Recent development and research priorities on cool and super cool materials to mitigate urban heat island

M Santamouris, GY Yun - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The urban heat island is increasing the temperature of cities up to 10° C and has a very
important impact on energy, environmental quality and health. Materials used in the building …

Cool pavements for urban heat island mitigation: A synthetic review

C Wang, ZH Wang, KE Kaloush, J Shacat - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban heat island (UHI) effect poses great challenges to urban environmental quality,
building energy consumption, and public health. Over decades, research efforts have been …

[HTML][HTML] Full daytime sub-ambient radiative cooling in commercial-like paints with high figure of merit

X Li, J Peoples, Z Huang, Z Zhao, J Qiu… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2020 - cell.com
Radiative cooling is a passive cooling technology that acts by reflecting sunlight and
emitting radiation in the sky window. Although highly desirable, full daytime sub-ambient …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of climate change, population growth, and power sector decarbonization on urban building energy use

C Wang, J Song, D Shi, JL Reyna, H Horsey… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Climate, technologies, and socio-economic changes will influence future building energy
use in cities. However, current low-resolution regional and state-level analyses are …

[HTML][HTML] A study on the comparative review of cool roof thermal performance in various regions

M Rawat, RN Singh - Energy and Built Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy demand is growing significantly worldwide to create thermal comfort in buildings. Air-
conditioning is contributing to energy consumption at a massive scale in the residential and …

Cooling the cities–a review of reflective and green roof mitigation technologies to fight heat island and improve comfort in urban environments

M Santamouris - Solar energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The temperature of cities continues to increase because of the heat island phenomenon and
the undeniable climatic change. The observed high ambient temperatures intensify the …

Review on the cooling potential of green roofs in different climates

E Jamei, HW Chau, M Seyedmahmoudian… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The combined trends of urban heat island (UHI) intensification and global warming led to an
increased tendency towards on the greening of cities as a tool for UHI mitigation. Our study …

Passive building energy savings: A review of building envelope components

SB Sadineni, S Madala, RF Boehm - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
A significant portion of the total primary energy is consumed by today's buildings in
developed countries. In many of these buildings, the energy consumption can be …

Development of radiative cooling and its integration with buildings: A comprehensive review

J Chen, L Lu - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling is an appealing heat exchange form based on thermal radiation from
terrestrial objects to outer space, which can be potentially applied to numerous cooling …

Cool and green roofs. An energy and comfort comparison between passive cooling and mitigation urban heat island techniques for residential buildings in the …

M Zinzi, S Agnoli - Energy and buildings, 2012 - Elsevier
The increase of peak and energy demand during the cooling season is becoming a crucial
issue, as well as the intensification of the urban heat island effect. This trend is observed at …