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Thermal comfort and passive survivability in earthen buildings

Lola Ben-Alon, Alexandra R. Rempel

2023Building and Environment71 citationsDOI

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Passive coolingMoistureThermal comfortEnvironmental scienceThermal insulationSetbackMasonrySolar gainThermalBuilding envelopeRammed earthCivil engineeringSurvivabilityArchitectural engineeringEngineeringGeotechnical engineeringMeteorologyMaterials scienceAerospace engineeringLayer (electronics)PhysicsComposite materialHygrothermal properties of building materialsUrban Heat Island MitigationBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization