Climatic conditions are different in cities than in their geographical environment. Precise
representation of the climatic parameters within an urban context is crucial for obtaining …

In order to address the increased urban heat island (UHI) effects and energy demand
caused by global urbanization, it is imperative to seek sustainable urban design solutions. It …

Passive envelope systems for building cooling are of great significance to achieve
sustainable and low-energy buildings. Although promising advances in radiative sky cooling …

The urban thermal and wind environment (UTWE) has become a major concern in urban
planning design. Consideration of the UTWE involves steps of modelling, assessment, and …

Despite the popularity of the micro/urban climate CFD modeling as a powerful approach to
simulate convective exchanges in urban areas, yet its application faces three profound …

Dynamic urban simulations often face three main challenges: 3D digital city generations,
building archetype creations, and inclusions of urban microclimate impacts due to limited …

To quantify the effect of different compositions of the urban surface on the urban
microclimate, building energy demand, and summerly overheating of a selected 13-floor …

In the context of global warming, improving energy-use efficiency is an important research
topic in the fields of green buildings and eco-cities. There is an indivisible coupling …

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

Inflow boundary conditions are critical for simulating urban wind fields by CFD methods, and
wind profiles within the atmospheric boundary layer are significantly affected by local …