Building characteristics as determinants of propensity to high indoor summer temperatures in London dwellings
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In this article, the authors present the results of EnergyPlus dynamic thermal simulations of 3456 combinations of dwelling types and characteristics selected to represent the London domestic stock, showing that the insulation levels had considerable impact on indoor temperatures, with combined retrofitting of roof insulation and window upgrades reducing daytime living room temperatures during the warmest continuous 5-day period of modelling by, on average, 0.76 °C (%95C).About:
This article is published in Building and Environment.The article was published on 2012-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 229 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Overheating (electricity).read more
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The Urban Heat Island: Implications for Health in a Changing Environment.
Clare Heaviside,Clare Heaviside,Clare Heaviside,Helen L. Macintyre,Sotiris Vardoulakis,Sotiris Vardoulakis +5 more
TL;DR: Estimations of the impacts of various mitigation techniques suggest that a range of measures could reduce health impacts from heat and bring other benefits to health and wellbeing.
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The implications of a changing climate for buildings
Pieter de Wilde,David Coley +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the relationship between climate change and buildings and the emerging body of knowledge on the subject, as well as classifying and summarizing the contributions to this special issue.
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Energy retrofits in historic and traditional buildings: A review of problems and methods
TL;DR: A review of the criteria, analysis methods, and decision-making processes used to assess energy retrofits in historic and traditional buildings can be found in this article, where several analysis methods for estimating or measuring retrofit performance have emerged as particularly useful for traditional buildings.
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Impact of climate change on the domestic indoor environment and associated health risks in the UK
Sotiris Vardoulakis,Sotiris Vardoulakis,Sotiris Vardoulakis,C. Dimitroulopoulou,John E. Thornes,John E. Thornes,Ka Man Lai,Jonathon Taylor,Isabella Myers,Clare Heaviside,Clare Heaviside,Clare Heaviside,Anna Mavrogianni,Clive Shrubsole,Zaid Chalabi,Michael Davies,Paul Wilkinson +16 more
TL;DR: A better understanding of how current and emerging building infrastructure design, construction, and materials may affect health in the context of climate change and mitigation and adaptation measures is needed in the UK and other high income countries.
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National survey of summertime temperatures and overheating risk in English homes
TL;DR: In this article, living room and bedroom temperatures were recorded in 207 homes across the England during the cool summer of 2007, and 14 homes were observed to be heated for part or all of the analysis period (July to August).
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Boundary layer climates
TL;DR: This modern climatology textbook explains those climates formed near the ground in terms of the cycling of energy and mass through systems.
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More Intense, More Frequent, and Longer Lasting Heat Waves in the 21st Century
Gerald A. Meehl,Claudia Tebaldi +1 more
TL;DR: Observations and the model show that present-day heat waves over Europe and North America coincide with a specific atmospheric circulation pattern that is intensified by ongoing increases in greenhouse gases, indicating that it will produce more severe heat waves in those regions in the future.
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Human contribution to the European heatwave of 2003
TL;DR: It is very likely (confidence level >90%) that human influence has at least doubled the risk of a heatwave exceeding this threshold magnitude in 2003, but in no other year since the start of the instrumental record in 1851.