Routledge handbook of resilient thermal comfort. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Handbook of resilient thermal comfort; Resilient thermal comfort
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Fergus Nicol, Hom Bahadur Rijal and Susan Roaf.
• Editors: Nicol, Fergus, 1940-; Rijal, Hom Bahadur; Roaf, Susan
• Contents: Part I New approaches to comfort, occupants and resilience The shapes of comfort and resilience Fergus Nicol Rethinking resilient thermal comfort within the context of human-building resilience Marcel Schweiker Why occupants need a role in building operation: A framework for resilient design Lisa Heschong and Julia Day Part II Climate change and comfort The impact of future UK heatwave to the thermal resilience in office and residential buildings – A comparison Asif Din and Hala El Khorazaty Resilient design in extreme climates: 5-steps overheating assessment method for naturally ventilated buildings Daniel Zepeda-Rivas, Jorge Rodríguez-Álvarez and José Roberto García-Chávez Part III Sleep and comfort for the old and the young Summertime indoor temperatures and thermal comfort in nursing care homes in London Rajat Gupta and Alastair Howard Assessing human resilience: A study of thermal comfort, wellbeing and health of older people Terence Williamson, Veronica Soebarto, Helen Bennetts, Larissa Arakawa Martins, Dino Pisaniello, Alana Hansen, Renuka Visvanathan, Andrew Carre and Joost van Hoof Do children feel warmer than adults? Overheating prevention in schools in the face of climate change Marije te Kulve, Runa T. Hellwig, Froukje van Dijken and Atze Boerstra Causes and effects of partial cooling during sleep Noriko Umemiya and Yuhan Chen Part IV Resilient design for buildings and cities Overheating and passive cooling strategies in low-income residential buildings in Abuja, Nigeria Michael U. Adaji, Timothy O. Adekunle and Richard Watkins The devolution of thermal resilience in residential houses in Khartoum Huda Z.T. Elsherif, Marialena Nikolopoulou and Henrik Schoenefeldt Design of adaptive opportunities for people in buildings Runa T. Hellwig, Despoina Teli, Marcel Schweiker, Joon-Ho Choi, M.C. Jeffrey Lee, Rodrigo Mora, Rajan Rawal, Zhaojun Wang and Farah Al-Atrash Resiliency lessons of traditional living in nomadic yurts Dolaana Khovalyg Passive cooling strategies for low carbon architecture Pablo La Roche Passive design for extreme heat: The Austrian pavilion at EXPO 2020 in Dubai Georgios Gourlis and Peter Holzer Studying outdoor thermal comfort and resilience in an urban design perspective: A case study in Ipoh old town and new town, Malaysia Mei-Yee Teoh, Michihiko Shinozaki, Kei Saito and Ismail Said Part V Resilience and comfort in offices Adaptive approaches to enhancing resilient thermal comfort in Japanese offices Hom B. Rijal, Michael A. Humphreys and J. Fergus Nicol Thermal comfort and occupant disposition in mixed-mode offices in a Brazilian subtropical climate Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp, Jørn Toftum and Enedir Ghisi Tools and rules for behavioural agency in buildings: Minimising energy use while maintaining comfort Julia K. Day Mixed mode is better than air conditioned offices for resilient comfort: Adaptive behaviour and visual thermal landscaping Sally Shahzad and Hom B Rijal Effects of light and ambient temperature on visual and thermal appraisals Maaike Kompier, Karin Smolders and Yvonne de Kort Reaching thermal comfort zone limits for resilient building operation: A winter case study for offices Dolaana Khovalyg, Verena M. Barthelmes and Arnab Chatterjee Part VI Indoor environmental quality, energy and life cycle analysis Methodology of IEQ assessment in energy efficient buildings Karel Kabele, Zuzana Veverková and Miroslav Urban Flexible future comfort Sanober Hassan Khattak, Andrew Wright and Sukumar Natarajan Sight beyond reach: Dynamic life cycle assessment to support resilient retrofit decision-making in a changing climate Vanessa Gomes, Marcella R. M. Saade, Leticia O. Neves, Iris Loche, Lizzie M. Pulgrossi and Maristela G. Silva Indoor environmental quality, energy-efficiency and thermal comfort in the retrofitting of housing: A literature review Marco Ortiz and Philomena M. Bluyssen Part VII The role of ventilation and radiation in cooling and heating Double skin buildings and resilience for commercial buildings Eusébio Conceição, João Gomes, Ma Inês Conceição, Ma Manuela Lúcio and Hazim Awbi Cooling with thermally activated, radiative surfaces: Resilient answers to upcoming cooling needs, extending the application range of adaptive comfort Peter Holzer and David Stuckey Rethinking radiant comfort Eric Teitelbaum and Forrest Meggers Part VIII National databases and comfort education Towards resilient cooling possibilities for Brazilians’ hot and humid climates: Exploring the national thermal comfort database Carolina Buonocore, Renata De Vecchi, Greici Ramos, Maira Andre, Christhina Candido and Roberto Lamberts Teaching comfort: Critical approaches, digital interventions and contemporary choices Ola Uduku, B K Satish, Gillian Treacy and Yiqianq Zhao Part IX COVID-19: transmission and trust How airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 confirmed the need for new ways of proper ventilation Philomena M. Bluyssen COVID-19: Trust, windows and the psychology of resilience Susan Roaf Part X The past, and future of comfort standards Resilient comfort standards Susan Roaf and Fergus Nicol Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 697; Buildings -- Environmental engineering; Buildings -- Thermal properties; Architecture -- Human factors; Sustainable buildings; Human comfort; Resilience (Ecology)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000553635; 9781000553581; 9781003244929
• Related ISBNs: 9781032155975
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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