The causal relation among building typology and building energy demand is a complex balance of climate, morphology, technology and use. The assessment of the relation between mass of building elements and energy demand in ...

The accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere, the outcome of unsustainable management of our resources, is triggering one of the most critical environmental issues worldwide: climate change. To avoid ...

La capacidad de nuestras sociedades de alcanzar y mantener en el tiempo unas condiciones habitacionales coherentes con el derecho a un hábitat digno, está inevitablemente vinculada a la integración del reto de la sostenibilidad ...

La inaplazable respuesta a la crisis ambiental provocada por el sistema productivo industrial, supone el primer y mayor reto que debe afrontar el sector de la edificación, pues conllevará transformaciones profundas en sus ...

In regions where the roof surface is the most exposed to solar radiation, the reduction of the heat flux transmitted through this element has a great impact on the cooling demand of buildings. Studying the possibilities ...

The 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 ...