The Cool Buildings Programme¶
The five components of ARC's programme - design strategies, the dynamic adaptive-comfort model, building science resources, prescriptive measures and exemplar buildings.
These five components together make up the programme described in the introduction.
Design strategies¶
A simple and flexible 2-Step, 3-Zone strategy for designing buildings and planning building-improvement pathways. See the ARC framework.
Dynamic adaptive-comfort model¶
The interactive model acts as technical guidance and helps with target setting for effective thermal performance design and modelling.
It is a standardised, humidity-adjusted adaptive comfort model-based tool that provides key humidity-adjusted temperature thresholds for comfortable, healthy and safe conditions in building spaces. It aids investigation of building performance and provides validation of as-built performance to the ARC standard.
The standardised thresholds can be adjusted for local conditions as required, using localised comfort survey data. ARC complements this with guidance on simplified, evidence-based temperature limits for spaces within buildings. See the comfort model and success criteria.
Building science resources¶
A library of open-source research papers, and reviews of paywalled papers. Guidance and advice informed by peer-reviewed research literature, live environmental condition monitoring of buildings, and citizen-science activity and feedback. See resources.
Prescriptive measures¶
Context-informed scenarios to help identify appropriate building fabric and mechanical cooling and ventilation measures, resulting in a growing library of useful architectural features in the form of a 'pattern book'.
This is being co-created with international experts and communities, and shared free of charge with communities.
Exemplar buildings¶
Showcased buildings, sharing real-world insight into their performance and the stories of their designers, builders and occupants.
Source: ARC Technical Criteria - ARC's Cool Buildings Programme - Key components
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