Improving the thermal performance and resilience of Myanmar housing in a changing climate

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Improving the thermal performance and resilience of Myanmar housing in a changing climate

Despite the long-term climate risk index for the period 1990-2018, there is a dearth of research and understanding of the vulnerability of homes to overheating in Myanmar. This thesis adopted a “case study research method with multiple cases” and addressed concerns about climate change impacts on My...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zune, May
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Building thermal performance Climate change in Myanmar Thermal comfort Overheating Passivhaus' fabric-first approach
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/65163/

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