How do urban heat islands affect the thermo-energy performance of buildings?

RE López-Guerrero, K Verichev… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cities occupy 3% of the surface of the planet, but account for 60–80% of energy
consumption and 75% of carbon emissions. Likewise, buildings consume 35% of the energy …

[HTML][HTML] London's urban heat island: Impact on current and future energy consumption in office buildings

M Kolokotroni, X Ren, M Davies, A Mavrogianni - Energy and buildings, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of a computational study on the energy consumption and
related CO2 emissions for heating and cooling of an office building within the Urban Heat …

Critique and suggested modifications of the degree days methodology to enable long‐term electricity consumption assessments: a case study in Birmingham, UK

JA Azevedo, L Chapman… - Meteorological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Energy consumption and outdoor ambient temperatures are inherently related. Low
temperatures increase consumption via space heating, whereas high temperatures result in …

Simulations of the London urban heat island

SI Bohnenstengel, S Evans, PA Clark… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We present simulations of London's meteorology using the Met Office Unified Model with a
new, sophisticated surface energy‐balance scheme to represent the urban surfaces, called …

Development and testing of PCM doped cool colored coatings to mitigate urban heat island and cool buildings

T Karlessi, M Santamouris, A Synnefa… - Building and …, 2011 - Elsevier
In this study the performance of organic PCMs used as latent heat storage materials, when
incorporated in coatings for buildings and urban fabric, is investigated. Thirty six coatings of …

The influence of the urban heat island effect on the energy performance of residential buildings in a city with an oceanic climate during the summer period: Case of …

K Verichev, C Salazar-Concha, C Díaz-López… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The intensification of urban growth and climate change are affecting the energy and thermal
performance of buildings. In recent years, the issue of building resilience to urban heat …

Predicting the magnitude and the characteristics of the urban heat island in coastal cities in the proximity of desert landforms. The case of Sydney

GY Yun, J Ngarambe, PN Duhirwe, G Ulpiani… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The urban heat island is a vastly documented climatological phenomenon, but when it
comes to coastal cities, close to desert areas, its analysis becomes extremely challenging …

Modelling the relative importance of the urban heat island and the thermal quality of dwellings for overheating in London

E Oikonomou, M Davies, A Mavrogianni… - Building and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to assess variations in indoor temperatures in London dwellings
during periods of hot weather, and the degree to which those dwelling-to-dwelling variations …

A novel approach to estimating urban land surface temperature by the combination of geographically weighted regression and deep neural network models

J Siqi, W Yuhong, C Ling, B Xiaowen - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Growing concerns on excessive urban heat call for better approaches to modeling urban
thermal environment and developing effective mitigation strategies. A hybrid model …

The comfort, energy and health implications of London's urban heat island

A Mavrogianni, M Davies, M Batty… - Building Services …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The urban heat island (UHI) is a well-known effect of urbanisation and is particularly
important in world megacities. Overheating in such cities is expected to be exacerbated in …