Climate change requires our built environment to be adaptable in order to serve the community well. Among the components of the built environment, housing and its occupants are especially vulnerable. Over the years, there have been variations in the designs and building techniques used in the construction of houses able to adapt to these changes. In this study, a systematic review with the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analyses (PRISMA) protocol was conducted to identify, classify, and investigate existing climate-adaptive measures for housing on the basis of 65 articles selected. In total, 21 climate-adaptive measures were identified and classified into three categories, namely, passive design, building technology, and building performance assessment tools. From the identified climate-adaptive measures, 16 distinct benefits were identified, the majority of which are related to improved thermal comfort and energy efficiency. This review lays the foundation for further research examining the roles of existing, new, and emerging technologies in enhancing building performance and the adaptive ability of houses in response to climate change.
A changing climate requires our built environment to be adaptable to better serve the communities for which it was intended. However, little is known about how climate change, especially rising temperatures, will impact housing and thus affect at-risk populations. This study was conducted as a preliminary study to develop and validate a research instrument (questionnaire survey) to be used in investigating the potential effects of rising temperatures on the elderly in Auckland, the largest city of New Zealand, and the role they perceive housing plays in reducing these effects. Prior to conducting more comprehensive full-scale research, the development and validation of the questionnaire survey was deemed vital to ensure the quality of the research instrument to be used. Assessment from experts and participants were used to revise the questionnaire. From this phase, the authors were able to execute the following: 1) made improvements to the research instrument such as modification of questions for better understanding of the participants, addition of relevant items, removal of unnecessary items, revision of terms to accommodate common understanding, and enhancement of question presentation (e.g., from tick box or open-ended to Likert scale); 2) checked the viability of the data collection process; and (3) planned for data coding scheme, processing, and analysis techniques. This study demonstrated that the proposed research instrument to be used in conducting the comprehensive research is feasible.
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