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Post-Occupancy Evaluation in Post-Disaster Social Housing in a Hot-Humid Climate Zone in Mexico (2023)
Journal Article
Aguilar-Perez, Y., Rodrigues, L., Beccarelli, P., & Tubelo, R. (2023). Post-Occupancy Evaluation in Post-Disaster Social Housing in a Hot-Humid Climate Zone in Mexico. Sustainability, 15(18), Article 13443. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813443

In Mexico, the national fund for disasters (FONDEN) spent up to USD 800 million yearly building low-income housing for victims of highly destructive disasters. Since 2002, a total of 34 thousand new houses have been built as a response to Hurricane I... Read More about Post-Occupancy Evaluation in Post-Disaster Social Housing in a Hot-Humid Climate Zone in Mexico.

Pneufin: A switchable foil cushion inspired soft pneumatic adaptive shading (2023)
Journal Article
Aditra, R. F., Beccarelli, P., & Wilson, R. (2023). Pneufin: A switchable foil cushion inspired soft pneumatic adaptive shading. Journal of Building Engineering, 77, Article 107521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107521

Switchable foil cushion which has lower actuation pneumatic pressure compared to other soft pneumatic adaptive system. This lower pressure should be advantageous against leakage. The actuation principle of switchable foil cushion was compared to othe... Read More about Pneufin: A switchable foil cushion inspired soft pneumatic adaptive shading.

Thermal comfort investigation of rural houses in China: A review (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., Lu, J., Deng, W., Beccarelli, P., & Lun, I. Y. F. (2023). Thermal comfort investigation of rural houses in China: A review. Building and Environment, 235, Article 110208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110208

Researchers have conducted extensive research on the thermal environments of rural houses worldwide. The greatest number of studies on thermal comfort in rural areas have been conducted in China. However, no studies have reviewed or summarised the li... Read More about Thermal comfort investigation of rural houses in China: A review.