Effect of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events on the Thermal Conditions of Canadian Multi-unit Residential Buildings
Abstract
Buildings designed and built in cold climates, such as Canada, are typically optimized for minimizing heating energy demand, however, with climate
change, these buildings may experience increased cooling energy demand and overheating risk during the summer. This paper presents the evaluation of the
effect of climate change on the thermal conditions of multi-unit residential buildings that meet the current energy code and Passive House (PH)
requirements under historical weather year, future horizon years and extreme warm conditions (heat wave) through simulations. A wood-frame mid-rise
and a pour-in-place concrete high-rise multi unit residential building are selected as case study buildings.
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Citation
Baba, F.M. and Ge, H. (2019) “Effect of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events on the Thermal Conditions of Canadian Multi-unit Residential Buildings,” ASHRAE Transactions, 125, pp. 30–33.