Low-energy cooling and ventilation refurbishments for buildings in a Mediterranean climate

Spentzou, Eftychia; Cook, Malcolm; Emmitt, Stephen

doi:10.1080/17452007.2021.1926898

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“…However, dynamic shading devices are more resilient for temperate and cold regions because of the flexibility of catching heat gains during the winter season. Spentzou et al (2022) evaluated a dynamic façade consisting of glass skins and sun-shading devices (Venetian blinds) for cold regions. They proved that a dynamic façade maintains acceptable thermal comfort as per European standards.…”

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“…Liu and Pouramini (2021) and Mostafazadeh et al (2022). Many papers have analysed the improvement of thermal comfort through retrofitting such as Li et al (2022) and Spentzou et al (2022). However, the definition of climate resilience encompasses both short-term and long-term dimensions rather than just a short-term phenomenon like thermal comfort (IEA, 2020;Moazami et al, 2019).…”

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Reviewing the contribution of retrofitting for climate resilience in residential buildings

Hulathdoowage,

Karunasena,

Udawatta

et al. 2023

IJDRBE

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Purpose Over the years, the significance of retrofitting has gained much attention with the unveiling of its different applications, such as energy retrofit and deep retrofit, to enhance the climate-resilience of buildings. However, no single study comprehensively assesses the climate-resilience of retrofitting. The purpose of this study is to address this gap via a systematic literature review. Design/methodology/approach Quality journal studies were selected using the PRISMA method and analysed manually and using scientometrics. Three dimensions of climate-resilience, such as robustness, withstanding and recovery, were used to evaluate the contribution of retrofit measures for achieving climate-resilient houses across four climate zones: tropical, arid, temperate and cold. Findings Most passive measures can enhance the robustness of residential buildings but cannot verify for withstanding against immediate shocks and timely recovery. However, some passive measures, such as night-time ventilation, show excellent performance over all four climate zones. Active measures such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, can ensure climate-resilience in all three dimensions in the short-term but contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, further exacerbating the long-term climate. Integrating renewable energy sources can defeat this issue. Thus, all three retrofit strategies should appropriately be adopted together to achieve climate-resilient houses. Research limitations/implications Since the research is limited to secondary data, retrofit measures recommended in this research should be further investigated before application. Originality/value This review contributes to the knowledge domain of retrofitting by assessing the contribution of different retrofit measures to climate-resilience.

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Section: Climate-resilience Of Retrofit Measuresmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reviewing the contribution of retrofitting for climate resilience in residential buildings

Hulathdoowage,

Karunasena,

Udawatta

et al. 2023

IJDRBE

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“…DEC can be integrated within windcatchers. Although some researchers propose the use of spray systems (Ghoulem et al, 2020; Spentzou et al, 2021), the use of porous wetted surfaces is also possible (Abdullah et al, 2019; Saif et al, 2021). In the same line, Mohamed et al (2021) proposed a double skin wall with a porous ceramic layer filled with water.…”

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Direct evaporative cooling from wetted surfaces: Challenges for a clean air conditioning solution

Tejero‐González

Franco-Salas

2021

WIREs Energy & Environment

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Evaporative cooling has a major role to play in fighting climate change and in achieving a low‐carbon economy. As it helps to reduce energy demand for air conditioning, it is gaining attention in terms of improving energy efficiency in buildings. Evaporative cooling from wetted media can enhance water–air contact, thereby improving heat and mass transfer further and avoiding aerosols. Wetted media are commonly called evaporative cooling pads and are widely used in greenhouses, intensive livestock farming, and industrial facilities. However, a deep understanding of evaporative cooling pad performance can enhance their application to indoor occupied spaces such as residential or commercial cooling, or in hybrid air conditioning systems. Most studies analyze pad performance mainly in terms of pressure drop and saturation effectiveness. However, some studies propose alternative cooling efficiency parameters and others provide insights into key aspects such as power requirements and the coefficient of performance, water consumption, risk of water entrainment, material decay, and air quality, as well as the effect of water temperature and salinity, solar radiation, or wind speed. Existing results on these less studied performance issues are reviewed, and we identify the gaps in the literature in addition to highlighting the main challenges encountered, in an effort to guide future researchers in the field and enhance the application of direct evaporative cooling. This article is categorized under: Energy Efficiency > Systems and Infrastructure Energy Systems Analysis > Systems and Infrastructure

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Improving thermal performance of existing uninsulated R.C. domes through passive cooling measures using polyurethane foam in double skin layer in hot climate.

Binyaseen

2022

Case Studies in Construction Materials

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Low-energy cooling and ventilation refurbishments for buildings in a Mediterranean climate

Cited by 9 publications

References 37 publications

Reviewing the contribution of retrofitting for climate resilience in residential buildings

Reviewing the contribution of retrofitting for climate resilience in residential buildings

Direct evaporative cooling from wetted surfaces: Challenges for a clean air conditioning solution

Improving thermal performance of existing uninsulated R.C. domes through passive cooling measures using polyurethane foam in double skin layer in hot climate.

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