Building parameters that influence overheating of apartment buildings in a temperate climate in Southern Europe
Overheating in dwellings is a global concern that is increasing due to global warming and more frequent and extreme heatwaves. This study assesses the relationship between different building parameters (built period, floor level, orientation, window area and solar shading) and compares indoor over...
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| author | Arriazu-Ramos, A. (Ainhoa) Bes-Rastrollo, M. (Maira) Sánchez-Ostiz, A. (Ana) Monge-Barrio, A. (Aurora) |
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| description | Overheating in dwellings is a global concern that is increasing due to global warming and more frequent and
extreme heatwaves. This study assesses the relationship between different building parameters (built period,
floor level, orientation, window area and solar shading) and compares indoor overheating hours during summer
in twelve apartments monitored in Pamplona (North of Spain). They were selected as samples from different
Spanish built periods related to different energy regulations, without mechanical cooling and with some kind of
exterior solar shading. Overheating hours were calculated using the UNE-EN 16798 standard, which establishes a
maximum acceptable operative temperature. This limit is adaptive and it is defined as the exponentially
weighted running mean of the daily outdoor temperature. Multilevel mixed-effects linear and logistic regressions
were used to analyse and compare overheating hours. Floor level, window area and solar shading were the
parameters that showed a significant relationship with indoor overheating hours (p < 0.01). Orientation and
built period did not reach a statistically significant value (p > 0.01). It is particularly noteworthy that the
apartments built under the current Spanish Energy Regulations (after 2006) do not show a significant reduction
in indoor overheating hours compared to those built without any energy regulations. This assessment reveals that
current building energy regulations may not be enough to avoid overheating or ensure adaptation to warmer
conditions. Therefore, this study contributes to establishing the main building parameters to improve in order to
adapt Spanish apartment buildings to warming conditions in temperate climates. |
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| spelling | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171-661522023-05-08T05:13:49Z Building parameters that influence overheating of apartment buildings in a temperate climate in Southern Europe Arriazu-Ramos, A. (Ainhoa) Bes-Rastrollo, M. (Maira) Sánchez-Ostiz, A. (Ana) Monge-Barrio, A. (Aurora) Apartment buildings Monitoring Built period Indoor overheating hours Adaptive threshold Natural cooling Overheating in dwellings is a global concern that is increasing due to global warming and more frequent and extreme heatwaves. This study assesses the relationship between different building parameters (built period, floor level, orientation, window area and solar shading) and compares indoor overheating hours during summer in twelve apartments monitored in Pamplona (North of Spain). They were selected as samples from different Spanish built periods related to different energy regulations, without mechanical cooling and with some kind of exterior solar shading. Overheating hours were calculated using the UNE-EN 16798 standard, which establishes a maximum acceptable operative temperature. This limit is adaptive and it is defined as the exponentially weighted running mean of the daily outdoor temperature. Multilevel mixed-effects linear and logistic regressions were used to analyse and compare overheating hours. Floor level, window area and solar shading were the parameters that showed a significant relationship with indoor overheating hours (p < 0.01). Orientation and built period did not reach a statistically significant value (p > 0.01). It is particularly noteworthy that the apartments built under the current Spanish Energy Regulations (after 2006) do not show a significant reduction in indoor overheating hours compared to those built without any energy regulations. This assessment reveals that current building energy regulations may not be enough to avoid overheating or ensure adaptation to warmer conditions. Therefore, this study contributes to establishing the main building parameters to improve in order to adapt Spanish apartment buildings to warming conditions in temperate climates. 2023-05-03T09:56:06Z 2023-05-03T09:56:06Z 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article https://hdl.handle.net/10171/66152 eng info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Proyectos I+D/ PID2019-109008RB-C/[ES]/PREPARADOS PARA EL CLIMA. EVALUACION DE LA ADAPTACION DE LAS VIVIENDAS ESPAÑOLAS A CONDICIONES MAS CALIDAS Y OLAS DE CALOR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Elsevier |
| spellingShingle | Apartment buildings Monitoring Built period Indoor overheating hours Adaptive threshold Natural cooling Arriazu-Ramos, A. (Ainhoa) Bes-Rastrollo, M. (Maira) Sánchez-Ostiz, A. (Ana) Monge-Barrio, A. (Aurora) Building parameters that influence overheating of apartment buildings in a temperate climate in Southern Europe |
| title | Building parameters that influence overheating of apartment buildings in a temperate climate in Southern Europe |
| title_full | Building parameters that influence overheating of apartment buildings in a temperate climate in Southern Europe |
| title_fullStr | Building parameters that influence overheating of apartment buildings in a temperate climate in Southern Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building parameters that influence overheating of apartment buildings in a temperate climate in Southern Europe |
| title_short | Building parameters that influence overheating of apartment buildings in a temperate climate in Southern Europe |
| title_sort | building parameters that influence overheating of apartment buildings in a temperate climate in southern europe |
| topic | Apartment buildings Monitoring Built period Indoor overheating hours Adaptive threshold Natural cooling |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/66152 |
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