A systematic review of photovoltaic-green roof systems in different climatic conditions focusing on sustainable cities and societies

P Talwar, N Verma, H Khatri, PD Ahire… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) and green roof (GR) both are sustainable approach towards global
climatic change and urban heat island (UHI) effect. Integration of these systems result …

A state of the art of the overall energy efficiency of wood buildings—An overview and future possibilities

MR Cabral, P Blanchet - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The main goal of this study was to review current studies on the state of the art of wood
constructions with a particular focus on energy efficiency, which could serve as a valuable …

Impact of green roofs on energy demand for cooling in Egyptian buildings

A Ragab, A Abdelrady - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Energy consumption for cooling purposes has increased significantly in recent years, mainly
due to population growth, urbanization, and climate change consequences. The situation …

Evaluating the feasibility of shredded wind turbine blades for sustainable building components

S Sorte, A Figueiredo, G Vela, MSA Oliveira… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Disposing of end-of-life wind turbine blades has become a pressing environmental concern
due to the increasing repowering of wind turbines, resulting in significant waste. This study …

Green roof heat transfer coefficient measurement and impact of plant species and moisture

N Chen, Q Deng, Q Chen, Z Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Green roofs attract wide attention for building energy conservation and sustainable
development. However, the heat transfer coefficient of green roofs is not well defined. In this …

Simulation of thermal degradation in a composite material using phase field method

M Abdoussalam, A Nait-Ali, B Batiot, M Calvat… - … Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon fibers/epoxy resin composite laminates decompose by pyrolysis when submitted to
high heat fluxes under inert atmosphere. A rigorous thermodynamic approach with internal …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of core air gaps and steel inserts on thermal response of GFRP-balsa sandwich panels subjected to fire

N Vahedi, JR Correia, AP Vassilopoulos, T Keller - Fire Safety Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Sandwich systems composed of combustible glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) face
sheets and balsa cores must fulfill fire resistance requirements if used, for instance, in bridge …

[HTML][HTML] Convergent Evolution of Armor: Thermal Resistance in Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Crustaceans

B Cho, SJ Jang, H Hwang, T Kim - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Organisms occupy diverse ecological niches worldwide, each with characteristics finely
evolved for their environments. Crustaceans residing in deep-sea hydrothermal vents …

Heat transfer behavior of green roof systems under fire condition: A numerical study

N Gerzhova, P Blanchet, C Dagenais, J Côté… - Buildings, 2019 - mdpi.com
Currently, green roof fire risks are not clearly defined. This is because the problem is still not
well understood, which raises concerns. The possibility of plants catching fire, especially …

Modeling Heat Mitigation in Hollow-Core Gas Fiber Lasers With Gas Flow

W Zhang, RA Lane, CR Menyuk… - IEEE Journal of Selected …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We carry out a computational study to evaluate the temperature reduction by using gas flow
in hollow-core gas fiber lasers. We first use the Navier-Stokes equations to study the gas …