One-year Field Study on Indoor Environment of Huizhou Traditional Vernacular Dwellings in China

Effects of Climate Responsive Strategies and Adaptive Behavior of Occupants on Thermal Comfort in Indoor Environments of Vernacular Architecture: A Review of Necessities and Goals

“…The analysis of indoor thermal quality is another goal pursued by the reviewed studies. This group comprised 34% of research goals pertaining to climate responsive strategies and 27% of research goals in the entire body of reviewed studies (Asadi et al, 2016;Barbero-Barrera et al, 2014;Bassaran, 2011;Becerra-Santacruz & Lawrence, 2016;Borong et al, 2004;Dili et al, 2010a;Du et al, 2014;Etemad Sheikholeslami, 2011;Faizi et al, 2014;Fezzioui et al, 2009;Gorji & Daneshvar, 2010;Gorji et al, 2012;Hashemi & Heidari, 2012;Heidari & Ainifar, 2011;Huang et al, 2017a;Huang et al, 2017b;Hyde et al, 2016;Manu et al, 2019;Merghani, 2006;Mohazabie et al, 2016;Ooka, 2002, as cited in Oikonomou & Bougiatioti, 2011Priya et al, 2012;Singh et al, 2010b;Xu et al, 2016).…”

“…A significant number of researches has focused on filling study gaps. In the field of thermal comfort, the need for detailed studies to achieve specific understandings of the thermal performance of vernacular buildings is a necessity that has highlighted the need for research in these areas; Lack of thorough evaluation of environmental functions of vernacular buildings (Huang et al, 2017b), discovery, documentation, and analysis of design principles and vernacular architecture components (Oikonomou & Bougiatioti, 2011), and lack or insufficiency of quantitative studies conducted to prove the effectiveness of different climate solutions to energy productivity (Bodach et al, 2014;Du et al, 2014;Fernandes et al, 2015;Xu et al, 2016) are all considered current research necessities. Special attention has been paid to this problem in hot climates in summer and cold climates in winter (Huang et al, 2017b).…”

“…In the field of thermal comfort, the need for detailed studies to achieve specific understandings of the thermal performance of vernacular buildings is a necessity that has highlighted the need for research in these areas; Lack of thorough evaluation of environmental functions of vernacular buildings (Huang et al, 2017b), discovery, documentation, and analysis of design principles and vernacular architecture components (Oikonomou & Bougiatioti, 2011), and lack or insufficiency of quantitative studies conducted to prove the effectiveness of different climate solutions to energy productivity (Bodach et al, 2014;Du et al, 2014;Fernandes et al, 2015;Xu et al, 2016) are all considered current research necessities. Special attention has been paid to this problem in hot climates in summer and cold climates in winter (Huang et al, 2017b). Lack of quantitative evaluations, unclear effects of passive solutions, need for scientific understanding of conventional passive solutions and their documentation (Huang et al, 2016;Philokyprou et al, 2018;Singh et al, 2011), and lack of qualitative and quantitative evaluations for the perception of actual functions of historical buildings with regard to thermal comfort (Rubio-Bellido et al, 2018) are among other areas which have so far been addressed by studies conducted in relation to climate responsive strategies in vernacular architecture.…”

The Thermal Performance of Chinese Vernacular Skywell Dwellings

“…Gou et al [9] believed the traditional dwellings are well adapted to the local climate during summertime through climate responsive analysis of ancient dwellings located in the village of Xinye. Huang et al [10][11][12][13][14] considered the indoor thermal comfort of traditional vernacular dwellings in Huizhou to be well during summer due to good natural ventilation and sun shading, but not fully satisfactory during winter due to the poor air tightness. Zhu et al [15][16][17] considered cliff-side caves can significantly improve the indoor thermal environment in winter by researching the thermal performance of cave dwellings in the cold area of China.…”

Experimental Study on the Indoor Thermo-Hygrometric Conditionsof the Mongolian Yurt

“…For example, cave dwellings in western China [22] have good thermal insulation and heat storage capacity, which enable the indoor temperature to be relatively stable. The residential dwellings of hot and humid climates [23,24] generally have good heat protection by making effective use of patios, narrow alleyways, doors, and windows to achieve passive cooling. In cold regions, brick beds with underlying fire flues can be built in residential dwellings for indoor temperature regulation [25].The comfort of the thermal environment is closely related to the behaviour of the occupants.…”