By Professor Mattheos Santamouris

Journal articles

Santamouris M; Gaitani N; Spanou A; Saliari M; Giannopoulou K; Vasilakopoulou K; Kardomateas T, 2012, 'Using cool paving materials to improve microclimate of urban areas - Design realization and results of the flisvos project', Building and Environment, 53, pp. 128 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.01.022

Asimakopoulos DA; Santamouris M; Farrou I; Laskari M; Saliari M; Zanis G; Giannakidis G; Tigas K; Kapsomenakis J; Douvis C; Zerefos SC; Antonakaki T; Giannakopoulos C, 2012, 'Modelling the energy demand projection of the building sector in Greece in the 21st century', Energy and Buildings, 49, pp. 488 - 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.02.043

Sakka A; Santamouris M; Livada I; Nicol F; Wilson M, 2012, 'On the thermal performance of low income housing during heat waves', Energy and Buildings, 49, pp. 69 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.01.023

Kolokotsa D; Maravelaki-Kalaitzaki P; Papantoniou S; Vangeloglou E; Saliari M; Karlessi T; Santamouris M, 2012, 'Development and analysis of mineral based coatings for buildings and urban structures', Solar Energy, 86, pp. 1648 - 1659, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2012.02.032

Mavromatidis LE; Bykalyuk A; El Mankibi M; Michel P; Santamouris M, 2012, 'Numerical estimation of air gaps' influence on the insulating performance of multilayer thermal insulation', Building and Environment, 49, pp. 227 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.09.029

Santamouris M, 2012, 'Editorial', Advances in Building Energy Research, 6, pp. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512549.2012.685613

Santamouris M; Xirafi F; Gaitani N; Spanou A; Saliari M; Vassilakopoulou K, 2012, 'Improving the microclimate in a dense urban area using experimental and theoretical techniques - The case of Marousi, Athens', International Journal of Ventilation, 11, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2012.11683966

Mavromatidis LE; EL Mankibi M; Michel P; Santamouris M, 2012, 'Numerical estimation of time lags and decrement factors for wall complexes including Multilayer Thermal Insulation, in two different climatic zones', Applied Energy, 92, pp. 480 - 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.10.007

Santamouris M; Synnefa A; Karlessi T, 2011, 'Using advanced cool materials in the urban built environment to mitigate heat islands and improve thermal comfort conditions', Solar Energy, 85, pp. 3085 - 3102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2010.12.023

Gobakis K; Kolokotsa D; Synnefa A; Saliari M; Giannopoulou K; Santamouris M, 2011, 'Development of a model for urban heat island prediction using neural network techniques', Sustainable Cities and Society, 1, pp. 104 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2011.05.001

Karlessi T; Santamouris M; Synnefa A; Assimakopoulos D; Didaskalopoulos P; Apostolakis K, 2011, 'Development and testing of PCM doped cool colored coatings to mitigate urban heat island and cool buildings', Building and Environment, 46, pp. 570 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.09.003

Fintikakis N; Gaitani N; Santamouris M; Assimakopoulos M; Assimakopoulos DN; Fintikaki M; Albanis G; Papadimitriou K; Chryssochoides E; Katopodi K; Doumas P, 2011, 'Bioclimatic design of open public spaces in the historic centre of Tirana, Albania', Sustainable Cities and Society, 1, pp. 54 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2010.12.001

Pantavou K; Theoharatos G; Mavrakis A; Santamouris M, 2011, 'Evaluating thermal comfort conditions and health responses during an extremely hot summer in Athens', Building and Environment, 46, pp. 339 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.07.026

Gaitani N; Spanou A; Saliari M; Synnefa A; Vassilakopoulou K; Papadopoulou K; Pavlou K; Santamouris M; Papaioannou M; Lagoudaki A, 2011, 'Improving the microclimate in urban areas: A case study in the centre of Athens', Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 32, pp. 53 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143624410394518

Giannopoulou K; Livada I; Santamouris M; Saliari M; Assimakopoulos M; Caouris YG, 2011, 'On the characteristics of the summer urban heat island in Athens, Greece', Sustainable Cities and Society, 1, pp. 16 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2010.08.003

Synnefa A; Karlessi T; Gaitani N; Santamouris M; Assimakopoulos DN; Papakatsikas C, 2011, 'Experimental testing of cool colored thin layer asphalt and estimation of its potential to improve the urban microclimate', Building and Environment, 46, pp. 38 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.06.014

Santamouris M, 2011, 'Passive and low energy cooling for the built environment: 3^rd PALANC conference combined with 5th EPIC and first cool roof conferences', International Journal of Ventilation, 10, pp. 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2011.11683938

Sfakianaki A; Santamouris M; Hutchins M; Nichol F; Wilson M; Pagliano L; Pohl W; Alexandre JL; Freire A, 2011, 'Energy consumption variation due to different thermal comfort categorization introduced by European standard EN 15251 for new building design and major rehabilitations', International Journal of Ventilation, 10, pp. 195 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2011.11683948

Mavromatidis LE; Michel P; El Mankibi M; Santamouris M, 2010, 'Study on transient heat transfer through multilayer thermal insulation: Numerical analysis and experimental investigation', Building Simulation, 3, pp. 279 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12273-010-0018-z

Giannopoulou K; Santamouris M; Livada I; Georgakis C; Caouris Y, 2010, 'The impact of canyon geometry on intra Urban and Urban: Suburban night temperature differences under warm weather conditions', Pure and Applied Geophysics, 167, pp. 1433 - 1449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00024-010-0099-8

Santamouris M; Sfakianaki A; Pavlou K, 2010, 'On the efficiency of night ventilation techniques applied to residential buildings', Energy and Buildings, 42, pp. 1309 - 1313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.02.024

Karatasou S; Santamouris M, 2010, 'Detection of low-dimensional chaos in buildings energy consumption time series', Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 15, pp. 1603 - 1612, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2009.06.022

Georgakis C; Santamouris M; Kaisarlis G, 2010, 'The vertical stratification of air temperature in the center of Athens', Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 49, pp. 1219 - 1232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010JAMC2290.1

Halios CH; Assimakopoulos MN; Chrisafis DSS; Santamouris M, 2010, 'Studying the effect of indoor sources and ventilation on the concentrations of particulates in dining halls', International Journal of Ventilation, 8, pp. 359 - 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2010.11683859

Gaitani N; Lehmann C; Santamouris M; Mihalakakou G; Patargias P, 2010, 'Using principal component and cluster analysis in the heating evaluation of the school building sector', Applied Energy, 87, pp. 2079 - 2086, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.12.007

Sfakianaki A; Pagalou E; Pavou K; Santamouris M; Assimakopoulos MN, 2009, 'Theoretical and experimental analysis of the thermal behaviour of a green roof system installed in two residential buildings in Athens, Greece', International Journal of Energy Research, 33, pp. 1059 - 1069, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.1535

Halios C; Santamouris M; Helmi A; Kapsalaki M; Saliari M; Spanou A; Tsakos D, 2009, 'Exposure to fine particulate matter in ten night clubs in Athens Greece: Studying the effect of ventilation, cigarette smoking and resuspension', Science of the Total Environment, 407, pp. 4894 - 4901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.02.023

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

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