- Latin American Urban Studies
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Urban Green Space and Health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Noise Effects and Management
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
- Health and Medical Education
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Communication and COVID-19 Impact
- Architecture, Art, Education
- Regional Development and Innovation
- Public Health and Environmental Issues
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2014-2024
Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja
2020-2024
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2020
Universidad de Málaga
2020
Escuela Nacional de Sanidad
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and the precautionary measures applied globally (lockdowns curfews) have impacted homes, including work. Working from home (WFH) has emerged as a growing trend in post-pandemic era. research question was:
In Spain, the COVID-19 confinement was carried out in spring of 2020. All non-essential activities were temporarily suspended. This brought with it adaptation to home office (telework), still emerging Europe, and more Spain. Although response general has been positive, conditions which families have subjected telework cannot be considered normal. this context, an online survey requested find experience confined households relation dwelling satisfaction following new needs lockdown. The data...
The confinement by COVID-19 has meant a re-reading of housing for Spanish households, resulting in the only available and safe space to carry out daily activity. This complex phenomenon generated completely different way inhabiting it, as well relating domestic spaces. For this reason, home perception its characteristics must be evaluated, highlighting those perceived deficiencies, or preferences such an unusual context lockdown, where experience was depending on dwelling characteristics,...
Following the 2020 confinement due to COVID-19 pandemic, housing has become only safe place and this exposed inequity in habitability. This research on reality of confined households perception their homes Mexican republic is based a mixed participatory study, combining quantitative qualitative approaches. The online questionnaire consisted 58 questions approximation. part required provision an image workspace, with testimonies personal reflections. During lockdown, all participants saw...
During spring 2020, the world was shocked at imminent global spread of SARS-CoV-2, resorting to measures such as domestic confinement. This meant reconfiguration life in an unusual space; home. However, not all households experienced it same way; many them were vulnerable. A general increase energy consumption and discomfort cases, led these families suffer ravages study analyzes comfort situation for Madrid (Spain) population, according configuration homes, characteristics dwellings,...
Climate change is causing serious damage to natural and social systems, as well having an impact on human health. Among the direct effects of climate rise in global surface temperatures increase frequency, duration, intensity severity heat waves. In addition, understanding adaptation process exposed population remains limited, posing a challenge accurately estimating heat-related morbidity mortality. this context, study seeks establish conceptual framework that would make it easier...
Se realizó un estudio cualitativo durante la pandemia COVID-19 con una muestra de 16 jóvenes arquitectos y 14 arquitectas que teletrabajaron desde casa pandemia. Para analizar los datos, se aplicó método denominado análisis visual-emocional, consiste en evaluar aspectos tanto las imágenes como sentimientos percibidos a través testimonios escritos proporcionados por participantes.El objetivo este trabajo es comprender percepciones sobre su espacio el distanciamiento social perspectiva género,...
Este artículo aborda la pregunta de investigación: ¿cómo percibe juventud madrileña arquitecturahostil y los efectos que esta provoca? Se centra en el impacto arquitectura hostil Madrid,destacando su influencia jóvenes. realizó un estudio cualitativo, utilizando técnica dePhotovoice, cual reveló práctica arquitectónica genera malestar, desidentificación conel entorno discriminación entre adolescentes. La limitación del ocio saludable promoción deun estilo vida individualista son...
This article analyses the situation that prevailed in 12 dwellings located on outskirts of Madrid during Spain’s state emergency. How did 24/7 occupation affect quality indoor air and power consumption patterns? The mixed method used (surveys instrumental monitoring) pragmatically detected variation consumption, comfort patterns before COVID-19 pandemic. characteristics initially place household predisposition had a conclusive effect such variations. starting conditions, including...
The pandemic generated by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has led to a forced increase in number of hours spent at home. In many cases, lockdown situations, both social and work terms, have meant that homes suddenly also become workplaces. Based on all indicators, this new relational scenario labor market displays clear upward trend is far from being temporary situation. It known sunlight affects people’s circadian rhythm its reduction even absence during period isolation had psychological impact...
Many countries chose to establish social distancing as lockdowns after the COVID-19 outbreak. Households had adapt their day-to-day lifestyles new circumstances, affecting routines and time dedication tasks. This national study was carried out find how confinement by affected Spanish households on perceived habit changes during this period, in relation socio-demographic characteristics household composition. An online questionnaire launched lockdown, from 30 April 22 June 2020. Descriptive...
Confinement was adopted globally as a containment measure to face the COVID pandemic declared by WHO on March 2020. In Spain, State of Alarm established for three months. This implied interruption educational activities, having higher incidence children, since teaching would not be resumed until following academic year, in September. This, together with confusing initial information about COVID-19 transmission between children and their families, has made them one groups most vulnerable....
Climate change is raising the length and intensity of warm season in academic year, with a very significant impact on indoor classroom conditions. Increasingly frequent episodes extreme heat are having an adverse effect school activities, whose duration may have to be shortened or pace slackened. Fitting facilities air conditioning does not always solve problem even contribute discomfort worsen health conditions, often as result insufficient ventilation. Users traditionally adopted measures...
An online questionnaire on the subjective response to noise was created collect national experiences from households during first COVID-19 wave (from 14 March 21 June). In this study, different sources (general noise, but also neighbors, common areas, facilities, premises, and traffic) self-declared health effects (stress, lack of concentration, sleep disturbance, anxiety, irritability, or their absence) reported 582 participants were analyzed (before quarantine). A descriptive statistical...
The research conducted under HABITA-RES explored the advisability of integrative refurbishment urban neighbourhoods on outskirts Madrid built between end Civil War in 1939 and enactment country’s first building code indoor environment 1979. Characterised by highly inefficient buildings, many such are listed as vulnerable areas. study described hereunder analysed feasibility their conversion to energy self-sufficiency improve residents’ environment, social circumstances health. European...
People with lower incomes often live in homes poor thermal properties, making it difficult for them to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature. This vulnerability is closely related the quality and maintenance of housing, which negatively affects environmental comfort, especially terms energy usage, having an impact on health well-being. Studying poverty from qualitative perspective allows us delve deeper into experience these people. A study was carried out through case women situation...
En el marco del 80 aniversario IETcc-CSIC se elabora una propuesta para la rehabilitación edificio construido en 1953. Partiendo análisis comportamiento energético principal, concluye que este no es eficiente energéticamente. Se proponen mejoras eficiencia energética tomando cuenta las directivas europeas. recomienda incorporar de forma escalonada, comenzando por medidas pasivas reducir sus necesidades energéticas. A continuación activas, como mejora rendimiento instalaciones, manera emplee...
One of the highest risk groups during COVID-19 were chronic patients. In addition to being a population at risk, in lockdown they had combine pandemic with their own disease. Through qualitative study visual–emotional analysis, perception patients and social environment (immediate support network) about domestic confinement Spain was requested State Alarm Spring 2020. For this, 33 participants filled out an online questionnaire narratives images describing experiences. They asked share...
Victoria Moreno, Vicepresidencia Adjunta de Areas Cientifico-Tecnicas, coordinadora del informe.
La educación está experimentando una renovación pedagógica. Para lograr este cambio, se requieren nuevas metodologías de enseñanza que involucren a los estudiantes en el proceso. Las activas son apropiadas para esta revolución educativa. En estudio, propone adaptación metodológica utiliza grupos participativos y narrativas generadas por inteligencia artificial través ChatGPT como método fomentar comunicación fluida entre profesor estudiantes, así propios promoviendo su participación proceso...