Seminar 02 -- Predicting the Next 10 Years of the Build Environment in Hot and Humid Climates: The Opportunity to Do Now, and Finally Learn From the Past PDF

2023 ASHRAE Annual Conference

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Designers are faced with ever-increasing challenges to future-proof the build environment for climate change and weather extremes. In hot humid climates, new buildings are still failing. This creates a conundrum when trying to achieve new sustainability and resilience goals. Using case studies, this seminar provides insights on the phenomenon of hot, humid climate building failures past and present, and future challenges of weather extremes and future-proofing the build environment. Finally, this seminar focuses on the resilience of thermal energy systems and provides an overview on the Guide for Resilient Energy Systems Design in Hot and Humid Climates.