Climate change and urbanization have exacerbated concerns about urban overheating,
affecting thermal comfort, heat-related mortality, and urban energy consumption, especially …

Deprived communities in many cities are exposed to higher levels of outdoor air pollution,
and there is increasing evidence of similar disparities for indoor air pollution exposure …

Conceptually, many energy poverty studies to date have been narrowly focused on
inadequate indoor heating, paying little attention to other domestic energy services. Yet …

Disadvantaged communities face a growing threat to staying safe during heat waves,
especially during coincident power outages. This study develops a methodology to evaluate …

Climate change will make the Iranian climate hotter and drier. This increase in the
harshness of the boundary conditions poses a new question of whether today's high …

Given climate change predictions of a warmer world, there is growing concern that insulation-
led improvements in building fabric aimed at reducing carbon emissions will exacerbate …

Overheating in built environments during climate extreme heat events is a major concern to
human health, particularly for people vulnerable to prolonged exposure to heat and …

Anthropogenic climate change will likely put dwellings at risk of overheating and potentially
increase cooling demand in the decades ahead, leading to higher greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Even though global warming is expected to raise the energy demand in office buildings,
most energy analyses and design studies neither consider its impacts nor adaptive energy …

Overheating is widespread across diverse building typologies. In the context of global
warming, it is becoming increasingly problematic in naturally-ventilated dwellings in which …