Purpose On the one hand, one of the most important global strategies to improve thermal
comfort in urban spaces is using cool materials (high albedo materials) in urban facades. On …

Self-cleaning and air-purifying properties obtained through photocatalytic reactions on
building materials containing TiO 2 are functions aimed to reduce cleaning activities on …

The application of nano-TiO2 as a photocatalytic agent in buildings' internal surfaces has
recently attracted attention to mitigate microorganism growth, soiling, and contamination in …

With the advent of urbanisation, there was a considerable and progressive worsening of
urban air quality. Amongst the solutions proposed by scientific research, photocatalysis …

Urbanism and communities centralization enlarges atmospheric pollution that affects both
human beings as well as their constructed buildings. Different scientific and technological …

Soot deposition has the negative ability to devalue the aesthetic appearance of buildings.
Titanium dioxide applied on the building material is one way to counteract this problem as it …

This study investigated the performance of UV light active TiO 2 and UV–visible light active
WO 3/TiO 2 nanoparticles as air purifying materials that can be potentially applied to urban …

The environmental pollution in urban areas is one of the causes for poor indoor air quality in
buildings, particularly in suburban areas. The development of photocatalytic construction …

Due to the urgent need for a more sustainable built environment and actions against climate
change, this paper presents a literature review about photocatalytic TiO2-based thin layers …

The deposition of soot on building surfaces darkens their colour and leads to undesirable
black crusts, which are one of the most serious problems on the conservation of built cultural …