Residential buildings are one of the largest sectors of energy use in the United States. While
there are a range of measures available to improve the energy efficiency in residential …

Building archetypes are commonly used to identify areas with energy-inefficient buildings
and estimate energy demand at different spatial scales. However, these archetypes often …

The urban heat island effect generally peaks in the night/evening hours and, in some cases,
an urban cool island effect during daytime has been reported. These patterns are observed …

Heat is added to the surroundings as a result of replacing natural landscapes with buildings.
This includes waste heat from air conditioning systems and heat transferred into the …

For the benefit of green energy transitions, we are opening a discussion on collective
changes of everyday practices for transforming the highly distributed energy use and the …

Previous research has explored the impact of telework on homes and offices separately, but
it is necessary to examine these domains together, as energy savings in one may be offset …

The residential building sector accounts for 22% of end-use energy consumption in the
United States. Despite the strong influence of occupants' behavior on energy consumption …

Abstract In the United States, the residential and commercial sectors have consumed
increasingly more energy over the past 70 years. As the US shifts towards a carbon-neutral …