[HTML][HTML] Urban microclimate and building energy models: A review of the latest progress in coupling strategies

N Sezer, H Yoonus, D Zhan, LL Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climatic conditions are different in cities than in their geographical environment. Precise
representation of the climatic parameters within an urban context is crucial for obtaining …

Impact of urban wind environment on urban building energy: A review of mechanisms and modeling

P Jie, M Su, N Gao, Y Ye, X Kuang, J Chen, P Li… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the context of global warming, improving energy-use efficiency is an important research
topic in the fields of green buildings and eco-cities. There is an indivisible coupling …

[HTML][HTML] Ten questions concerning thermal resilience of buildings and occupants for climate adaptation

T Hong, J Malik, A Krelling, W O'Brien, K Sun… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With climate change leading to more frequent, more intense, and longer durations of
extreme weather events such as heat waves and cold snaps, it is essential to maintain safe …

Sustainable mitigation strategies for urban heat island effects in urban areas

AMM Irfeey, HW Chau, MMF Sumaiya, CY Wai, N Muttil… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The globe is at a crossroads in terms of the urban heat island effect, with rising surface
temperatures due to urbanization and an expanding built environment. This cause-and …

The Use of Envi-Met for the Assessment of Nature-Based Solutions' Potential Benefits in Industrial Parks—A Case Study of Argales Industrial Park (Valladolid, Spain)

FM Alves, A Gonçalves, MR del Caz-Enjuto - Infrastructures, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urbanization causes major changes in environmental systems, including those related with
radiation balances and other meteorological conditions because of changes in surfaces and …

Exploring spatial and environmental heterogeneity affecting energy consumption in commercial buildings using machine learning

Y Lu, Q Chen, M Yu, Z Wu, C Huang, J Fu, Z Yu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Building energy consumption (BEC) is a critical indicator for promoting sustainable building
development. However, previous studies have neglected the spatial heterogeneity of the …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropogenic heat from buildings in Los Angeles County: A simulation framework and assessment

Y Xu, P Vahmani, A Jones, T Hong - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Anthropogenic heat (AH), ie, waste heat from buildings to the ambient environment,
increases urban air temperature and contributes to the urban heat island effect, which leads …

A data schema for exchanging information between urban building energy models and urban microclimate models in coupled simulations

N Luo, X Luo, M Mortezazadeh, M Albettar… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding and quantifying the interactions between urban microclimate and urban
buildings is essential to improve the urban environment and building performance …

[HTML][HTML] Urban anthropogenic heat index derived from satellite data

H Wu, B Huang, Z Zheng, R Sun, D Hu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing anthropogenic heat, which is emitted from human activities and energy
consumption in urban areas and migrates to the atmosphere, significantly alters surface …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of building envelope design parameters on diurnal building anthropogenic heat emission

Y Liu, Z Luo, S Grimmond - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic heat fluxes from buildings (QF, B) are a major source of additional heating in
cities, but vary both spatially and temporally. Knowledge of temporal variations of QF, B is …