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Non-invasive assessment of the visual environment using conditional generative adversarial networks 使用条件生成对抗网络对视觉环境进行非侵入性评估

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Building and Environment Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113798

Sichen Lu , Dongjun Mah , Athanasios Tzempelikos

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Improving habitability in informal settlements in the Global South: Exploring the impact of community urban green infrastructure on outdoor heat stress 改善发展中国家非正式住区的可居住性：探索社区城市绿色基础设施对室外热应激的影响

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Building and Environment Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113787

Argyris Oraiopoulos , Martin Wieser , Marion Verdiere , Rita Lambert , Pamela Fennell , Paul Ruyssevelt

{"title":"Improving habitability in informal settlements in the Global South: Exploring the impact of community urban green infrastructure on outdoor heat stress","authors":"Argyris Oraiopoulos , Martin Wieser , Marion Verdiere , Rita Lambert , Pamela Fennell , Paul Ruyssevelt","doi":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113787","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113787","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Over 1 billion people currently live in informal settlements, which have become the predominant form of urbanisation, especially in the Global South. They are characterised by dense housing with inadequate access to infrastructure and services. Due to fragmented efforts to create and maintain urban green spaces the possibility of improving outdoor thermal conditions is limited. This study investigates the impact of small community parks on outdoor heat stress in José Carlos Mariátegui, an informal hillside settlement in Lima, Peru. A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining ground-based fixed-point measurements and satellite-derived land surface temperature data. Air temperature, humidity, wind speed, and solar radiation were recorded using a weather station on a sun-exposed rooftop and a compact data logger in a nearby shaded park. Spot solar radiation measurements were taken using a portable pyranometer. Satellite thermal imagery from Landsat 8 was processed using QGIS to assess spatial thermal patterns. The Universal Thermal Climate Index was applied to evaluate heat stress under both sun-exposed and shaded conditions. Results showed that the small park reduced average air temperature by 0.5 °C, with peak cooling of 3 °C in the morning hours. However, afternoon warming was observed, likely due to local topography and tree canopy effects. Despite this, shaded areas significantly reduced heat stress exposure—from 60 % to less than 20 % of daytime hours. The study highlights the importance of low-cost, context-sensitive green infrastructure in mitigating heat stress in resource-scarce urban environments. It offers actionable planning insights, essential for protecting public health in marginalised, low-income communities in the Global South.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9273,"journal":{"name":"Building and Environment","volume":"287 ","pages":"Article 113787"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145263905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Wind energy potential analysis in urban building clusters: A climate-coupled approach with solar considerations 城市建筑群中的风能潜力分析：考虑太阳能的气候耦合方法

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Building and Environment Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113776

Jianya Xiao , Kang Zhao , Jian Ge , Guoquan Lv , Ziling Jiang , Yucong Xue

{"title":"Wind energy potential analysis in urban building clusters: A climate-coupled approach with solar considerations","authors":"Jianya Xiao , Kang Zhao , Jian Ge , Guoquan Lv , Ziling Jiang , Yucong Xue","doi":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113776","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113776","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, wind energy utilization in urban building clusters has become a research focus. While many studies have explored the impact of building configuration on wind energy potential, most of them do not take actual climatic conditions into account. In this study, a model is developed to evaluate the wind-solar energy potential for urban building clusters, utilizing CFD simulations and incorporating climate data. This model systematically examines how diverse spatial configurations and regional climate factors impact wind energy potential. Furthermore, the trade-offs between wind and solar energy potential are analyzed using Pareto frontiers to identify optimal spatial configurations. Results indicates the following: (1) incorporating climate data diminishes the sensitivity of wind energy potential to building orientation compared to simulations focused on a single wind direction; (2) crucial spatial factors, such as building height ratio, floor area ratio (FAR), significantly influence the wind energy potential of building clusters; and (3) the variation in wind direction highlights the importance of building orientation in the optimization process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9273,"journal":{"name":"Building and Environment","volume":"287 ","pages":"Article 113776"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145263843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Neighborhood blue spaces as enabling places for emotional well-being: How does visual perception influence affective arousal and valence 邻里蓝色空间作为情感健康的场所：视觉感知如何影响情感唤醒和效价

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Building and Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113795

Weijing Luo , Yuan Yuan , Linting Wang , Quanxiu Liu , Leijun Li

{"title":"Neighborhood blue spaces as enabling places for emotional well-being: How does visual perception influence affective arousal and valence","authors":"Weijing Luo , Yuan Yuan , Linting Wang , Quanxiu Liu , Leijun Li","doi":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113795","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113795","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A growing body of evidence suggests that exposure to blue spaces benefits health and well-being. However, the effects of neighborhood blue spaces with varying visual characteristics on affective responses remain underexplored from a neurocognitive perspective. The current study sought to decipher the influence of visual perception (encompassing both visual exposure and visual behavior) of neighborhood blue spaces on affective arousal and valence by integrating eye-tracking and functional near-infrared spectroscopy methods. Visual exposure was constructed by the naturalness of the space and the proportion of landscape elements. A 3 × 3 × 2 picture-set design was implemented, with 46 participants viewing the images in a virtual reality environment. Visual behavior was assessed using eye-tracking technology, while affective responses were measured through oxygenated hemoglobin levels and subjective evaluations. The results revealed that neighborhood blue spaces with a higher degree of naturalness were characterized by fewer fixation and saccade counts, larger mean pupil diameters, and higher levels of subjective relaxation, pleasure, and preference. Visual perception for specific landscape elements exhibited a stronger correlation with affective valence than with affective arousal. The visual proportion of, and fixation duration on, shrubs and traditional buildings were positively associated with affective valence. This study offers valuable insights into the emotional benefits of neighborhood blue spaces and has implications for the design of healthy neighborhoods and emotionally-enabling spaces. The findings suggest that when planning and designing neighborhood blue spaces, not only the natural components but also artificial components with cultural meanings, such as traditional buildings, should be considered.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9273,"journal":{"name":"Building and Environment","volume":"287 ","pages":"Article 113795"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145219216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Review of HVAC forecasting and control strategies for improved building performance 审查HVAC预测和控制策略，以提高建筑性能

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Building and Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113797

Haokai Huang, Ben Richard Hughes

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Homeowners’ priorities in residential building renovation: The role of demographic and socioeconomic factors 户主在住宅改造中的优先级：人口和社会经济因素的作用

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Building and Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113791

Wanlin Chen, Joseph H.K. Lai

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A systematic literature review on occupant behaviour modelling for residential building performance simulation in future climate change scenarios 对未来气候变化情景下住宅建筑性能模拟的居住者行为模型进行了系统的文献综述

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Building and Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113796

Danillo Viana Andrade Reis , Marcel G.L.C. Loomans , Magdalena Hajdukiewicz

{"title":"A systematic literature review on occupant behaviour modelling for residential building performance simulation in future climate change scenarios","authors":"Danillo Viana Andrade Reis , Marcel G.L.C. Loomans , Magdalena Hajdukiewicz","doi":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113796","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113796","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This systematic review explores the new topic of occupant behaviour (OB) modelling for building performance analysis of residential buildings in future climate change scenarios. The research provides an overview of how occupants are typically simulated in studies related to multi-domain building performance, with focus on three performance domains: thermal, energy and air quality. Furthermore, it explores different approaches to modelling occupants’ characteristics, presence and adaptive behaviour traits. It discusses aspects of diversity, stochasticity and uncertainty regarding occupants’ actions. Finally, it describes a social practice method that might be utilised in residential building simulation, by creating scenarios of household dynamics for future changing society. The results of this literature review indicate that the current approach to OB modelling for multi-domain building performance is mostly oversimplified. Current OB models typically include a single occupancy scenario and do not account for behavioural changes other than thermal adaptation. However, a new generation of OB models present alternatives to account for the diversity, stochasticity, and uncertainty of occupant behaviour. These create multiple occupancy scenarios with data from national surveys, develop stochastic OB models from previous field studies and employ uncertainty/sensitivity analysis into deterministic models. The review found that the application of social practices might allow the development of future scenarios of living to be integrated into future studies of residential building simulation. This review recommends that future research develops occupant behaviour models through the exploration of datasets, creates diverse scenarios of OB modelling and accounts for changes in occupancy dynamics in future scenarios.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9273,"journal":{"name":"Building and Environment","volume":"287 ","pages":"Article 113796"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145263852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Measuring what matters: A benchmarking system for occupant satisfaction with workspace environments 衡量什么是重要的：一个衡量居住者对工作环境满意度的基准系统

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Building and Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113783

Jing Xiong , Toby Cheung , Yuta Fukawa , Nadine Noelle , Thomas Parkinson , Jungsoo Kim , Shin-ichi Tanabe , Richard de Dear , Stefano Schiavon

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Synergistic effects of spatial morphology and thermal comfort on pedestrian activities in residential areas: A field-based study in Wuhan, China 空间形态和热舒适对居住区步行活动的协同效应——基于武汉的实地研究

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Building and Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113782

Shen Xu , Siyi Liu , Chi Zhang , Shuangquan Shao , Hongbo Li , Xufeng Chen , Minghao Wang

{"title":"Synergistic effects of spatial morphology and thermal comfort on pedestrian activities in residential areas: A field-based study in Wuhan, China","authors":"Shen Xu , Siyi Liu , Chi Zhang , Shuangquan Shao , Hongbo Li , Xufeng Chen , Minghao Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113782","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113782","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Both outdoor attendance and behavioral activities are significantly affected by the interplay between spatial morphology and environmental comfort. However, limited research has clearly elucidated the interrelationship among outdoor spatial morphology, thermal comfort, and spatial vitality. The aim of the study was to explore the synergistic influence mechanism of outdoor spatial morphology and thermal comfort on pedestrian activities to predict the usage patterns of different communal spaces. A comprehensive dataset covering microclimate, thermal sensation, and outdoor activities was obtained through field measurements over six typical days in both summer and winter. By introducing structural equation modeling (SEM), this study identified the influence paths by which spatial, environmental, and behavioral factors affect spatial vitality. The results indicate that: (1) The effective outdoor thermal comfort temperature range for Wuhan residents is between 7.77 °C and 36.87 °C, with peak comfort occurring at a Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) of approximately 22.33 °C. (2) In winter, outdoor activities peak around 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 pm.; in summer, peaks occur before 10:00 a.m. and after 4:00 pm. Spatial connectivity, accessibility, and sky view factor were key spatial factors influencing vitality (factor loadings: 0.84, 0.71, and 0.80). Thermal comfort was the most influential thermal perception variable (loading = 0.65), while age was the most significant individual factor (loading = 0.85). (3) Greater spatial openness enhances residents’ environmental sensitivity, with steeper and more accurate UTCI–activity relationships. This study quantifies how spatial morphology, outdoor environment, and demographics shape spatial vitality, offering guidance for optimizing residential outdoor space design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9273,"journal":{"name":"Building and Environment","volume":"287 ","pages":"Article 113782"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145219262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Cluster-based multiscale attribution and spatial mechanism optimization of urban heat and cold islands in Beijing 基于集群的北京城市冷热岛多尺度归因与空间机制优化

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Building and Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113784

Yushan Liu, Zhuang Shao, Jing Zhao

{"title":"Cluster-based multiscale attribution and spatial mechanism optimization of urban heat and cold islands in Beijing","authors":"Yushan Liu, Zhuang Shao, Jing Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113784","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113784","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Amid accelerating urbanization and climate change, it has become increasingly urgent to understand the spatial mechanisms governing heat and cold island dynamics in megacities. This study establishes an integrated, cluster-based typological framework by combining multi-source data with interpretable machine learning, statistical modeling, and spatial network analysis, aiming to disentangle the drivers and spatial organization of urban thermal environments in Beijing. Our analysis demonstrates that: (1) Intense built-up density and insufficient ecological buffering are primary contributors to urban heat intensification. (2) Regulatory mechanisms differ between heat and cold islands. In heat island zones—especially where space is constrained and blue–green coverage is limited—vegetation functions as the dominant and resilient cooling agent, whereas in cold island formation, large, contiguous water bodies and vegetated buffers play a crucial role by facilitating ventilation and delivering broad, sustained cooling effects. (3) Urban thermal resilience or vulnerability is closely tied to both spatial heterogeneity and connectivity of thermal patterns. Well-connected cold island backbones enable broader and more sustainable citywide cooling, whereas fragmented or isolated patches offer limited mitigation. Conversely, “enclosure-core” spatial configurations—such as the Urban Commercial–Business Area surrounding the Metropolitan Core Area—exacerbate heat entrapment by limiting ventilation and intensifying internal thermal buildup. These findings advance understanding of how urban form, landscape structure, and functional zoning jointly influence heat risk, and provide an operational framework to inform adaptive, differentiated strategies for thermal mitigation and sustainable urban planning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9273,"journal":{"name":"Building and Environment","volume":"287 ","pages":"Article 113784"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145219214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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