Biochar is a waste-derived material that can sequester carbon at a large scale. The
development of low-carbon and sustainable biochar-enhanced construction materials has …

Urban heat island (UHI) effect poses great challenges to urban environmental quality,
building energy consumption, and public health. Over decades, research efforts have been …

The main goal of this attempt is achieving higher rate of solidification with employing two
passive techniques. Mixing the based PCM with nanoparticles and considering the wavy …

For achieving greater efficiency of ventilating unit for a room, PCM has been utilized and
needed heat for melting process has been provided from hot air flow. The air gets warmer …

This paper discusses how the arrangement of fins can affect the charging process. Mixture of
paraffin and copper oxide nanomaterial has been utilized. Several configurations of fins with …

In current context, turbulent flow with install of helical tape has been analyzed in a system in
which nanofluid was utilized in shell side. Both hydrothermal and exergy analysis are …

In this simulation, augmentation of turbulent intensity due to install of corrugated tapes has
been scrutinized. To involve the unfavorable effect of turbulator both irreversibility and Darcy …

Pervious concrete is regarded as a contributing material to reduce surface runoff, purify
water pollution, and mitigate the urban heat island. However, the poor water absorption and …

Utilizing renewable and alternative energy is the best way to confront endangering issues
such as reduction of fossil fuels. Thermal energy storage systems can considerably reduce …

Pavements occupy about 40% of urban land cover, with 75–80% black top roads, playing a
critical role in urban connectivity and mobility. Solar energy is absorbed and stored in …