Urban microclimate and its impact on built environment–a review

S Yang, LL Wang, T Stathopoulos, AM Marey - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing urbanization and population growth have brought attention to urban
microclimates in recent years. The study on urban microclimate and its impact on the built …

LES over RANS in building simulation for outdoor and indoor applications: A foregone conclusion?

B Blocken - Building Simulation, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Large Eddy Simulation (LES) undeniably has the potential to provide more accurate
and more reliable results than simulations based on the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes …

The potential for agrivoltaics to enhance solar farm cooling

HJ Williams, K Hashad, H Wang, KM Zhang - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Human society is at a critical point where rapid adoption of renewable energy alternatives is
necessary to mitigate climate change effects while meeting global energy demands. At the …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the CFD analysis of urban microclimate

Y Toparlar, B Blocken, B Maiheu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Urban microclimate studies are gaining popularity due to rapid urbanization. Many studies
documented that urban microclimate can affect building energy performance, human …

[HTML][HTML] Urban building energy modeling–A review of a nascent field

CF Reinhart, CC Davila - Building and Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, detailed individual building energy models (BEM) on the one side
and regional and country-level building stock models on the other side have become …

Computational Fluid Dynamics for urban physics: Importance, scales, possibilities, limitations and ten tips and tricks towards accurate and reliable simulations

B Blocken - Building and Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Urban physics is the science and engineering of physical processes in urban areas. It
basically refers to the transfer of heat and mass in the outdoor and indoor urban …

A systematic review of the health co-benefits of urban climate change adaptation

A Sharifi, M Pathak, C Joshi, BJ He - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent and projected upward trends in the frequency and intensity of climate-induced
events in cities have enhanced the focus on adaptation. In addition to enhancing the …

[LIVRE][B] Building performance simulation for design and operation

R Lamberts, JLM Hensen - 2011 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Names: Hensen, Jan, editor.| Lamberts, Roberto, editor. Title: Building performance
simulation for design and operation/[edited by] Jan LM Hensen and Roberto Lamberts …

CFD simulation of outdoor ventilation of generic urban configurations with different urban densities and equal and unequal street widths

R Ramponi, B Blocken, LB de Coo… - Building and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Outdoor ventilation is very important for a healthy and livable urban environment. It is
strongly influenced by wind speed and direction, which in turn are affected by urban …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of morphological parameters on urban ventilation in compact cities: The case of the Tuscolano-Don Bosco district in Rome

O Palusci, P Monti, C Cecere, H Montazeri… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution and heat stress are major concerns associated with the liveability, resilience
and sustainability of cities. They directly affect health and comfort and are associated with …