Miguel Chen Austin

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the cooling potential in the application of strategies based on biomimicry for the microclimate in a historical heritage city of Panama, where three case studies (base case, case 1, and case 2) of outdoor thermal comfort were evaluated, in which the Envi-met software was used to emulate and evaluate the thermal performance of these strategies during March (highest temperature month) and October (rainier month).

TL;DR: The basis of the minimum energy efficiency and the renewable threshold for the definition of ZEB is established in order to better understand the application in Panama, based on assessing the energy regulations implemented in Panama.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a unified road map for sustainable construction project management, with defined phases, practices and indicators based on principles inspired by nature, such as biomimicry, where strengths, opportunities, skills and threats are identified with a high level of acceptance.

TL;DR: In this article, a numerical evaluation of bioclimatic and energy solutions to achieve zero energy district (or ZED) in Panama is presented, with the objective of identifying the factors that most influence energy consumption, systematizing the solutions found, and establishing a preliminary definition of ZED for Panama.

TL;DR: A literature review related to conventional electrical energy storage systems has been carried out, presenting different cases analyzed at building scale to deepen in nature-inspired processes that propose reductions in environmental impact and present improvements in these storage devices as discussed by the authors.