HEAT MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT IN LOW CARBON CITIES.


MCAS Annual International Seminar

February 2023 15, 16, 22 and 23, March 15 and 16

REGISTRATION (Only for interested persons not enrolled in MCAS)

Organization Committee:

Master en Ciudad y Arquitectura Sostenibles (MCAS). Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla.

Carmen Galán Marín.

Carlos Rivera Gómez

Samuel Domínguez Amarillo

Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas 1

Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura

Universidad de Sevilla

Programme:

Classroom: Salón de Grados. ETSAS

SESSION 1 Wednesday, February 15th

9.00 h – 10.00 h

Context: Inauguration of the seminar.

Comfort: concepts, evaluation and key parameters.

Dra. Carmen Galán Marín. Universidad de Sevilla

Dr. Samuel Domínguez Amarillo. Universidad de Sevilla

Dr. Carlos Rivera Gómez. Universidad de Sevilla

10.00 h – 11.30 h

Bioclimatic design principles. Sustainable solutions at city scale.

Dr. Javier Neila González. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

11.30 h – 12.00 h

Coffee break

12.00 h – 14.30 h

Urban temperature variability across local climate zones.

The case of Madrid UHI.

Dr. Javier Neila González. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

14.30 h – 16.00 h

Lunch break

16.00 h – 18.00 h

Habitability and sustainability.

Bioclimatic invariants in vernacular architecture.

Dr. Javier Neila González. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

18.00 h – 18.30 h

Coffee break

18.30 h – 20.00 h

Thermodynamic design ecology, decarbonization and health.

Dr. Emanuele Naboni. Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

20.00 h – 21. 00 h

Proposal for the urban outdoors workshop.

Organization of discussion groups.

Dr. Carlos Rivera Gómez. Universidad de Sevilla

Dr. Emanuele Naboni. Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

Thursday, February 16th

9.00 h – 10.30 h

Cooling for sustainable development.

Dr. Radhika Khosla. Universidad de Oxford

10.30 h – 11.30 h

Towards low carbon climate-responsive cities and buildings.

Dr. Jesús Lizana. Universidad de Oxford

11.30 h – 12.00 h

Coffee break

12.00 h – 14.30 h

Climate walk: Outdoor workshop:

Urban Adaptation to Climate Change and Carbon Impacts..

Dr. Radhika Khosla. Universidad de Oxford

Dr. Emanuele Naboni. Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

Dr. Jesús Lizana. Universidad de Oxford

Dr. Carlos Rivera Gómez. Universidad de Sevilla

14.30 h – 16.00 h

Lunch break

16.00 h – 17.00 h

The economics of extreme heat exposure.

Dr. Patrick Fahr. Universidad de Oxford

Dr. Jesús Lizana. Universidad de Oxford

17.00 h – 18.00 h

Data Science for the built environment. Introduction and applications. Dr. Jesús Lizana. Universidad de Oxford

18.00 h – 18.30 h

Coffee break

18.30 h – 20.30 h

Data Science for the built environment. Python examples.

(MSc students will need their laptops for this session)

Dr. Jesús Lizana. Universidad de Oxford

Dr. Patrick Fahr. Universidad de Oxford

Dr. Radhika Khosla. Universidad de Oxford

20.30 h – 21.00 h

Debate.

Dr. Radhika Khosla. Universidad de Oxford

Dr. Emanuele Naboni. Royal Danish. Academy of Fine Arts

Dr. Jesús Lizana. Universidad de Oxford

Dr. Patrick Fahr. Universidad de Oxford

EXTENDED SESSION Wednesday, February 22nd

16.00 h – 18.00 h

Climate change adaptation strategies for heritage cities.

Dr. Marialena Nikolopoulou. University of Kent.

18.00 h – 18.30 h

Coffee break

18.30 h – 20.30 h

Outdoor comfort evaluation.

Dr. Samuel Domínguez Amarillo. Universidad de Sevilla

20.30 h – 21.00 h

Debate.

Dr. Marialena Nikolopoulou. University of Kent.

Dr. Samuel Domínguez Amarillo. Universidad de Sevilla

Thursday, February 23rd

9.00 h – 11.00 h

Low-carbon city and architecture: users comfort.

Dr. Marialena Nikolopoulou. University of Kent

11.30 h – 12.00 h

Coffee break

12.00 h – 14.30 h

Territory, Energy and City.

Juan Requejo Liberal. Arenal Grupo Consultor, S.L

The University Institute of Architecture and Building Sciences collaborates institutionally with the Seminar, and the students of the Doctorate in Architecture Programme who wish to do so, can validate the Training Activity (AF4) by providing the certificate of attendance

mcas@us.es