Evaluation of indoor environment and energy performance of dwellings in heritage buildings. The case of hot summers in historic cities in Mediterranean Europe

he potential benefits for making the historic buildings of heritage cities non-polluting and energy efficient have only recently stirred the interest of researchers and policy makers in facing the necessary challenges. In southern Europe, most of these buildings are residential and are mainly listed...

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Authors: Caro Martínez, Rosa Ana, Sendra, Juan J.
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101798
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Mediterranean city
City decarbonisation
Historic city
Architectural heritage
Residential heritage
Historic buildings
Thermal comfort
Occupant behaviour
Energy efficiency
Energy retrofit
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spelling Evaluation of indoor environment and energy performance of dwellings in heritage buildings. The case of hot summers in historic cities in Mediterranean EuropeCaro Martínez, Rosa AnaSendra, Juan J.Mediterranean cityCity decarbonisationHistoric cityArchitectural heritageResidential heritageHistoric buildingsThermal comfortOccupant behaviourEnergy efficiencyEnergy retrofithe potential benefits for making the historic buildings of heritage cities non-polluting and energy efficient have only recently stirred the interest of researchers and policy makers in facing the necessary challenges. In southern Europe, most of these buildings are residential and are mainly listed at low grades of protection, allowing for significant transformation. This article quantitatively evaluates the indoor environment and energy performance of the residential heritage building stock under the severe summer conditions characteristic of the Mediterranean climate zone. The historic centre of Seville (Andalusia, Spain) is used as a case study. Three dwellings located in representative listed buildings within its conservation area were monitored and analysed taking occupant behaviour into account. The findings show that many dwellings may lack thermal comfort conditions, which cannot always be guaranteed by passive strategies alone. In addition, these buildings are more polluting than recently constructed ones because they depend entirely for their energy supply on the public electricity grid. Interestingly, in most cases reducing the mechanical cooling demand would not require intrusive physical interventions, but would largely rely on suitable window shading and nightly natural ventilation when outdoor conditions allow.ElsevierConstrucciones Arquitectónicas ITEP130: Arquitectura, Patrimonio y Sostenibilidad: Acústica, Iluminación, Óptica y Energía2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/150693https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101798reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)Ingléshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670719312132?via%3Dihubinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1506932026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evaluation of indoor environment and energy performance of dwellings in heritage buildings. The case of hot summers in historic cities in Mediterranean Europe
title Evaluation of indoor environment and energy performance of dwellings in heritage buildings. The case of hot summers in historic cities in Mediterranean Europe
spellingShingle Evaluation of indoor environment and energy performance of dwellings in heritage buildings. The case of hot summers in historic cities in Mediterranean Europe
Caro Martínez, Rosa Ana
Mediterranean city
City decarbonisation
Historic city
Architectural heritage
Residential heritage
Historic buildings
Thermal comfort
Occupant behaviour
Energy efficiency
Energy retrofit
title_short Evaluation of indoor environment and energy performance of dwellings in heritage buildings. The case of hot summers in historic cities in Mediterranean Europe
title_full Evaluation of indoor environment and energy performance of dwellings in heritage buildings. The case of hot summers in historic cities in Mediterranean Europe
title_fullStr Evaluation of indoor environment and energy performance of dwellings in heritage buildings. The case of hot summers in historic cities in Mediterranean Europe
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of indoor environment and energy performance of dwellings in heritage buildings. The case of hot summers in historic cities in Mediterranean Europe
title_sort Evaluation of indoor environment and energy performance of dwellings in heritage buildings. The case of hot summers in historic cities in Mediterranean Europe
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Caro Martínez, Rosa Ana
Sendra, Juan J.
author Caro Martínez, Rosa Ana
author_facet Caro Martínez, Rosa Ana
Sendra, Juan J.
author_role author
author2 Sendra, Juan J.
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Construcciones Arquitectónicas I
TEP130: Arquitectura, Patrimonio y Sostenibilidad: Acústica, Iluminación, Óptica y Energía
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Mediterranean city
City decarbonisation
Historic city
Architectural heritage
Residential heritage
Historic buildings
Thermal comfort
Occupant behaviour
Energy efficiency
Energy retrofit
topic Mediterranean city
City decarbonisation
Historic city
Architectural heritage
Residential heritage
Historic buildings
Thermal comfort
Occupant behaviour
Energy efficiency
Energy retrofit
description he potential benefits for making the historic buildings of heritage cities non-polluting and energy efficient have only recently stirred the interest of researchers and policy makers in facing the necessary challenges. In southern Europe, most of these buildings are residential and are mainly listed at low grades of protection, allowing for significant transformation. This article quantitatively evaluates the indoor environment and energy performance of the residential heritage building stock under the severe summer conditions characteristic of the Mediterranean climate zone. The historic centre of Seville (Andalusia, Spain) is used as a case study. Three dwellings located in representative listed buildings within its conservation area were monitored and analysed taking occupant behaviour into account. The findings show that many dwellings may lack thermal comfort conditions, which cannot always be guaranteed by passive strategies alone. In addition, these buildings are more polluting than recently constructed ones because they depend entirely for their energy supply on the public electricity grid. Interestingly, in most cases reducing the mechanical cooling demand would not require intrusive physical interventions, but would largely rely on suitable window shading and nightly natural ventilation when outdoor conditions allow.
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