The Sedentary Process and the Evolution of Energy Consumption in Eight Native American Dwellings: Analyzing Sustainability in Traditional Architecture

Burgos, María Jesús Montero; Toledo, Hipólito Sanchiz Álvarez de; Lezcano, Roberto Alonso González; Mera, Antonio Galán de

doi:10.3390/su12051810

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“…Although 80% of the dwellings were renovated, they all coincide in a more massive way in their building design, without an air chamber. You cannot invest in increasing insulation if you have unwanted air infiltration, which will not allow you to limit the energy demand (Isaac and van Vuuren, 2009;Friedman and Matheson, 2017;Burgos et al, 2020;Lezcano and Burgos, 2021;Mutschler et al, 2021).…”

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Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in Madrid

González-Lezcano,

Sanglier Contreras,

Iglesias Sanz

et al. 2023

Front. Built Environ.

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In buildings, ventilation, or rather, a lack of airtightness facilitates air leaks, from the outside to the inside and vice versa, and is not controlled. Cold air enters through the enclosure, and warm air is lost to the outdoors, due to the poor hermeticity of the facades, roofs, carpentry, ducts, etc. In order to quantify the airtightness in multi-family dwellings in Madrid, 151 blower door tests have been carried out in multi-family dwellings built in different periods whose execution has been regulated by the UNE-EN 13829 standard. Through its quantification by an n50 value, the average values of 5.8 renovations per hour have been obtained in addition to detecting the main points where air infiltration occurs. The constant improvement in the transmittance of construction elements has indicated that the entry of outside air has a progressively greater relevance to the total energy consumed by the residential sector while facilitating the uncontrolled movement of air through the building envelope. This not only implies higher energy consumption but also generates a series of problems that affect the health of the occupants, such as a lack of thermal comfort, entry of pollutants and odours, noise, inadequate operation of ventilation systems, and less protection against fire.

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Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in Madrid

González-Lezcano,

Sanglier Contreras,

Iglesias Sanz

et al. 2023

Front. Built Environ.

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“…When the weather temperature changes, the LST differences in the low plants and water zones significantly change [61]. Therefore, under hot weather conditions, high-rise, open low-rise, sparsely built, low-plant, water, and dense-tree areas are more comfortable [62,63]. Compact midrise, compact low-rise, and open mid-rise built-up types very significantly respond to warming weather, and these areas are more uncomfortable when the weather is hot.…”

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Investigating the Spatial Heterogeneity of Urban Heat Island Responses to Climate Change Based on Local Climate Zones

Liu

Huang

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Global warming and the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon have significant impacts on human activities, against which it is necessary to develop effective coping strategies. Based on the local climate zone (LCZ) system, this study used the land-cover and surface temperature data on the Chang–Zhu–Tan (CZT) urban agglomeration in China in 2006, 2010, 2016, and 2020 to analyze the impact of climate change on the land surface temperature (LST) under different land-cover types. The results illustrate that the LCZ map generated on the basis of the improved World Urban Database and Access Portal Tools (WUDAPT) is more accurate and efficient than the traditional method. The accuracy is increased by more than 15%. From 2006 to 2020, the main built-up types in the CZT urban agglomeration were the sparsely built, the large low-rise, and the compact mid-rise types. The low-plant type represents the most significant proportion of the natural types, followed by the water and the dense-tree types. The built-up types in the CZT urban agglomeration tend to be the high-rise, dense, and industrial types. Urban construction land is taken mainly from the sparsely built type of land. The average LST of the large low-rise and heavy-industry zones is significantly higher than the average LST of the three cities. The average LST values for the water and dense-tree zones are significantly lower than the other average LST values. The LST is stable in each LCZ, showing little correlation with the size of the LCZ area. Compact low-rise land use is ineffective against climate warming and inhibits economic growth. Compact high-rise and open high-rise land can not only effectively deal with climate warming but can also significantly stimulate economic growth. This paper helps us to understand the effect of land cover on climate warming and the economic benefits of LCZs in the CZT urban agglomeration and provides strategies to optimize the use of land resources.

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“…119-156). The thermal stability was the target to accomplish in most of these cases, but as shown in previous studies [20], there are some examples in which this function is not so clear. The plank houses are one of them.…”

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Airflow Analysis of the Haida Plank House, a Breathing Envelope

Lezcano

Burgos

2021

Energies

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The Haida plank house is one of the most important models built by the native American Indians. Built on the southwest coast of Canada, it adapts the tradition of the ancient pit houses to the requirements of the humid and cold climate characteristic of the Haida Gwaii Islands. This construction is composed by two main pieces: the central pit covered by a wooden envelope. Both protect its dwellers and their hearths. The ventilation system is based on two solutions: the gaps between the wall planks and a smoke hole that can be opened or closed in the roof at will. The aim of the present research is to analyze the way these two elements arrange the indoor airflow in order to ensure the comfortability of the house. Four cases have been proposed, according to four different dimensions for the gaps: 1, 2, 3 and 4 cm. Each case has been doubled in order to determine how the state of the smoke hole affected the corresponding results. This way, it has been concluded that if the gaps’ width becomes higher than 4 cm, the airflow velocity comfort level would be exceeded. It is been possible to observe how the state of the smoke hole influences the way the air moves around the dwelling.

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The Sedentary Process and the Evolution of Energy Consumption in Eight Native American Dwellings: Analyzing Sustainability in Traditional Architecture

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in Madrid

Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in Madrid

Investigating the Spatial Heterogeneity of Urban Heat Island Responses to Climate Change Based on Local Climate Zones

Airflow Analysis of the Haida Plank House, a Breathing Envelope

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