Increased urban air temperatures due to urbanization affect the buildings' energy
performance and the outdoor thermal comfort. Aiming on the establishment of adaption …

Climatic conditions are different in cities than in their geographical environment. Precise
representation of the climatic parameters within an urban context is crucial for obtaining …

This study aims to assess the impact of neighborhood-scale urban heat island (UHI) on the
energy performance of buildings. Hourly air temperature and relative humidity were …

To conduct a more comprehensive evaluation regarding the correlations between urban
form, microclimate and energy performance of buildings, this study investigates eight …

Urban heat islands are evident throughout the world and may become more problematic in
temperate climates as global warming continues. This paper characterizes the urban heat …

Urbanization and climate change represent major public health challenges, impacting
several approaches, including urban microclimate (UMC) performance. UMC studies adopt …

Weather data is a key input to achieve reliable building energy simulation, and in current
studies, EnergyPlus Weather (EPW) data, historically measured by a few suburban weather …

Weather information plays a critical role in energy applications—from designing and
planning to the management and maintenance of building energy systems, renewable …

Key research effort was dedicated toward zero-energy buildings. Recent interest is switching
from single-building to inter-building scale, to enhance the whole district economic …

Extreme heat events are expected to occur more often as a consequence of climate change.
This paper quantifies the impact of urban climate on building performance and evaluates the …