The utilization of urban underground space (UUS) offers an effective solution to urban
problems but may also negatively affect urban development. Therefore, UUS development …

This position paper was developed by members of the task force on “Energy Geostructures”
of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) …

Thermal conductivity is a significant soil property that affects subsurface temperature
distribution and plays an essential role in geotechnical engineering. Accurate evaluation of …

Landslide initiation and dynamics are approached with different methods according to the
scale of investigation. Individual landslides are typically described mechanistically, relying …

When a new ground source heat exchanger field is planned, underground thermal
properties input data are necessary for the correct sizing of the geo-exchange system. To …

Heating and Cooling constitute a major part of society's final energy use and a significant
contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The world society ought to mitigate climate …

Underground space has been widely used in densely populated cities across the globe, and
is attracting increasing attention among academics and practitioners toward further …

The use of renewable energies will be increasingly necessary to reduce carbon dioxide
emissions. An important contribution can be provided by energy tunnels, which make it …

Abstract Shallow Geothermal Energy (SGE) systems are emerging as an attractive solution
to enhance building energy efficiency and contribute to a low-carbon economy. This …

Geothermal scientists have used bottom-hole temperature data from extensive oil and gas
well datasets to generate heat flow and temperature-at-depth maps to locate potential …