With the continuous advancement of urbanization, the impact of inter-building effect on
urban energy use has been concerned. This paper makes a comprehensive review of the …

Photovoltaic (PV) and green roof (GR) both are sustainable approach towards global
climatic change and urban heat island (UHI) effect. Integration of these systems result …

Variation in urban microclimate is closely related to the three-dimensional characteristics of
cities. To reveal the influence of urban spatial forms on land surface temperature (LST), the …

Urban populations face increasing heat stress in cities. However, the influence of the built
environment of new and old urban blocks on pedestrian thermal comfort remains unclear …

Recently, achieving outdoor thermal comfort has attracted considerable attention in many
studies in regions with hot and humid climates. Sun sails have been used as a traditional …

Urban morphology directly influences heating or cooling rate in street canopies. This paper
assessed cooling benefits of street-trees in Philadelphia city, PA considering morphological …

Schools in hot arid climate depend on courtyard to encourage students' for social activity. In
order to improve Outdoor Thermal Comfort (OTC), applying passive mitigation strategies in …

Improvement of outer spaces between residential buildings to increase social activities in a
hot arid climate has been subject to several studies but few of them focused on combination …

Assessing the efficacy of mitigation measures for the improvement of the daytime
microclimate has been advised extensively, especially in hot and humid tropical regions as …

Urban greenery and fountains effectively mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) effect. While
many studies have assessed individual vegetation configurations (grass, shrub, and tree) …