceptual and contextual framework. To this end, the principles required 8 Tesis DoctoralMario Garzón Juan Doctorado en Energías Renovables y Eficiencia Energética UPCT for a building to be zero consumption were established. The different types of temporary accommodation used in terms of deployment time and the design criteria for temporary accommodation from an energy point of view were studied. Finally, temporary living spaces with limited means have been analysed from an energy point of view, proposing an improvement of the criterion that has the greatest impact on the design of living spaces from the point of view of energy and economic sustainability. To conclude the thesis, the study of the Spanish Antarctic Base "Gabriel de Castilla" as a temporary living space has been carried out from the energy point of view, using the methodology described in this practical case.The result is a methodology for the analysis and improvement of the envelope of temporary living spaces which, in addition to analysing, optimises the thermal transmission coefficient in walls according to the cost of the installation, the time of use, the type of insulation used and the price of fuel.

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Impact of Passive Techniques on Thermal Behavior of Emergency Shelters

Cited by 5 publications

References 5 publications

A review of the impact of shelter design on the health of displaced populations

A review of the impact of shelter design on the health of displaced populations

Integrated Built Environment that Meets Human Needs for Thermal Comfort

Optimising the design of temporary zero-consumption living spaces

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