The world is faced with significant climate change, rapid urbanization, massive energy
consumption, and tremendous pressure to reduce greenhouse gases. Building heating and …

This study aims to assess the impact of neighborhood-scale urban heat island (UHI) on the
energy performance of buildings. Hourly air temperature and relative humidity were …

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a tremendous impact on our societies,
including changes in household energy consumption. Using measured electricity use data …

During the last decades, the effects of global warming have become apparent also in
Europe, causing relevant impacts in many sectors. Under projected future global warming …

The planning of future energy policies and energy systems requires an understanding of the
intricate relationships between climate change, technology uptake, population growth and …

The share of the elderly population is increasing, impacting countries' economic growth,
energy use, carbon dioxide emissions, and sustainable development paths. This study …

Despite an increasing body of evidence from observed data that climate change is having a
significant impact on different types of biogeophysical systems in the Midwest and Great …

This paper provides empirical evidence on the socio-economic, demographic and regional
determinants of household electricity consumption. The case of Greece is taken as an …

Meteorological measurements are conducted in Antwerp, Belgium in July 2013, followed by
CFD urban microclimate simulations considering the same city and time period. The …

This article addresses the nexus of intense urbanization, building energy and air pollution, a
topic minimally explored in the literature. The urban heat island effect on building energy …