Select Publications
Book Chapters
, 2022, 'Fighting urban climate change—state of the art of mitigation technologies', in Urban Climate Change and Heat Islands: Characterization, Impacts, and Mitigation, pp. 227 - 296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818977-1.00006-5
Journal articles
, 2024, 'Are Big Cities Ready to Mitigate Climate Change? Evidence from Sydney, Australia', Climate, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cli12090137
, 2024, 'The use of green infrastructure and irrigation in the mitigation of urban heat in a desert city', Building Simulation, 17, pp. 679 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12273-024-1110-0
, 2024, 'Quantifying the energy impact of heat mitigation technologies at the urban scale', Nature Cities, 1, pp. 62 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44284-023-00005-5
, 2022, 'Integrated assessment of the extreme climatic conditions, thermal performance, vulnerability, and well-being in low-income housing in the subtropical climate of Australia', Energy and Buildings, 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112349
, 2022, 'Analyzing the Impact of Urban Planning and Building Typologies in Urban Heat Island Mitigation', Buildings, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12050537
, 2021, 'Recent climatic trends and analysis of monthly heating and cooling degree hours in Sydney', Climate, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cli9070114
, 2021, 'On the potential of demand-controlled ventilation system to enhance indoor air quality and thermal condition in Australian school classrooms', Energy and Buildings, 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110838
, 2021, 'Can urban heat be mitigated in a single urban street? Monitoring, strategies, and performance results from a real scale redevelopment project', Solar Energy, 216, pp. 564 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.12.043
, 2020, 'Holistic approach to assess co-benefits of local climate mitigation in a hot humid region of Australia', Scientific Reports, 10, pp. 14216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71148-x
, 2020, 'Si: Survivability under overheating: The impact of regional and global climate change on the vulnerable and low-income population', Climate, 8, pp. 1 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cli8110122
, 2020, 'Urban overheating and cooling potential in australia: An evidence-based review', Climate, 8, pp. 1 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cli8110126
, 2020, 'On the Potential of Building Adaptation Measures to Counterbalance the Impact of Climatic Change in the Tropics', Energy and Buildings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110494
, 2020, 'Designing healthy workspaces: results from Australian certified open-plan offices', Facilities
, 2020, 'Experimental and Theoretical analysis of the urban overheating and its mitigation potential in a hot arid city–Alice Springs', Architectural Science Review, 63, pp. 425 - 440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2019.1674128
, 2020, 'Above-roof air temperature effects on HVAC and cool roof performance: Experiments and development of a predictive model', Energy and Buildings, 222, pp. 110071, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110071
, 2020, 'Urban mitigation and building adaptation to minimize the future cooling energy needs', Solar Energy, 204, pp. 708 - 719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.04.089
, 2020, 'Heat mitigation technologies can improve sustainability in cities. An holistic experimental and numerical impact assessment of urban overheating and related heat mitigation strategies on energy consumption, indoor comfort, vulnerability and heat-related mortality and morbidity in cities', Energy and Buildings, 217, pp. 110002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110002
, 2020, 'Predicting the magnitude and the characteristics of the urban heat island in coastal cities in the proximity of desert landforms. The case of Sydney', Science of the Total Environment, 709, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136068
, 2019, 'An extensive study on the relationship between energy use, indoor thermal comfort, and health in social housing: the case of the New South Wales, Australia', IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 609, pp. 042067, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/609/4/042067
, 2019, 'Elastocaloric cooling: Roadmap towards successful implementation in the built environment', AIMS Materials Science, 6, pp. 1135 - 1152, http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/matersci.2019.6.1135
, 2018, 'Time series analysis of ambient air-temperature during the period 1970–2016 over Sydney, Australia', Elsevier Science of The Total Environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.144
, 2018, 'The unvarnished truth about ABW', Ecolibrium, https://www.airah.org.au/Content_Files/EcoLibrium/2018/07-18-Eco-004.pdf
, 2018, 'Facing the urban overheating: Recent developments. Mitigation potential and sensitivity of the main technologies', Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wene.294
, 2018, 'Designing activity-based workspaces: satisfaction, productivity and physical activity', Building Research and Information, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1476372
, 2018, 'On the energy impact of urban heat island in Sydney: Climate and energy potential of mitigation technologies', Energy and Buildings, 166, pp. 154 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.02.007
, 2017, 'The effects of higher temperature setpoints during summer on office workers' cognitive load and thermal comfort', Building and Environment, 123, pp. 176 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.06.048
, 2017, 'Urban Heat Island and Overheating Characteristics in Sydney, Australia. An Analysis of Multiyear Measurements', Sustainability, 9, pp. 712 - 712
, 2016, 'Application of adaptive thermal comfort methods for Iranian schoolchildren', Building Research and Information: the international journal of research, development and demonstration, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2016.1259290
, 2016, 'Revisiting thermal comfort models in Iranian classrooms during the warm season', Building Research & Information, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2016.1140950
Conference Papers
, 2019, 'Health and energy benefits of urban overheating mitigation counteracting climate change', in 5th International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Islands, Hyderabad, India, presented at
, 2019, 'Enhancing thermal comfort and indoor air quality in Australian school classrooms', Ghent, Belgium, presented at
, 2019, 'Indoor air and environmental quality in social housing dwellings in Australia', Ghent, Belgium, presented at
, 2019, 'Near-Roof Air Temperatures: Modelling the Implications for HVAC Performance and Cool Roofs', Rome, Italy, presented at
, 2018, 'Electricity demand reduction in Sydney and Darwin with local climate mitigation', in Rajagopalan P; Andamon MM (ed.), Engaging Architectural Science: Meeting the Challenges of Higher Density, The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Melbourne, Australia, pp. 285 - 294, presented at
, 2018, 'Impact of the mitigation of the local climate on building energy needs in Australian cities', in Rajagopalan P; Andamon MM (ed.), Engaging Architectural Science: Meeting the Challenges of Higher Density, The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Melbourne, Australia, pp. 277 - 284, presented at
, 2018, 'Mitigation of urban overheating in three Australian cities (Darwin, Alice Springs and Western Sydney)', in Rajagopalan P; Andamon MM (ed.), Engaging Architectural Science: Meeting the Challenges of Higher Density, The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Melbourne, Australia, pp. 577 - 584, presented at
, 2018, 'CHARACTERISATION OF THE AIR TEMPERATURE FIELD ABOVE LARGE-FOOTPRINT BUILDINGS – FULL-SCALE EXPERIMENTS AND LARGE EDDY CFD SIMULATIONS', Melbourne, Australia, presented at
, 2018, 'Indoor environmental quality conditions in activity-based offices in green buildings', in Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference: Design to Thrive, PLEA 2017, Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings, Edinburgh, pp. 662 - 668, presented at
, 2016, 'Relationship Between Children’s Comfort Temperature and Outdoor Climate: Some methodological issues', in Brotas L; Roaf S; Nicol F; Humphreys M (eds.), Making comfort relavant proceedings 9th Windsor Conference, NCEUB, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, pp. 1270 - 1332, presented at
, 2014, 'Developing assumptions of metabolic rate estimation for primary school children in the calculation of the Fanger PMV model', in Nicol F; Roaf S; Brotas L; Humphreys M (eds.), Proceedings of the 8th Windsor Conference 2014: Counting the Cost of Comfort in a changing world, Network for comfort and Energy Use in Buildings, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, pp. 492 - 507, presented at
, 2013, 'Metabolic rate estimation in the calculation of PMV for children', in Cutting Edge: 47th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Australia, Hong Kong, presented at
, 2012, 'Questionnaire design to determine children's thermal sensation, preference and acceptability in the classroom', in Proceedings - 28th International PLEA Conference on Sustainable Architecture + Urban Design: Opportunities, Limits and Needs - Towards an Environmentally Responsible Architecture, PLEA 2012
Reports
, 2022, Energy Efficiency Training and Information Project: Office in Wagga Wagga, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28506, https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-adobe-websites/arts-design-architecture/built-environment/our-research/energy-efficiency-training-information-project/2022-07-B01-Office-in-Wagga-Wagga.pdf
, 2022, Energy Efficiency Training and Information Project: Aged Care Centre in Canberra, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28512, https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-adobe-websites/arts-design-architecture/built-environment/our-research/energy-efficiency-training-information-project/2022-07-B05-Aged-Care-Canberra.pdf
, 2022, Energy Efficiency Training and Information Project: Best Available Retrofit Technologies, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28505, https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-adobe-websites/arts-design-architecture/built-environment/our-research/energy-efficiency-training-information-project/2022-07-HVAC-Guide-Best-retrofit-technologies.pdf
, 2022, Energy Efficiency Training and Information Project: Childcare in Parramatta, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28508, https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-adobe-websites/arts-design-architecture/built-environment/our-research/energy-efficiency-training-information-project/2022-07-B02-Childcare-centre-in-Parramatta.pdf
, 2022, Energy Efficiency Training and Information Project: Community Centre in Kings Langley, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28513, https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-adobe-websites/arts-design-architecture/built-environment/our-research/energy-efficiency-training-information-project/2022-07-B06-Community-Centre-Blacktown.pdf
, 2022, Energy Efficiency Training and Information Project: Hotel in Perth, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28510, https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-adobe-websites/arts-design-architecture/built-environment/our-research/energy-efficiency-training-information-project/2022-07-B04-Hotel-in-Perth.pdf
, 2022, Energy Efficiency Training and Information Project: Hotel in Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28507, https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-adobe-websites/arts-design-architecture/built-environment/our-research/energy-efficiency-training-information-project/2022-07-B03-Hotel-in-Sydney.pdf