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dc.contributor.author |
Wang, M |
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dc.contributor.author |
Debnath, KB |
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dc.contributor.author |
Duan, D |
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dc.contributor.author |
Amado, M |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2026-01-24T07:02:12Z |
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dc.date.available |
2026-01-24T07:02:12Z |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Sustainability, 18, (3), pp. 1170-1170 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2071-1050 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10453/192314
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dc.description.abstract |
<jats:p>Rural self-constructed homes in China’s cold-temperate regions often exhibit poor energy performance due to limited budgets and substandard construction, leading to a high reliance on active systems and low climate resilience. This study assesses four passive cooling strategies, nighttime natural ventilation (NNV), envelope retrofitting (ER), window shading (WS), and window-to-wall ratio adjustment (WWR), under 2040–2080 representative future climate conditions using energy simulation, multi-objective optimization, sensitivity analysis, and life-cycle cost assessment. Combined measures (COM) cut annual cooling demand by ~43% and representative peak cooling loads by ~50%. NNV alone delivers ~37% cooling reduction with rapid payback, while ER primarily mitigates heating demand. WS provides moderate cooling but slightly increases winter energy use, and WWR has minimal impact. Economic and sensitivity analyses indicate that COM and NNV are robust and cost-effective, making them the most suitable strategies for low-energy, climate-resilient retrofits in cold-climate rural residences. Since statistically extreme heat events are not explicitly modeled, the findings reflect relative performance under representative climatic conditions rather than guaranteed resilience under extreme heatwaves.</jats:p> |
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dc.language |
en |
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dc.publisher |
MDPI AG |
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dc.relation |
University of Technology Sydney |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Sustainability |
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dc.relation.isbasedon |
10.3390/su18031170 |
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dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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dc.subject |
12 Built Environment and Design |
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dc.title |
Passive Cooling Strategies for Low-Energy Rural Self-Construction in Cold Regions of China |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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utslib.citation.volume |
18 |
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utslib.for |
12 Built Environment and Design |
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pubs.organisational-group |
University of Technology Sydney |
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pubs.organisational-group |
University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building |
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pubs.organisational-group |
University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture |
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pubs.organisational-group |
University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups |
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pubs.organisational-group |
University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design and Society |
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pubs.organisational-group |
University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design and Society/School of Architecture |
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pubs.organisational-group |
University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/Chancellor's Research Fellows |
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utslib.copyright.status |
open_access |
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dc.rights.license |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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dc.date.updated |
2026-01-24T07:01:43Z |
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pubs.issue |
3 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published online |
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pubs.volume |
18 |
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3 |
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