Authors: Maria Gavrouzou, Carmela Apreda, Eva Raggi, Marta Rivarola, Nensi Lalaj, Diamando Vlachogiannis and Athanasios Sfetsos

We are excited to announce a new paper from our lab members, titled “Energy and Water Interventions That Contribute to the Climate-Proofing of Buildings on Multiple Scales: A Literature Review.” This paper provides a comprehensive review of climate-proofing solutions for energy and water sustainability in buildings.

Published in Buildings, the study offers an in-depth look at resilient design strategies for housing under climate change. Drawing from a wide range of sources, including scientific papers, reports, and EU guidelines, it examines interventions at the building, urban, and territorial scales. Key hazards such as heatwaves, heavy precipitation, droughts, earthquakes, wildfires, and storms were considered. Solutions were categorized by type (e.g., nature-based, educational, and engineering-based) and analyzed for factors like Technology Readiness Level (TRL), Societal Readiness Level (SRL), and impact on climate mitigation.

This review identified and assessed 85 solutions, with 67 energy and water interventions recommended for practical application based on effectiveness, self-sustainability, resilience, and climate mitigation potential.

You can read the full paper here.