Toward Zero-Carbon Urban Transitions with Health, Climate Resilience, and Equity Co-Benefits: Assessing Nexus Linkages

A Ramaswami, B Pandey, Q Li, K Das… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Getting to net-zero-carbon cities while advancing well-being (W), health (H), social equity
(E), and climate resilience (R)(referred to as the WHER outcomes) is critical for local and …

Correlating the urban microclimate and energy demands in hot climate Contexts: A hybrid review

NM Waly, H Hassan, R Murata, DJ Sailor… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Through demand for heating and cooling, local climate can affect the energy loads of
buildings by up to 80%. The main research limitation in this field of research is the single …

Agile and integrated workflow proposal for optimising energy use, solar and wind energy potential, and structural stability of high-rise buildings in early design …

R Zhang, X Xu, P Zhai, K Liu, L Kong, W Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Postponing performance analysis of buildings until the final stage of the design process
often leads to unexpected results, introducing errors and disrupting the architect's workflow …

Summer urban heat island mitigation strategy development for high-anthropogenic-heat-emission blocks

Y Chen, Y Wang, D Zhou, Z Gu, X Meng - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of urban heat island (UHI) have attracted more and more academic
attention. Currently, few studies have considered the effects of anthropogenic heat emission …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropogenic heat from buildings in Los Angeles County: A simulation framework and assessment

Y Xu, P Vahmani, A Jones, T Hong - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Anthropogenic heat (AH), ie, waste heat from buildings to the ambient environment,
increases urban air temperature and contributes to the urban heat island effect, which leads …

Characteristics of anthropogenic heat with different modeling ideas and its driving effect on urban heat islands in seven typical Chinese cities

J Qian, Q Meng, L Zhang, U Schlink, X Hu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic heat (AH), an essential urban heat source, is often overlooked or simplified in
research on the multiple temporal and spatial driving mechanisms of the urban heat island …

How can we combine urban cooling strategies to effectively cool cities over the entire diurnal cycle?

J Anand, DJ Sailor - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Potential impact of work from home jobs on residential energy bills: A case study in phoenix, AZ, USA

J Anand - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Nearly one-third of US households face challenges paying energy bills. During the day,
many residents have routine access to cooled environments provided by others …

Heat planning in small and medium-sized cities: A collaborative application of PIRS™ for heat in Kent, WA, USA

S Trego, S Meerow, L Keith - Socio-Ecological Practice Research, 2023 - Springer
Extreme heat is among the deadliest climate-related hazards with social and ecological
impacts. Heat risks are increasing due to climate change and characteristics of the built …

[HTML][HTML] Urban heat mitigation through improved building energy efficiency

A Baniassadi, J Heusinger, N Meili, PI Gonzalez… - Energy and Climate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Buildings play a significant role in indoor and outdoor exposure to heat in urban areas. In
this study, we quantify the heat mitigation potential of typical building energy efficiency …