In the last decades, a tendency towards urban tissue densification has been observed to
counteract the urban sprawl. Densification may be achieved through more compact built …

This paper provides a critical review on the building neighborhood properties influencing the
energy and airflows in urban neighborhoods. Specifically, the review focus is on the multi …

Outdoor ventilation is very important for a healthy and livable urban environment. It is
strongly influenced by wind speed and direction, which in turn are affected by urban …

Air pollution and heat stress are major concerns associated with the liveability, resilience
and sustainability of cities. They directly affect health and comfort and are associated with …

Cooling buildings in urban areas with hot-arid climate put huge loads on the energy system.
There is an increasing trend in urban energy studies to recognize the urban design …

Outdoor urban ventilation in a real complex urban area is investigated by introducing a new
ventilation indicator–the “air delay”. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are …

This investigation used wind information from a meteorological station to conduct a CFD
study of wind distribution in an urban configuration. The study treated the computational …

The paper presents a study on the influence of urban morphology and urban design
parameters such as street and building geometry, landscape elements including vegetation …

It is in cities that the negative impacts of a warming climate will be felt most strongly. The
summer time comfort and well-being of the urban population will become increasingly …

A CFD study explored the use of wind information from a meteorological station to simulate
wind distribution in an urban community, where the station may be located far away from the …