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This research investigates how historical architectural practices offer valuable solutions for contemporary climate adaptation challenges. Through systematic documentary analysis, we examine how European builders across centuries developed sophisticated construction techniques to address climate variability—techniques that remain relevant as we face increasingly extreme climate conditions. Our study focuses mainly on La Aljafería Palace in Zaragoza, Spain, a remarkable 11th-century Islamic structure that exemplifies bioclimatic design principles. We analyze its ingenious architectural elements—strategic courtyards, thermal mass management, passive ventilation systems, and innovative water features—that collectively create comfortable interior environments despite the region’s harsh summer climate. Similar analyses were conducted on historical structures in Italy, Greece, Portugal, and Cyprus as part of the ClimAid European project. Our findings reveal that these ancestral building practices utilized locally available materials and passive design strategies that required minimal energy inputs while providing effective climate regulation. We conclude that modern architects, conservationists, and policymakers face a dual challenge: developing strategies to reduce the vulnerability of historical structures to current climate impacts while also learning from and adapting these time-tested techniques to contemporary sustainable design. This research demonstrates how cultural heritage can serve not merely as an object of preservation but as a valuable knowledge repository for addressing present-day environmental challenges.

Contemporary lifestyles are characterized by a multitude of factors that contribute to elevated levels of stress in the population, with work being a significant factor. This study addresses an important gap in social science research by examining workrelated stress among industrial workers. The participating company was selected because it is emblematic in human resource management and psychosocial risk prevention. The Demands-Control-Support Questionnaire was used to determine the degree of job stress, and the sociodemographic variables of gender, age and seniority were also considered. The results showed that factory workers had minimal levels of job stress, with no differences between them and office workers. However, there was a significant discrepancy in job stress levels between men and women, with women having higher levels. Regarding age and seniority, job stress levels tend to decrease with increasing age and seniority

Contemporary lifestyles are characterized by a multitude of factors that contribute to elevated levels of stress in the population, with work being a significant factor. This study addresses an important gap in social science research by examining work-related stress among industrial workers. The participating company was selected because it is emblematic in human resource management and psychosocial risk prevention. The Demands-Control-Support Questionnaire was used to determine the degree of job stress, and the socio-demographic variables of gender, age and seniority were also considered. The results showed that factory workers had minimal levels of job stress, with no differences between them and office workers. However, there was a significant discrepancy in job stress levels between men and women, with women having higher levels. Regarding age and seniority, job stress levels tend to decrease with increasing age and seniority.

Todos los riesgos psicosociales, incluido el estrés laboral, están cada día más presentes en nuestra vida, pero se les suelen restar importancia, centrando ésta en otros tipos de riesgos. En los últimos años, vivimos en una incertidumbre constante en el ámbito laboral: se han reducido los sueldos y las plantillas de trabajadores, y se ha aumentado la carga de trabajo. Además, todo esto se ha visto potenciado por la pandemia del Covid-19. Estas circunstancias, unidas a causas organizativas y/o causas personales de los trabajadores, crean un estado de estrés en estos, que mantenido en el tiempo, puede generar en ellos