Accepted: 11 November 2018 Caloric refrigeration is an emerging class of cooling
technologies based on caloric effects detected in ferro-caloric solid-state materials …

Cool roofs represent an acknowledged passive cooling technique aimed at reducing the
amount of solar radiation absorbed by buildings and producing indoor overheating …

Due to climate change, the cooling energy demand in the building sector is projected to
increase significantly. According to International Energy Agency, for a sustainable future …

The analysis of building energy performance resilience requires also the assessment of
energy needs under untypical boundary conditions. This implies the adoption of reference …

Standardized replicable buildings can cause discomfort and increased air conditioning
usage. Besides, super cool coatings are effective passive solutions. Therefore, this study …

The mitigating urban heat island (UHI) has been extensively studied by many researchers
because of its favorable Micro Encapsulated Phase Change Material (MEPCM) property …

Focusing on the uncertainties of climate change and its effects on the built environment, on
the energy responsibilities of residential building stock and on the dichotomy between the …

Climate change may lead to more frequent and severe weather events, resulting in
significant financial and human health impacts. This paper develops a risk metric using …

Critical infrastructure systems (CISs) are the cornerstone of modern cities. Substantial
economic losses and social impacts are caused once natural disasters or man‐made …

This work presents a technical and economic evaluation of the application of phase change
material (PCM) in the cooling and thermal regulation of photovoltaic (PV) panels. The …