Using UK climate change projections to adapt existing English homes for a warming climate

Building and Environment

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 20-42

  Gupta, Rajat ^a   Gregg, Matthew ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Mitigation; Overheating; Suburban housing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS; EFFECTIVE MEASURES; HEATING ENERGY; MITIGATION; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OVERHEATING; PASSIVE ADAPTATION; SURFACE ALBEDO; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; THERMAL MASS; WARMING CLIMATE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY USE; EXTREME EVENT; GLOBAL WARMING; HEATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBURBAN AREA; VULNERABILITY;

ENGLAND; OXFORD; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860436530     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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