ArticleScientific reports2025
Courtyard design for energy efficiency and thermal comfort: machine learning insights across hot and warm climates.
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- Techno-economic assessment of retrofit pathways towards near zero-energy performance in a Saudi residential villa.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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Courtyards, long used as a passive climate-control element in vernacular housing, are increasingly reinterpreted in modern residential design, yet their quantified impact on energy use and comfort remains poorly documented. This study investigates how courtyard design affects energy efficiency and thermal comfort in villas across five hot and warm climates: Cairo, Riyadh, Gizan, Miami, and Sevilla. Using nearly 29,000 parametric simulations, design variables (geometry, window-to-wall ratio (WWR), glazing, insulation, and orientation) were systematically tested. Random Forest models achieved R
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