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2024, 'Are cities taking action against urban overheating? Insights from over 7,500 local climate actions', One Earth, 7, pp. 848 - 866, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2024.04.010
,2024, 'Coupling of different nature base solutions for pedestrian thermal comfort in a Mediterranean climate', Building and Environment, 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111480
,2024, 'Modelling building HVAC control strategies using a deep reinforcement learning approach', Energy and Buildings, 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114065
,2024, 'Systematic review of the efficacy of data-driven urban building energy models during extreme heat in cities: Current trends and future outlook', Building Simulation, 17, pp. 695 - 722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12273-024-1112-y
,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, 'On the cooling energy impacts of combined urban heat mitigation strategies in subtropical urban building environment', Energy and Buildings, 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.113918
,2024, 'A Comparative Study on Discrepancies in Residential Building Energy Performance Certification in a Mediterranean Context', Buildings, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings14041009
,2024, 'On the energy impact of cool roofs in Dubai', Solar Energy, 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.112447
,2024, 'Green roofs save energy in cities and fight regional climate change', Nature Cities, 1, pp. 238 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00035-7
,2024, 'Indoor environment quality effects on occupant satisfaction and energy consumption: Empirical evidence from subtropical offices', Energy and Buildings, 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113784
,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
,2024, 'Cool roof strategies for urban thermal resilience to extreme heatwaves in tropical cities', Energy and Buildings, 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113751
,2024, 'Assessing the Impact of Heat Mitigation Measures on Thermal Performance and Energy Demand at the Community Level: A Pathway Toward Designing Net-zero Energy Communities', Building Simulation, 17, pp. 1379 - 1400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12273-024-1140-7
,2024, 'Reassessing the climate mitigation potential of Chinese ecological restoration: The undiscovered potential of urban', The Innovation Geoscience, 2, pp. 100068 - 100068, http://dx.doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2024.100068
,2023, 'Assessing the combined effects of local climate and mounting configuration on the electrical and thermal performance of photovoltaic systems. Application to the greater Sydney area', Renewable Energy, 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.119478
,2023, 'On the local warming potential of urban rooftop photovoltaic solar panels in cities', Scientific Reports, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40280-9
,2023, 'Urban cooling potential and cost comparison of heat mitigation techniques for their impact on the lower atmosphere', Computational Urban Science, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43762-023-00101-1
,2023, 'Cool roofs boost the energy production of photovoltaics: Investigating the impact of roof albedo on the energy performance of monofacial and bifacial photovoltaic modules', Solar Energy, 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.111948
,2023, 'Overheating of Cities: Magnitude, Characteristics, Impact, Mitigation and Adaptation, and Future Challenges', Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 48, pp. 651 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-112321-093021
,2023, 'On the potential of cool materials in the urban heat island context: Scalability challenges and technological setbacks towards building decarbonization', Energy and Buildings, 296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113330
,2023, 'Cooling Energy Benefits of Increased Green Infrastructure in Subtropical Urban Building Environments', Buildings, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings13092257
,2023, 'Numerical evaluation of enhanced green infrastructures for mitigating urban heat in a desert urban setting', Building Simulation, 16, pp. 1691 - 1712, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12273-022-0940-x
,2023, 'On the cooling energy penalty of urban photovoltaics: a case study in Sydney, Australia', Energy and Buildings, 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113259
,2023, 'Worldwide potential of emissive materials based radiative cooling technologies to mitigate urban overheating', Building and Environment, 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110694
,2023, 'Coupling urban climate modeling and city-scale building energy simulations with the statistical analysis: Climate and energy implications of high albedo materials in Seoul', Energy and Buildings, 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113092
,2023, 'Comparative review and evaluation of state-of-the-art photovoltaic cooling technologies', Journal of Cleaner Production, 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136953
,2023, 'Comprehensive performance evaluation of water and power production technologies using water-exergy nexus analysis', Energy Conversion and Management, 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.116960
,2023, 'Spray optimization to enhance the cooling performance of transparent roofs in hot-humid areas', Energy and Buildings, 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.112929
,2023, 'Exploring the Meteorological Impacts of Surface and Rooftop Heat Mitigation Strategies Over a Tropical City', Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022JD038099
,2023, 'Weighting of indoor environment quality parameters for occupant satisfaction and energy efficiency', Building and Environment, 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109898
,2023, 'On the energy impact of cool roofs in Australia', Energy and Buildings, 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112577
,2023, 'Recent progress on urban heat mitigation technologies', Science Talks, 5, pp. 100105 - 100105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sctalk.2022.100105
,2022, 'On the Thermal Environmental Quality of Typical Urban Settlement Configurations', Buildings, 13, pp. 1 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings13010076
,2022, 'Convection heat transfer coefficient of building glasses under salt deposition conditions', Building and Environment, 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109571
,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, 'The Impact of Urban Warming on the Mortality of Vulnerable Populations in Seoul', Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142013452
,2022, 'Rapid systematic reviews for synthesizing research on built environment', Environmental Development, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2022.100730
,2022, 'Integrated Assessment of Urban Overheating Impacts on Human Life', Earth's Future, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022EF002682
,2022, 'On the mitigation potential and urban climate impact of increased green infrastructures in a coastal mediterranean city', Building and Environment, 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109264
,2022, 'Performance synergism of pervious pavement on stormwater management and urban heat island mitigation: A review of its benefits, key parameters, and co-benefits approach', Water Research, 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118755
,2022, 'On the combined impact of local, regional, and global climatic changes on the urban energy performance and indoor thermal comfort—The energy potential of adaptation measures', Energy and Buildings, 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112152
,2022, 'Developing Heat Mitigation Strategies in the Urban Environment of Sydney, Australia', Buildings, 12, pp. 903, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12070903
,2022, 'Evaporative cooling performance estimation of pervious pavement based on evaporation resistance', Building and Environment, 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109083
,2022, 'On the cooling energy conservation potential of super cool roofs', Energy and Buildings, 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112076
,2022, 'On the mitigation potential of higher urban albedo in a temperate oceanic metropolis', Sustainable Cities and Society, 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.103850
,2022, 'Adjusting optical and fluorescent properties of quantum dots: Moving towards best optical heat-rejecting materials', Solar Energy, 238, pp. 272 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.04.026
,2022, 'Commercial building indoor environmental quality models: A critical review', Energy and Buildings, 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112033
,2022, 'Analyzing the Impact of Urban Planning and Building Typologies in Urban Heat Island Mitigation', Buildings, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12050537
,2022, 'The influence of daily weather types on the development and intensity of the urban heat island in two Mediterranean coastal metropolises', Science of the Total Environment, 819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153071
,2022, 'Evaluation of Absolute Maximum Urban Heat Island Intensity Based on a Simplified Remote Sensing Approach', Environmental Engineering Science, 39, pp. 296 - 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ees.2021.0160
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