Buildings account for a significant proportion of global energy demand, which is testament to
population growth and changes to life patterns. Experts in energy studies have continued to …

The sustainable development and climate response have been paid attention to by many
cities, especially under the high-temperature weather conditions in summer, which have …

Achieving sustainable urban development requires a reorientation in the planning,
management, and design of cities based on the use of cross-cutting solutions that can …

Buildings contribute to almost 30% of total energy consumption worldwide. Developing
building energy modeling programs is of great significance for lifecycle building …

Large-scale concrete 3D printing and digital construction has brought enormous potential to
expand the design space of building components (eg, building envelope) for the integration …

A strategy to make cities greener involves the use of green infrastructures. In this context,
green façades applied to vertical envelope of buildings are one of the most promising …

Green walls are considered a sustainable and environmental technology for improving the
local urban microclimate. The presented wind tunnel measurements reveal the coupling …

Urban green infrastructure furnishes one of the most effective ways to mitigate and adapt to
climate change and the consequent thermal environment deterioration. ENVI-met, a holistic …

The leaf area index (LAI) is a key dynamic parameter in Vertical Greening Systems (VGS). It
quantifies the total amount of leaf area in the canopy and largely determines the extent of co …

Scientific research on Urban heat islands (UHI) and urban. overheating has set new
challenges for societies regarding risk and vulnerabilities, energy demands and mitigation …