2024/03/19 by Samaro, Nour, Hartmann, Timo, Baba, Fuad
#600 Technik #Medizin #angewandte Wissenschaften::620 Ingenieurwissenschaften::624 Ingenieurbau #climate change #mitigation measures #overheating assessment #residential buildings #thermal comfort
paper · doi:10.14279/depositonce-20057
With climate change, the Mediterranean region is expected to be exposed to extreme conditions in the coming years and the mid-term. This study aims to assess and mitigate adaptive overheating risk in archetype residential buildings in three climate zones (2A, 3A, and 2B) in Palestine, and under historical and future climates (2035, 2065, and 2090) using ASHRAE 55 standards. The outcomes revealed that the present design of the building, characteristic of low-energy-efficient structures common in Palestine, exposes occupants to a risk of overheating, particularly in climate zone 2B. Enhancing the energy efficiency of building envelope parameters, coupled with additional mitigation measures such as exterior shading and cool roofs, proves effective in attaining the thermal comfort threshold in the warmest rooms within climate zones 2A and 3A, even in the face of future climate changes. However, for climate zone 2B, achieving the thermal comfort threshold might need the incorporation of mechanical cooling in addition to passive mitigation strategies.