Exploració per autor "Coch Roura, Helena"
Ara es mostren els items 74-93 de 114
-
Scaling laws and the modern city
Isalgué Buxeda, Antonio; Coch Roura, Helena; Serra Florensa, Rafael (2007-08)
Article
Accés restringit per política de l'editorialA detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) is applied to the statistics of Korean treasury bond (KTB) futures from which the logarithmic increments, volatilities, and traded volumes are estimated over a specific time lag. In ... -
Shop window lighting: the use of sun to improve the visual appeal and reduce energy demand
Anagnou, Eleni; Coch Roura, Helena; Crespo Cabillo, Isabel (CEPT University Press, 2014)
Text en actes de congrés
Accés obertThe present study deals with the potential reduction of energy consumption for the lighting of shop window displays, which is a highly energy-consuming sector. Light has the power of attracting people´s attention, which ... -
Shop-window lighting in the Mediterranean countries: the use of sun to improve visual appeal and reduce energy demand
Anagnou, Eleni; Coch Roura, Helena; Crespo Cabillo, Isabel (2015-07)
Article
Accés obertThe present study deals with the potential reduction of energy consumption for lighting of shop window displays in the Mediterranean countries. Urban commerce has a very high impact on economics and it is a highly ... -
Sky access versus shading for pedestrian comfort in the hot tropical climate of Jeddah
Coch Roura, Helena; Beckers, Benoit; Masoud, Badia Ghassan (United Nations Development Programme, 2016)
Text en actes de congrés
Accés obertMany urban studies have been done to demonstrate that urban sprawl is not the right approach in hot climate cities. On the contrary, a compact design is recommended to enhance human thermal comfort. This research aims to ... -
Sky view factor and urban heat island mapping applications in Barcelona
Salvati, Agnese; Casals Fernandez, Jordi; López Besora, Judit; Coch Roura, Helena (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2022)
Text en actes de congrés
Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThis study proposes a methodology to map urban heat island intensity based on sky view factor (SVF) data, using Barcelona as a case study. We used LiDAR data to generate the SVF map of the city and empirical and simulation ... -
Solar access assessment for mediterranean urban environments: the extent of the “Crossing Effect”
García Nevado, Elena; Pagès Ramon, Anna; Isalgué Buxeda, Antonio; Coch Roura, Helena (PLEA, 2016)
Text en actes de congrés
Accés obert -
Solar access assessment in dense urban environments: the effect of intersections in an urban canyon
García Nevado, Elena; Pagès Ramon, Anna; Coch Roura, Helena (2016-10-06)
Article
Accés obertThe urban canyon model has been recurrently used as a basis for many solar access studies. However, its conception as endless structures disregards the effect of street intersections, despite being characteristic elements ... -
Solar access in densely buit environment : formal parameters comparative methodology in the case of Barcelona, Spain
Coch Roura, Helena; Curreli, Alessandra (2011)
Text en actes de congrés
Accés obertIn what direction is the historical debate on contemporary cities evolving, in this age of sustainability? How are renewable energies and solar energy in particular being incorporated into urban settlements? To date, ... -
Solar access in the compact city: a study case in Barcelona
Curreli, Alessandra; Coch Roura, Helena (2010)
Text en actes de congrés
Accés obert -
Solar and heat protection techniques. Evaluation and design recommendations for different types of fabric awnings
Ganem, Carolina; Coch Roura, Helena (2010)
Text en actes de congrés
Accés obert -
Solar energy as a form giver for future cities
Curreli, Alessandra; Serra Coch, Glòria; Isalgué Buxeda, Antonio; Crespo Cabillo, Isabel; Coch Roura, Helena (2016-07-14)
Article
Accés obertEnergy is considered as a main influence on urban configurations. However, there is a difficulty on translating the city models based on theoretical renewable energy concepts into practical applications. This study considers ... -
Solar potential of roofs : an index for different urban layouts
Curreli, Alessandra; Coch Roura, Helena; Aguilar Sánchez, Alexis (2012)
Text en actes de congrés
Accés obertVolumetric distribution of the built form really affects the capability of an urban environment to integrate renewable energy, with specific regard to active and passive use of solar radiation collected by the building ... -
Solar radiation and architectural design in Barcelona
Aguilar Sánchez, Alexis; Alonso Montolio, Carlos; Coch Roura, Helena; Serra Florensa, Rafael (2011)
Text en actes de congrés
Accés obertThe principles of the passive solar house were defined in the 1970s. Since that time, strategies have been conceptualized and tested with different examples built in the USA and in Europe. Models directly related to the ... -
Sole e ombra : la luce e oscura
Serra Florensa, Rafael; Coch Roura, Helena (1997-10)
Article
Accés obert -
Soleres : productes específics
Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura del Vallès; Zamora i Mestre, Joan-Lluís; Coch Roura, Helena (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010)
Apunts
Accés obert -
Summer confort solutions in mediterranean areas
Coch Roura, Helena; Serra Florensa, Rafael (1996-11)
Article
Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe climate of Mediterranean countries is characterized by its complexity. Rapidly changing conditions mean that both cold and heat can be a problem. In architectural practice the design solutions that must be applied in ... -
The effects of urban obstructions in Mediterranean climates: built form typology, density and energy
Morganti, Michele; Coch Roura, Helena; Cecere, Carlo (Centre de Política del Sòl i Valoracions - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-06)
Article
Accés obertIn spite of the ever increasing unsustainable nature of the "conventional" city and its concurrent assertion as a human habitat par excellence, it is important to define intervention strategies that can improve the "metabolic" ... -
The energy consumption of terraces in the Barcelona public space: heating the street
Alonso Montolio, Carlos; Serra Coch, Glòria; Isalgué Buxeda, Antonio; Coch Roura, Helena (2021-01-16)
Article
Accés obertTerraces, as outdoor extensions of food and beverage businesses located in the public realm, have very high potential to activate the streetscape, bring people together and improving urban experiences. Among the consequences ... -
The Mediterranean blind: Less light, better vision
Coch Roura, Helena; Serra Florensa, Rafael; Isalgué Buxeda, Antonio (1998-08)
Article
Accés restringit per política de l'editorial -
The Oasis effect concept in hot desert climate cities: densifying and compacting around metro stations to enhance pedestrian comfort
Masoud, Badia Ghassan; Coch Roura, Helena; Beckers, Benoit (Centre de Politica de Sol i Valoracions, CPSV / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC, 2019-12)
Text en actes de congrés
Accés obertHoy en día, las ciudades en las que vivimos son sistemas complejos, que consumen energía y contaminan. Se han producido cambios radicales desde el siglo pasado como resultado de la introducción del automóvil y el auge del ...