Heat waves in buildings: A review of detection methods and performance assessment

• Percentile-based methods now dominate heat-wave detection in buildings. • Most studies do not assess the vulnerability of older adults. • Simulation-based detection is emerging as a growing approach in recent studies. • Existing indices do not account for cumulative indoor heat stress. • Metamodels could help to reduce simulation costs for extreme-heat events studies. Heat waves are among the most critical climate hazards, threatening both human health and the resilience of energy systems. Despite increasing attention in recent years, research on the interaction between heat waves and building thermal performance remains heterogeneous, with varied definitions and metrics across studies. This study presents a…

• CD
  Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
• CN
  Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

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