Urban areas are critical in accomplishing the clean energy transition and meeting the
climate goals in the Paris Agreement. The first part of this paper presents a systematic …

The global boom in urbanization and infrastructure, especially in developing countries, has
resulted in the urban heat island (UHI). This recent review analyzes the current development …

The population explosion continually witnessed in urban areas results in more impenetrable
surfaces like built structures and roads. Rapid urbanization increases air temperature and …

There are many factors that have a major influence on reducing the energy expenditure in
building sector. This research aims at qualitative and quantitative assessment of those …

The green facades and living walls of vertical greenery systems (VGS) are gaining
increasing importance as sustainable building design elements because they can improve …

Double-skin green facades using deciduous climbing plants are easy-to-implement
construction systems stated to be effective energy-saving tools for buildings during cooling …

Vertical green facades (VGFs) are one of the most promising technologies for reducing
building energy consumption and mitigating the urban heat island phenomenon. Many …

With global health concerns of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19), house quarantine was
considered to prevent the outbreak of the disease and to ensure physical health. However, it …

Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect relates to the occurrence of a positive heat balance,
compared to suburban and extra-urban areas in a high degree of urbanized cities. It is …

Outdoor vertical greenery systems'(VGS) thermal aspects have been intensively studied in
recent years; nevertheless, real-scale long-term experiments are scarce in the literature, and …