@misc{10481/76471,
year = {2022},
month = {6},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/76471},
abstract = {This article identifies and compares the passive cooling strategies used and their relationship to optimising
sustainability and environmental ergonomics based on 47 case studies. The analysis of the schools has resulted in
the identification of 20 passive strategies, eight parameters related to sustainability and six related to environmental
ergonomics. The results show that the most used passive strategies are natural ventilation, green roofs,
low thermal transmittance windows and solar shading. In contrast, the least used strategies are ventilated façades
and evaporative cooling systems. In terms of sustainability, energy efficiency is present in most case studies; in
contrast, the circular economy is hardly considered in schools. In terms of environmental ergonomics, thermal
comfort is present in most case studies, while acoustic comfort is not assessed. Furthermore, the results show an
absence of optimisation of acoustic and visual comfort, climate change adaptation measures and involvement of
the educational community. This work provides a detailed understanding of the status quo for researchers,
practitioners and policymakers and predicts the dynamic directions of the field. It highlights the need to
incorporate passive design protocols explicitly applied to schools to achieve a sustainable and climate-resilient
educational building stock within the principles of the circular economy.},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Universities - European Union},
organization = {University of Granada},
organization = {Andalusian Government	POST-DOC_21_00575
FEDER-US-15547},
organization = {Eco-efficiency in educational centres: Innovation, Rehabilitation and regeneration" within ERDF	US.20-06},
publisher = {Elsevier},
keywords = {Schools},
keywords = {Passive cooling strategies},
keywords = {Sustainability},
keywords = {Environmental ergonomics},
keywords = {Adaptation to climate change},
title = {Passive cooling strategies to optimise sustainability and environmental ergonomics in Mediterranean schools based on a critical review},
doi = {10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109297},
author = {Díaz López, Carmen},
}