Thermally comfortable energy efficient affordable houses: A review

Jayalath, Amitha; Vaz-Serra, Paulo; Hui, Felix Kin Peng; Aye, Lu

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111495

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“…Before making energy efficiency interventions, it is essential to understand the values of historic buildings [6]. This requires balancing social and climate objectives for energy efficiency [13,18].…”

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“…However, it is recognised that occupant behaviour can significantly affect the effectiveness of energy-saving measures [20]. Recent research [13,18,26,27] has shown that user behaviour significantly impacts a building's energy efficiency and thermal comfort. Understanding the building and its context, actively involving building users, owners, and stakeholders [20], and incorporating technology and expertise are essential steps towards increasing efficiency holistically [16].…”

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Investigating the Role of Thermal Comfort Perception on Negotiating Heritage Conservation and Energy Efficiency Decisions through System Dynamics

Karabeyeser Bakan,

Fouseki,

Altamirano

2024

Buildings

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The building sector, which is responsible for a significant amount of total global energy consumption, provides substantial opportunities for energy efficiency studies. In the context of historic and traditional buildings, this matter becomes more crucial, as energy efficiency is more complex and challenging. The complexity partly derives from the multiple and diverse values with which the buildings are associated. These values are dynamic. In this paper, we chose historic houses in Gaziantep as our focal point. They provide an indicative example of houses with architectural features that help residents deal with the adverse effects of the hot climate. These specific features are significant for the users not only in terms of thermal comfort but also in terms of heritage values. The value that users attribute to the neighbourhood and their attitude towards buildings change over time. It is seen that thermal comfort plays a key role in energy efficiency and heritage conservation. Hence, understanding the role of thermal comfort perceptions and the ways in which they dictate certain energy efficiency and heritage conservation actions is critical. In this context, this paper addresses these dynamic, complex, and changing interrelationships over time. Drawing upon the dynamic analysis of in-depth, semi-structured interviews with three dwellings in Gaziantep’s Bey neighbourhood, we will discuss how residents of historic houses perceive thermal comfort and how they negotiate and prioritise energy efficiency and heritage conservation.

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