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Bracke, W, Delghust, M, Laverge, J and Janssens, A (2019) Building energy performance: sphere area as a fair normalization concept. Building Research & Information, 47(05), 549–66.

Camacho-Montano, S C, Wagner, A, Erhorn-Kluttig, H, Mumovic, D and Summerfield, A (2019) Clearing the air on EU guidance projects for school buildings. Building Research & Information, 47(05), 624–34.

Gunay, H B, Shen, W and Yang, C (2019) Text-mining building maintenance work orders for component fault frequency. Building Research & Information, 47(05), 518–33.

McElroy, D J and Rosenow, J (2019) Policy implications for the performance gap of low-carbon building technologies. Building Research & Information, 47(05), 611–23.

Ozkan, A, Kesik, T, Yilmaz, A Z and O’Brien, W (2019) Development and visualization of time-based building energy performance metrics. Building Research & Information, 47(05), 493–517.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: adaptation; building performance; climate change; heat stress; passive performance; resilience; simulation; thermal autonomy; thermal resilience; time-based metrics;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1451959
  • Abstract:
    In the face of climate change, and as building codes and standards evolve to promote increased building energy efficiency and reduced carbon footprints, it is also important to ensure that buildings, especially housing, can withstand prolonged power outages during extended periods of both extreme cold and hot weather to provide habitable shelter passively. This paper examines an approach for visualizing the impact of robust passive measures in multi-unit residential buildings by examining the ‘weakest links in the chain’ – the suites most susceptible to underperforming – in three climatic zones: Toronto and Vancouver, Canada; and Adana, Turkey. Two time-based and thermal comfort-related metrics are explored: thermal autonomy, a measure of what fraction of the time a building can deliver comfort without supplemental active systems; and passive survivability (also termed thermal resilience), a measure of the length of time a building remains habitable following the onset of a prolonged power outage during a period of extended extreme weather. A visualization of the results of parametric building energy simulations helps guide the selection of passive architectural parameters at the early stages of design to promote enhanced environmental performance and resilience.

Prieto, A J, Vásquez, V, Silva, A, Horn, A, Alejandre, F J and Macías-Bernal, J M (2019) Protection value and functional service life of heritage timber buildings. Building Research & Information, 47(05), 567–84.

Smale, R, Spaargaren, G and van Vliet, B (2019) Householders co-managing energy systems: space for collaboration?. Building Research & Information, 47(05), 585–97.

Stender, M and Walter, A (2019) The role of social sustainability in building assessment. Building Research & Information, 47(05), 598–610.

Weijs-Perrée, M, van de Koevering, J, Appel-Meulenbroek, R and Arentze, T (2019) Analysing user preferences for co-working space characteristics. Building Research & Information, 47(05), 534–48.