The current climate change is calling for a drastic reduction of energy demand as well as of
greenhouse gases. Besides this, cities also need to adapt to face the challenges related to …

Computer simulation programs have been used since 2006 for analyzing outdoor human
thermal environments. This study reviewed 130 peer-reviewed papers published during …

The urban context is often simplified or neglected in Building Energy Models (BEMs) due to
the difficulties of taking accurately into account all the heat fluxes emanating from the …

The urban energy infrastructure is facing a rising number of challenges due to climate
change and rapid urbanization. In particular, the link between urban morphology and energy …

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

An urban microclimate model integrated with the mesoscale, local scale, microscale and
building scale models is presented for the urban thermal environment and urban heat island …

The study examines the potential effects of adding vegetation to an urban neighborhood in
Tel Aviv on the microclimate, and subsequently on the potential for cooling by night …

This paper investigates the interactions between urban morphology indicators and extreme
weather variables. In this regard, variations of wind speed and air temperature at the urban …

The simulation of the energy consumptions in an hourly regime is necessary in order to
perform calculations on residential buildings of particular relevance for volume or for …

Urban climate models can predict the environmental impacts of urban development by
simulating the exchange processes between the atmosphere and urban surfaces. A …