Passive-building research in the IPCC climate assessment

Building-envelope evidence in the feasibility assessment of mitigation options

At a glance

Role: Co-author of research cited in the assessment
Host: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change · Working Group III
Assessment: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change
Evidence: Buildings Supplementary Material · Table 9.SM.6 · pages 9SM-12, 9SM-15 and 9SM-32
Research co-authors: Hossein Omrany, Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Kaamran Raahemifar and John Tookey

The story

Research contributing to global climate evidence

Professor Amir’s review contributes to the evidence supporting the IPCC’s 2022 assessment of mitigation options for buildings. The Buildings Supplementary Material cites Professor Amir’s passive-wall research in its feasibility assessment of building-envelope improvements.

From wall systems to mitigation feasibility

Table 9.SM.6 draws on the 2016 review by Hossein Omrany, Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Professor Amir, Kaamran Raahemifar and John Tookey in both its geophysical and technological assessment. The discussion considers envelope measures, including insulation, thermal mass, phase-change materials, Trombe walls and greenery systems.

Part of the assessed evidence base

The review appears in the final supplementary material for Working Group III’s contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report. This is an example of published architectural research informing an international climate assessment, with credit shared across the paper’s co-authors.

Research and coauthor credit

Application of passive wall systems for improving the energy efficiency in buildings: A comprehensive review — Hossein Omrany; Ali Ghaffarianhoseini; Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini; Kaamran Raahemifar; John Tookey. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.04.010

Evidence