BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Analyzing the Impacts of Extreme Heat on Buildings - Livia Capol\, ETH Zurich DTSTART:20240308T130000Z DTEND:20240308T140000Z UID:TALK208822@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:114742 DESCRIPTION:\nAs our planet warms\, the world faces increasingly severe an d frequent heatwaves\, challenging the comfort and safety of residential e nvironments. While existing studies often focus on historical conditions a nd general future weather predictions\, the impacts of extreme climate eve nts on buildings remain underexplored. This leaves critical questions unan swered regarding the vulnerability of buildings and the well-being of occu pants in the context of climate change. To address these challenges\, our research analyzes both historical data and future weather scenarios to ass ess the resilience of the UK's residential housing against extreme heat.\n In my talk\, I will present the insights gained from our analysis\, highli ghting key factors that contribute to the vulnerability of homes to heatwa ves and the expected severity of these conditions. The focus hereby lies o n indoor thermal comfort and the direct consequences for occupants. We fur ther introduce a novel metric for quantifying liveability in buildings bas ed on ranges of possible activities. The results are made available throug h the Heatscore application\, allowing users to assess the liveability wit hin homes across the UK under different climate conditions. Finally\, I wi ll present the Heatalyzer\, a novel Building Energy Modeling tool develope d to make our methodology accessible to a wide audience. This tool allows users to evaluate and understand the impacts of extreme heat on indoor env ironments for various geographic locations.\n\nBio:\nLivia Capol is a Mast er’s student in Computer Science at ETH Zurich. She has been working on her thesis at the University of Cambridge since last September under the j oint supervision of Keshav and Zoltan Nagy (The University of Austin at Te xas).\n LOCATION:FW11\, William Gates Building. Zoom link: https://cl-cam-ac-uk.zo om.us/j/4361570789?pwd=Nkl2T3ZLaTZwRm05bzRTOUUxY3Q4QT09&\;from=addon END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR