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Buildingmass and energy demand in conventional housing typologies of the Mediterranean city
(2019-06-27)
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Open AccessThe 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 ... -
Morfología urbana y acceso solar : estudio para la densificación en el centro histórico de la ciudad de Loja (Ecuador)
(2019-01-01)
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Open AccessEl presente artículo estudia la compacidad, la morfología urbana y el acceso solar en Loja para estimar el potencial solar disponible en las fachadas de exteriores de una manzana consolidada ubicada en el centro histórico. ... -
Assessment of the reflectivity and emissivity impact on light metal roofs thermal behaviour, in warm and humid climate
(2019-04-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe light metal roof is one of the roof typologies most used in low latitude regions with warm and humid climates. The low installation cost is one of the benefits of this typology, however, they offer only low resistance ... -
Problemática de los sistemas pasivos de climatización en zonas tropicales cálido-húmedas
(2019-07)
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Open AccessEste artículo se enfoca en expresar algunas problemáticas con las que se encuentra la implementación de algunos sistemas de climatización pasiva para proyectos habitacionales ubicados en zonas climáticas cálido-húmedas, ... -
3E-analysis of a bio-solar CCHP system for the Andaman Islands, India: a case study
(2019-03)
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Open AccessEnergy services are especially expensive on remote islands due to longer and more unstable fuel supply chains. In this paper, different renewable energy systems utilizing locally available biomass and solar energy are ... -
La luz, un sabor inolvidable
(2017-01-20)
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Open AccessLa iluminación natural es un parámetro de diseño, el cual permite configurar diferentes ambientes interiores con bajo consumo energético. Actividades con una vista-lateral son muy comunes. Es una de las más antiguas ... -
Climatic performance of urban textures: analysis tools for a Mediterranean urban context
(2019-02-15)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyUrban heat island effect is almost always neglected in building energy simulations, due to difficulties in obtaining site-specific climate data with a district-scale resolution. This study aims at filling this gap for the ... -
Graphical approach to assess urban quality: mapping walkability based on the TOD-standard
(2018-06-01)
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Open AccessGraphical expression through mapping can be an essential tool to conduct urban analysis, capable of expressing contextual spatial distribution and providing complementary information to numerical analysis. Although urban ... -
Exergy as an indicator for enhancing evaluation of environmental management performance in the hospitality industry
(2018)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe importance of investigating both energy and exergy flows for assessing the environmental profile of buildings has long been acknowledged. Nevertheless, although an ample number of standalone case studies have performed ... -
Assessment of advanced natural ventilation space cooling potential across southern European coastal region
(2018-09)
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Open AccessAnalyzing the Köppen–Geiger climate classification and available climate data for the southern European Mediterranean coast, eight reference geolocations were selected for this analysis: the cities of Valencia, Barcelona, ... -
Biomass-fired combined heating, cooling, and power for small scale applications – A review
(2018-07)
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Open AccessThe growing demand for energy and the accelerating threats from climate change call for innovative and sustainable solutions to decrease dependency on fossil fuels. Biomass -based, small-scale Combined Cooling, Heating and ... -
Natural ventilation potential of the Mediterranean coastal region of Catalonia
(2018-03-30)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyMost of the Catalonian population and urban areas are located along the Mediterranean coastal zone and for this analysis three largest Catalonia’s cities are chosen: Barcelona, Terrassa and Tarragona. Each city is a ...
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