Steemers, K (2003) Towards a research agenda for adapting to climate change. Building Research & Information, 31(3-4), pp. 291-301. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
The views, publications and research related to building design and climate change are reviewed in generic terms at the outset of this paper in order to identify a number of questions and potential research avenues. In particular, the links between the roles of building design and its implications for occupant behaviour are addressed in the context of the environmental performance of buildings and climate change. The emphasis is on the integration of adaptation with energy-efficient design, both in terms of how buildings can be designed to increase their adaptive potential and of the significance of occupant adaptive opportunities.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | adaptation strategies; adaptive behaviour; building stock; climate change; comfort; components; design factors; research policy; sustainability; usability |
| Index terms: | publication, design factor, climate change, integration, building design, strategy, environmental performance, comfort, adaptive behaviour, adaptation, research policy, building stock, research agenda, energy-efficient design, usability, occupant behaviour |
| Subjects: | sustainability assessment, sustainable design, architectural design, health behaviours and lifestyles, design practice, management, user focus, organizational analysis, economic and policy analysis, user-centered design, occupational health and safety management, research management, human factors, asset management, research dissemination and communication, climate science |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Organizational Design, Sustainability, Engineering Principles, Design Practice, Research Practice, Health and Safety, Information Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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