Using advanced cool materials in the urban built environment to mitigate heat islands and improve thermal comfort conditions

M Santamouris, A Synnefa, T Karlessi - Solar energy, 2011 - Elsevier
The present paper is a review article aiming to present the actual state of the art on the
development and the assessment of cool materials (ie materials with high solar reflectance …

Green roofs as urban ecosystems: ecological structures, functions, and services

E Oberndorfer, J Lundholm, B Bass, RR Coffman… - …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Green roofs (roofs with a vegetated surface and substrate) provide ecosystem
services in urban areas, including improved storm-water management, better regulation of …

Quantifying cooling benefits of cool roofs and walls applied in building clusters by scaled outdoor experiments

M Lu, L Zeng, Q Li, J Hang, J Hua, X Wang… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cool coating on building surfaces is a promising technique for cooling cities in summer.
However, field measurements considering building clusters coupling cool roofs and/or cool …

The footprint of urban heat island effect in 302 Chinese cities: Temporal trends and associated factors

Q Yang, X Huang, Q Tang - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The urban heat island (UHI) effect has been a concern for decades due its adverse influence
on energy consumption, air and water quality, and, most importantly, the health of urban …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the thermal indices and thermal comfort improvement by different vegetation species and materials in a medium-sized urban park

A Karimi, H Sanaieian, H Farhadi, S Norouzian-Maleki - Energy Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Regarding the significant impact of thermal comfort on users' attendance in urban parks,
there is an intense interest in studies on the outdoor thermal comfort in parks especially in …

Green roofs in European climates. Are effective solutions for the energy savings in air-conditioning?

F Ascione, N Bianco, F de'Rossi, G Turni, GP Vanoli - Applied Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Several studies show the potential benefits achievable by recurring to roof vegetation.
Really, little literature investigates the economic feasibility of such solution. The paper …

New developments and future challenges in reducing and controlling heat island effect in urban areas

A Karimi, P Mohammad, A García-Martínez… - Environment …, 2023 - Springer
The collection of research conducted over the past decade on urban heat islands and its
mitigation strategies reflects the new approaches of scientists, researchers, and government …

[图书][B] O desafio da sustentabilidade na construção civil

V Agopyan, VM John - 2011 - books.google.com
A Série Sustentabilidade surgiu a partir da análise do panorama histórico com o início do
conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável, formulado pela Comissão Brundtland em 1970 …

Development and testing of thermochromic coatings for buildings and urban structures

T Karlessi, M Santamouris, K Apostolakis, A Synnefa… - Solar Energy, 2009 - Elsevier
The present study reports the development and comparative testing of thermochromic
coating to be used in buildings and urban structures. Experimental results from an extensive …

Reducing cooling demands in a hot dry climate: A simulation study for non-insulated passive cool roof thermal performance in residential buildings

M Dabaieh, O Wanas, MA Hegazy, E Johansson - Energy and Buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
In hot dry climates, it is estimated that almost half the urban peak load of energy
consumption is used to satisfy air-conditioning cooling demands in summer time. Since the …