ICE at CATE2024: Exploring Resilience and Mitigation Strategies
CATE2024 © 2024 EPFL
The ICE lab shared the insights at the CATE 2024, reflecting its role at the forefront of climate-adaptive research and practices.
At the CATE 2024 conference, the ICE lab presented groundbreaking research demonstrating how traditional and modern architectural practices intersect to address resilience and sustainability.
- Harnessing Traditional Living Experiences to Foster Resilience in Modern Living
Prof. Khovalyg delivered a compelling talk on the study of vernacular dwellings like yurts and their implications for modern living. By analyzing indoor temperature variations across nomadic yurts in Tuva and Mongolia, as well as modern timber apartments in Switzerland, the research revealed the resilience lessons inherent in traditional living practices. The study emphasizes how modern housing can benefit from adaptive indoor climates, challenging the paradigm of rigid indoor temperature control and fostering adaptability to climate extremes.
- Developing a Multidomain Neighbourhood Typology for Urban Mitigation
Dr. Kun Lyu presented our ongoing work as part of the SWICE project, focusing on a multidomain approach to improving urban environmental quality. Using advanced clustering techniques, the study classified neighborhoods in the city of Bern, Switzerland, based on environmental factors such as thermal conditions, air quality, and noise. The findings underscore the importance of tailored urban heat mitigation strategies that account for the complex interplay of multidomain environmental vulnerabilities.
