Multiscale Framework for Bioclimatic Adaptation: Quantifying the Passive Performance of High-Mass Vernacular Heritage

This article belongs to the Special Issue Resilient Cities in the Context of Climate Change.

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Autores: Khei, Soon, Mateus, Ricardo, Ortega Heras, Javier, Briones-Llorente, Raúl
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Adaptive thermal comfort
Vernacular architecture
Bioclimatic strategies
Long-term monitoring
Multiscale analysis
Sustainable rural design
Thermal lag
Passive persistence
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spelling Multiscale Framework for Bioclimatic Adaptation: Quantifying the Passive Performance of High-Mass Vernacular HeritageKhei, SoonMateus, RicardoOrtega Heras, JavierBriones-Llorente, RaúlAdaptive thermal comfortVernacular architectureBioclimatic strategiesLong-term monitoringMultiscale analysisSustainable rural designThermal lagPassive persistenceThis article belongs to the Special Issue Resilient Cities in the Context of Climate Change.As global climate volatility intensifies, the built environment requires passive capacity to decouple habitability from external extremes. While vernacular architecture is a cited bioclimatic model, research often lacks long-term quantitative validation. This study addresses this gap through a multiscale framework applied to Montesinho Natural Park, Portugal. Integrating a typological survey with a one-year in situ monitoring campaign (2024–2025), the study utilises Python-based data processing to calculate statistical cross-correlations and benchmarks thermal resilience against the Portuguese Adaptive Comfort Model. Results substantiate a “Hierarchy of Filtration”: (1) Geological Scale: Location correlates statistically with lithological availability; (2) Settlement Scale: Topographical shielding suppresses the Diurnal Temperature Range (DTR) by 20.5%; (3) Envelope Scale: Traditional Stone-on-Earth assemblies exhibit a 16.5 h thermal lag, while vertical functional stratification dampens 47% of external annual temperature extremes. The study concludes that retrofitting must shift to “Balancing Inertia and Connectivity”. This approach mitigates the ‘maladaptation’ risks observed in modern lightweight interventions, providing an empirical template for passive thermal resilience applicable to resilient urban design in a warming climate.This work was funded by FCT/MCTES through the R&D project Sustainability-Led Approaches for the Rehabilitation and Revitalization of the Cultural Built Heritage of Montesinho Natural Park (INHAVIT), reference MTS/BRB/0086/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/MTS/BRB/0086/2020). Additional support was financed by national funds through FCT—Foundation for Science and Technology, under grant agreement [reference 2024.01482.BD] attributed to the first author. This work was also supported by FCT/MCTES under the R&D Unit Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), under the references UID/4029/2025 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/04029/2025), UID/PRR/04029/2025 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/PRR/04029/2025) and UID/PRR2/04029/2025 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/PRR2/04029/2025), and under the Associate Laboratory Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems ARISE under reference LA/P/0112/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/LA/P/0112/2020).Peer reviewedMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteParque Natural de MontesinhoFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal)Universidade de CoimbraKhei, Soon [0000-0002-2273-8343]Mateus, Ricardo [0000-0003-2973-8175]Ortega Heras, Javier [0000-0001-6075-593X]Briones-Llorente, Raúl [0000-0002-4219-6596]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2026202620262026info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/426968reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésThe underlying dataset has been published as supplementary material of the article in the publisher platform at DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/app16062839https://doi.org/10.3390/app16062839Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:digitalcsic_::53f58f96187e64cb1026420c9ba386872026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Multiscale Framework for Bioclimatic Adaptation: Quantifying the Passive Performance of High-Mass Vernacular Heritage
title Multiscale Framework for Bioclimatic Adaptation: Quantifying the Passive Performance of High-Mass Vernacular Heritage
spellingShingle Multiscale Framework for Bioclimatic Adaptation: Quantifying the Passive Performance of High-Mass Vernacular Heritage
Khei, Soon
Adaptive thermal comfort
Vernacular architecture
Bioclimatic strategies
Long-term monitoring
Multiscale analysis
Sustainable rural design
Thermal lag
Passive persistence
title_short Multiscale Framework for Bioclimatic Adaptation: Quantifying the Passive Performance of High-Mass Vernacular Heritage
title_full Multiscale Framework for Bioclimatic Adaptation: Quantifying the Passive Performance of High-Mass Vernacular Heritage
title_fullStr Multiscale Framework for Bioclimatic Adaptation: Quantifying the Passive Performance of High-Mass Vernacular Heritage
title_full_unstemmed Multiscale Framework for Bioclimatic Adaptation: Quantifying the Passive Performance of High-Mass Vernacular Heritage
title_sort Multiscale Framework for Bioclimatic Adaptation: Quantifying the Passive Performance of High-Mass Vernacular Heritage
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Khei, Soon
Mateus, Ricardo
Ortega Heras, Javier
Briones-Llorente, Raúl
author Khei, Soon
author_facet Khei, Soon
Mateus, Ricardo
Ortega Heras, Javier
Briones-Llorente, Raúl
author_role author
author2 Mateus, Ricardo
Ortega Heras, Javier
Briones-Llorente, Raúl
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Parque Natural de Montesinho
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal)
Universidade de Coimbra
Khei, Soon [0000-0002-2273-8343]
Mateus, Ricardo [0000-0003-2973-8175]
Ortega Heras, Javier [0000-0001-6075-593X]
Briones-Llorente, Raúl [0000-0002-4219-6596]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Adaptive thermal comfort
Vernacular architecture
Bioclimatic strategies
Long-term monitoring
Multiscale analysis
Sustainable rural design
Thermal lag
Passive persistence
topic Adaptive thermal comfort
Vernacular architecture
Bioclimatic strategies
Long-term monitoring
Multiscale analysis
Sustainable rural design
Thermal lag
Passive persistence
description This article belongs to the Special Issue Resilient Cities in the Context of Climate Change.
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