The COVID-19 pandemic has immensely impacted the economic, social, and environmental
pillars of sustainability in human lives. Due to the scholars' increasing interest in responding …

Energy systems undergo major transitions to facilitate the large-scale penetration of
renewable energy technologies and improve efficiencies, leading to the integration of many …

The integration of urban natural resources and smart city technologies as a means to
promote sustainability is investigated in this study using a descriptive-analytical literature …

Regulations corroborate the importance of retrofitting existing building stocks or constructing
new energy-efficient districts. There is, thus, a need for modeling tools to evaluate energy …

We reviewed the present studies on the vulnerability and resilience of the energy ecosystem
(most parts of the energy ecosystem), considering extreme climate events. This study …

In recent years, climate change and the corresponding expected extreme weather
conditions have been widely recognized as potential problems. The building industry is …

Dense urban morphologies further amplify extreme climate events due to the urban heat
island phenomenon, rendering cities more vulnerable to extreme climate events. Here we …

The urban thermal and wind environment (UTWE) has become a major concern in urban
planning design. Consideration of the UTWE involves steps of modelling, assessment, and …

Global warming is widely recognized to affect the built environment in several ways. This
paper projects the current and future climate scenarios on a nearly zero-energy dwelling in …

The building envelope has an important role in regulating the energy exchanges between
the internal and external environment. In recent years, various studies on technological …