By Professor Matthaios Santamouris

Journal articles

Karlessi T; Santamouris M; Apostolakis K; Synnefa A; Livada I, 2009, 'Development and testing of thermochromic coatings for buildings and urban structures', Solar Energy, 83, pp. 538 - 551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2008.10.005

Stathopoulou M; Synnefa A; Cartalis C; Santamouris M; Karlessi T; Akbari H, 2009, 'A surface heat island study of Athens using high-resolution satellite imagery and measurements of the optical and thermal properties of commonly used building and paving materials', International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 28, pp. 59 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786450802452753

Santamouris M, 2009, 'Environmental quality of the built environment: The Joint 2nd PALENC07 and 28th AIVC conferences', International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 28, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786450802636942

Zoulia I; Santamouris M; Dimoudi A, 2009, 'Monitoring the effect of urban green areas on the heat island in Athens', Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 156, pp. 275 - 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0483-3

Pavlou K; Vasilakopoulou K; Santamouris M, 2009, 'The Impact of Several Construction Elements on the Thermal Performance of Solar Chimneys', International Journal of Ventilation, 8, pp. 277 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2009.11683852

Santamouris M; Synnefa A; Kolokotsa D; Dimitriou V; Apostolakis K, 2008, 'Passive cooling of the built environment - Use of innovative reflective materials to fight heat islands and decrease cooling needs', International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies, 3, pp. 71 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/3.2.71

Synnefa A; Dandou A; Santamouris M; Tombrou M; Soulakellis N, 2008, 'On the use of cool materials as a heat island mitigation strategy', Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47, pp. 2846 - 2856, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2008JAMC1830.1

Karatasou S; Geros V; Santamouris M, 2008, 'Internet Based Energy Services During Cooling Season', The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, 2, pp. 262 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874836800802010262

Niachou K; Hassid S; Santamouris M; Livada I, 2008, 'Experimental performance investigation of natural, mechanical and hybrid ventilation in urban environment', Building and Environment, 43, pp. 1373 - 1382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.046

Niachou K; Livada I; Santamouris M, 2008, 'Experimental study of temperature and airflow distribution inside an urban street canyon during hot summer weather conditions-Part I: Air and surface temperatures', Building and Environment, 43, pp. 1383 - 1392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.039

Niachou K; Livada I; Santamouris M, 2008, 'Experimental study of temperature and airflow distribution inside an urban street canyon during hot summer weather conditions. Part II: Airflow analysis', Building and Environment, 43, pp. 1393 - 1403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.040

Georgakis C; Santamouris M, 2008, 'On the estimation of wind speed in urban canyons for ventilation purposes-Part 1: Coupling between the undisturbed wind speed and the canyon wind', Building and Environment, 43, pp. 1404 - 1410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.041

Santamouris M; Georgakis C; Niachou A, 2008, 'On the estimation of wind speed in urban canyons for ventilation purposes-Part 2: Using of data driven techniques to calculate the more probable wind speed in urban canyons for low ambient wind speeds', Building and Environment, 43, pp. 1411 - 1418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.042

Santamouris M, 2008, 'Special issue of the building and environment journal devoted to hybrid ventilation', BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT, 43, pp. 1341 - 1341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0360-1323(08)00085-1

Santamouris M; Synnefa A; Asssimakopoulos M; Livada I; Pavlou K; Papaglastra M; Gaitani N; Kolokotsa D; Assimakopoulos V, 2008, 'Experimental investigation of the air flow and indoor carbon dioxide concentration in classrooms with intermittent natural ventilation', Energy and Buildings, 40, pp. 1833 - 1843, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2008.04.002

Sfakianaki A; Pavlou K; Santamouris M; Livada I; Assimakopoulos MN; Mantas P; Christakopoulos A, 2008, 'Air tightness measurements of residential houses in Athens, Greece', Building and Environment, 43, pp. 398 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.006

Santamouris M, 2008, 'Special edition: Joint 2nd PALENC07 and 28th AIVC conferences', International Journal of Ventilation, 6, pp. 295

Synnefa A; Santamouris M; Akbari H, 2007, 'Estimating the effect of using cool coatings on energy loads and thermal comfort in residential buildings in various climatic conditions', Energy and Buildings, 39, pp. 1167 - 1174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.01.004

Synnefa A; Santamouris M; Akbari H, 2007, 'Estimating the effect of using cool coatings on energy loads and thermal comfort in residential buildings in various climatic conditions', ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, 39, pp. 1167 - 1174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.01.004

Assimakopoulos MN; Tsangrassoulis A; Santamouris M; Guarracino G, 2007, 'Comparing the energy performance of an electrochromic window under various control strategies', Building and Environment, 42, pp. 2829 - 2834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.04.004

Santamouris M; Kapsis K; Korres D; Livada I; Pavlou C; Assimakopoulos MN, 2007, 'On the relation between the energy and social characteristics of the residential sector', Energy and Buildings, 39, pp. 893 - 905, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.11.001

Santamouris M; Pavlou K; Synnefa A; Niachou K; Kolokotsa D, 2007, 'Recent progress on passive cooling techniques. Advanced technological developments to improve survivability levels in low-income households', Energy and Buildings, 39, pp. 859 - 866, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.02.008

Livada I; Santamouris M; Assimakopoulos MN, 2007, 'On the variability of summer air temperature during the last 28 years in Athens', Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2006JD008140

Santamouris M, 2007, 'International Journal of Ventilation: Special edition: EPIC AIVC Conference - Technologies and sustainable policies for a radical decrease of energy consumption in buildings', International Journal of Ventilation, 6, pp. 1

Synnefa A; Santamouris M; Apostolakis K, 2007, 'On the development, optical properties and thermal performance of cool colored coatings for the urban environment', Solar Energy, 81, pp. 488 - 497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2006.08.005

Santamouris M; Paraponiaris K; Mihalakakou G, 2007, 'Estimating the ecological footprint of the heat island effect over Athens, Greece', Climatic Change, 80, pp. 265 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-006-9128-0

Kolokotsa D; Sutherland G; Stavrakakis G; Karatassou S; Santamouris M, 2007, 'A matrix tool for assessing the performance of intelligent buildings', Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 18, pp. 36 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14777830710717703

Santamouris M, 2007, 'Heat island research in Europe: The state of the art', Advances in Building Energy Research, 1, pp. 123 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512549.2007.9687272

Santamouris M; Argiroudis K; Georgiou M; Livada I; Doukas P; Assimakopoulos MN; Sfakianaki A; Pavlou K; Geros V; Papaglastra M, 2007, 'Indoor air quality in fifty residences in Athens', International Journal of Ventilation, 5, pp. 367 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2007.11683752

Santamouris M; Pavlou C; Doukas P; Mihalakakou G; Synnefa A; Hatzibiros A; Patargias P, 2007, 'Investigating and analysing the energy and environmental performance of an experimental green roof system installed in a nursery school building in Athens, Greece', Energy, 32, pp. 1781 - 1788, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2006.11.011

Streicher W; Heimrath R; Hengsberger H; Mach T; Waldner R; Flamant G; Loncour X; Guarracino G; Erhorn H; Erhorn-Kluttig H; Santamouris M; Farou I; Zerefos S; Assimakopoulos M; Duarte R; Blomsterberg Å; Sjöberg L; Blomquist C, 2007, 'On the Typology, Costs, Energy Performance, Environmental Quality and Operational Characteristics of Double Skin Façades in European Buildings', Advances in Building Energy Research, 1, pp. 1 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512549.2007.9687267

Gaitani N; Mihalakakou G; Santamouris M, 2007, 'On the use of bioclimatic architecture principles in order to improve thermal comfort conditions in outdoor spaces', Building and Environment, 42, pp. 317 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.08.018

Santamouris M; Mihalakakou G; Patargias P; Gaitani N; Sfakianaki K; Papaglastra M; Pavlou C; Doukas P; Primikiri E; Geros V; Assimakopoulos MN; Mitoula R; Zerefos S, 2007, 'Using intelligent clustering techniques to classify the energy performance of school buildings', Energy and Buildings, 39, pp. 45 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.04.018

Synnefa A, 2007, 'Cool-colored coatings fight the urban heat-island effect', SPIE Newsroom, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/2.1200706.0777

Geros V; Santamouris M; Amourgis S; Medved S; Milford E; Robinson G; Steemers K; Karatasou S, 2006, 'A distant-learning training module on the environmental design of urban buildings', Renewable Energy, 31, pp. 2447 - 2459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2005.11.011

Karatasou S; Santamouris M; Geros V, 2006, 'On the calculation of solar utilizability for south oriented flat plate collectors tilted to an angle equal to the local latitude', Solar Energy, 80, pp. 1600 - 1610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2005.12.003

Tsangrassoulis A; Bourdakis V; Geros V; Santamouris M, 2006, 'A genetic algorithm solution to the design of slat-type shading system', Renewable Energy, 31, pp. 2321 - 2328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2005.09.031

Tombazis AN; Vratsanos N; Kontomichali E; Santamouris M; Zannis G; Assimakopoulos MN; Geros V; Pavlou K, 2006, 'Design and energy performance of the archaeological museum of Delphi', International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 25, pp. 171 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786450600921587

Santamouris M, 2006, 'Editorial', International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 25, pp. 117 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786450600920126

Zannis G; Santamouris M; Geros V; Karatasou S; Pavlou K; Assimakopoulos MN, 2006, 'Energy efficiency in retrofitted and new museum buildings in Europe', International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 25, pp. 199 - 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786450600921645

Synnefa A; Santamouris M; Livada I, 2006, 'A study of the thermal performance of reflective coatings for the urban environment', Solar Energy, 80, pp. 968 - 981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2005.08.005

Karatasou S; Santamouris M; Geros V, 2006, 'Modeling and predicting building's energy use with artificial neural networks: Methods and results', Energy and Buildings, 38, pp. 949 - 958, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2005.11.005

Georgakis C; Santamouris M, 2006, 'Experimental investigation of air flow and temperature distribution in deep urban canyons for natural ventilation purposes', Energy and Buildings, 38, pp. 367 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2005.07.009

Assimakopoulos VD; Georgakis C; Santamouris M, 2006, 'Experimental validation of a computational fluid dynamics code to predict the wind speed in street canyons for passive cooling purposes', Solar Energy, 80, pp. 423 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2005.07.007

Santamouris M, 2006, 'Special Issue of the Solar Energy Program devoted to Natural Ventilation in Urban Areas', Solar Energy, 80, pp. 369 - 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2005.10.001

Ghiaus C; Allard F; Santamouris M; Georgakis C; Nicol F, 2006, 'Urban environment influence on natural ventilation potential', Building and Environment, 41, pp. 395 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.02.003

Tsangrassoulis A; Doulos L; Santamouris M; Fontoynont M; Maamari F; Wilson M; Jacobs A; Solomon J; Zimmerman A; Pohl W; Mihalakakou G, 2005, 'On the energy efficiency of a prototype hybrid daylighting system', Solar Energy, 79, pp. 56 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2004.09.014

Niachou K; Hassid S; Santamouris M; Livada I, 2005, 'Comparative monitoring of natural, hybrid and mechanical ventilation systems in urban canyons', Energy and Buildings, 37, pp. 503 - 513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.09.016

Geros V; Santamouris M; Karatasou S; Tsangrassoulis A; Papanikolaou N, 2005, 'On the cooling potential of night ventilation techniques in the urban environment', Energy and Buildings, 37, pp. 243 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.06.024

Santamouris M; Tsagkrasoulis A, 2005, 'Comment 1 on ‘models of optical characteristics of barrel-vault skylights: Development, validation and application’ by A Laouadi', Lighting Research & Technology, 37, pp. 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/136578280503700312

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