The Impact of Retrofitting Elevators on the Indoor Thermal Comfort of Existing Urban Residential Buildings: A Case Study of a Typical Levelling Entrance Scheme

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10.2991/978-94-6463-564-5_4How to use a DOI?

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urban construction; indoor thermal environment; old community; aging population; building renovation; elevator shaft

Abstract

In pursuit of urban sustainability, retrofitting elevators in existing residential buildings has emerged as a pivotal strategy to enhance accessibility and marketability. However, the impact of such retrofits on indoor thermal comfort remains underexplored. This study aims to bridge this gap by investigating the effects of elevator retrofitting on the indoor thermal environment of a typical residential building across different climate regions. This study, first, defined the research object as a typical six-story old residential building. The retrofitting method involved adding a steel-structured, glazing-enclosed elevator on the north side of the building adopting a leveling entrance method. Then, this work conducted simulations using ITES software to compare the time proportion of indoor adaptive comfort temperature (P-value) in the original state of typical buildings in five climate regions. Additionally, simulations were performed for the same buildings retrofitted with low-performance or high-performance glazing-enclosed elevators (Scenarios 1 – 5 or 6 - 10). The results demonstrate that retrofitting a glazing elevator shaft on the north side of an old building positively impacts indoor comfort in warmer climates but has minimal positive or slightly negative effects in colder regions.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ding Ding
AU  - Hao Wang
AU  - Yuanyuan Qin
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/10/31
TI  - The Impact of Retrofitting Elevators on the Indoor Thermal Comfort of Existing Urban Residential Buildings: A Case Study of a Typical Levelling Entrance Scheme
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Civil Engineering Structures and Concrete Materials (CESCM 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 20
EP  - 33
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-564-5_4
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-564-5_4
ID  - Ding2024
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