Progress, knowledge gap and future directions of urban heat mitigation and adaptation research through a bibliometric review of history and evolution

BJ He, W Wang, A Sharifi, X Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a bibliometric review of the history and evolution of Urban Heat
Mitigation and Adaptation (UHMA) from 1989 to 2021 to identify its research progress …

[HTML][HTML] Present and future energy consumption of buildings: Challenges and opportunities towards decarbonisation

M Santamouris, K Vasilakopoulou - e-Prime-Advances in Electrical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present article aims to present and discuss the energy and environmental reality in the
building sector and critically investigate the future pathways towards its decarbonisation …

Application of retro-reflective materials in urban buildings: a comprehensive review

J Wang, S Liu, X Meng, W Gao, J Yuan - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
High-rise and high-density buildings are increasing with the rapid urban development,
which leads to many urban thermal environment problems represented by the urban heat …

On the potential of cool materials in the urban heat island context: Scalability challenges and technological setbacks towards building decarbonization

S Morales-Inzunza, ME González-Trevizo… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The challenging urban expansion represents a pressing need to implement climate
mitigation strategies for the urban heat island (UHI) effects and significant threats to the …

[HTML][HTML] Coloured radiative cooling materials in the built environment parallel the cooling benefits of white conventional surfaces and balanced winter performance

HS Khan, OML Julia, R Paolini, JEA Webb… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
Urban surfaces absorb heat, raising ambient temperature and contributing to urban
overheating, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental pollution, energy hikes, and heat …

Tailoring surface reflectance through nanostructured materials design for energy-efficient applications

RJ Yeo, WY Wu, N Tomczak, R Ji, S Wang… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of nanotechnology in surface engineering allows for precise tailoring of surface
properties to achieve an improved performance of the final product. We present and discuss …

[HTML][HTML] An Up-to-Date Review of Passive Building Envelope Technologies for Sustainable Design

A Kitsopoulou, E Bellos, C Tzivanidis - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
A primary driving force of today's urban environment is the development or enhancement of
building stock with a focus on minimizing its environmental footprint, eliminating its …

Influence of the building enclosed forms on thermal contribution of retro-reflective and high-reflective coatings

J Wang, S Liu, X Meng, W Gao - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
There are more high-density urban spaces and their forms prominently affect the regional
thermal environment, especially for the spatial distribution of solar thermal radiation. Under …

Colored radiative cooling coatings with fluorescence

RA Yalçın, E Blandre, K Joulain… - Journal of Photonics for …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We propose structures that are colored with photoluminescence materials for radiative
cooling applications. Using simulations, we show that implementing photoluminescence …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of retro-reflective and high-reflective coatings on thermal performance of buildings in summer and winter: a contrast experiment

J Wang, Y Qi, S Liu, Y Gao, W Gao - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The solar radiation has a great effect on the thermal environment of regional buildings, and
reflective coatings can increase the amount of solar reflectance and reduce the solar heat …