Energy efficiency and thermal comfort in historic buildings: A review

A Martínez-Molina, I Tort-Ausina, S Cho… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, energy efficiency and thermal comfort in historic buildings have become
high-interest topics among scholars. Research has demonstrated that retrofitting buildings to …

Recent progress in color-preserving radiative cooling: Multispectral control in visible and infrared wavelength

H Xing, X Shu, B Hong, N Wang, W Wang… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Color-preserving radiative cooling (CRC) is widely studied as a sustainable technology for
outdoor structures due to its energy-saving and aesthetic capacities. Direct sunlight can …

Assessment of natural ventilation strategies in historical buildings in a hot and humid climate using energy and CFD simulations

E Bay, A Martinez-Molina, WA Dupont - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Interest in the topics of energy efficiency and thermal comfort integrated with building
preservation in historic buildings is growing among researchers. Research has determined …

The impacts of restoration and reconstruction of a heritage building on life cycle energy consumption and related carbon dioxide emissions

N Atmaca, A Atmaca, Aİ Özçetin - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Today, about 35% of global energy consumption and related carbon dioxide emissions are
caused by the construction sector. This paper evaluates and compares the life cycle energy …

On-site measurement and simulation investigation on condensation dehumidification and desiccant dehumidification in Hong Kong

Z Ding, X Yu, Z Ma, W Wu, L Zhang, YW Denis… - Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Desiccant dehumidification is an alternative solution for independently processing air
humidity, which can simultaneously accommodate the sensible and latent heat loads even …

Fluctuations in the indoor environment in Spanish rural churches and their effects on heritage conservation: Hygro-thermal and CO2 conditions monitoring

MJ Varas-Muriel, R Fort, MI Martínez-Garrido… - Building and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The indoor environment and its natural dynamics in small Spanish historical churches such
as the studied here depend on the variations of outdoor climate and the moisture dynamics …

A comprehensive study for moisture control in cultural heritage using non-destructive techniques

MI Martínez-Garrido, R Fort, M Gómez-Heras… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
This article describes the use of non-or minimally destructive methods to study damp in San
Juan Bautista Church at Talamanca de Jarama in the Spanish province of Madrid. The …

Monitoring the thermal–hygrometric conditions induced by traditional heating systems in a historic Spanish church (12th–16th C)

MJ Varas-Muriel, MI Martínez-Garrido, R Fort - Energy and Buildings, 2014 - Elsevier
Most historic churches are characterised by low thermal efficiency due primarily to their
architectural design and the traditional materials used in their construction. Heating the huge …

A study of thermal comfort in naturally ventilated churches in a Mediterranean climate

RC Vella, FJR Martinez, C Yousif, D Gatt - Energy and buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the status quo of the indoor comfort temperatures of a number of
reference churches in Malta, ranging from large and small Baroque buildings to more …

Thermal comfort assessment of stone historic religious buildings in a hot and humid climate during cooling season. A case study

A Martinez-Molina, K Williamson, W Dupont - Energy and buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
The adaptive reuse of historic buildings, as well as the maintenance of their optimal indoor
environments for structural and collections preservation, are inherently complex …