Overheating in buildings: lessons from research

2016/11/30 by Kevin J. Lomas, Stephen Porritt · 1 voice · 2 citations
Engineering · Environmental Science · Medicine · #Building Energy and Comfort Optimization #Climate Change and Health Impacts #Thermoregulation and physiological responses

paper · doi:10.1080/09613218.2017.1256136

openalex publication_date 2016/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

There is growing evidence of an increased incidence of overheating during warm weather in buildings without air-conditioning, especially homes in temperate climates where the retention of winter he...

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