A review on the development of cool pavements to mitigate urban heat island effect

Y Qin - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Conventional impervious pavements have dark surface and large thermal inertia. During
summertime they tend to absorb and store solar radiation but negate the evaporative …

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 …

A subambient open roof surface under the Mid‐Summer sun

AR Gentle, GB Smith - Advanced Science, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
DOI: 10.1002/advs. 201500119 and cities,[7–9] and helps eliminate peak power demand
problems from operation of many air conditioners. Added feedback benefits from cool roofs …

Zero energy buildings and sustainable development implications–A review

DHW Li, L Yang, JC Lam - Energy, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Buildings account for a significant proportion of the total energy and carbon emissions
worldwide, and play an important role in formulating sustainable development strategies …

State of the art on the development of cool coatings for buildings and cities

AL Pisello - Solar Energy, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Urban systems, from their early origins, were acknowledged to be responsible for both
benefits and penalties due to anthropogenic actions affecting human wellbeing. In this view …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of reflective materials on urban canyon albedo, outdoor and indoor microclimates

A Salvati, M Kolokotroni, A Kotopouleas… - Building and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The urban canyon albedo (UCA) quantifies the ability of street canyons to reflect solar
radiation back to the sky. The UCA is controlled by the solar reflectance of road and façades …

Reducing cooling demands in a hot dry climate: A simulation study for non-insulated passive cool roof thermal performance in residential buildings

M Dabaieh, O Wanas, MA Hegazy, E Johansson - Energy and Buildings, 2015‏ - Elsevier
In hot dry climates, it is estimated that almost half the urban peak load of energy
consumption is used to satisfy air-conditioning cooling demands in summer time. Since the …

A review on sustainable construction management strategies for monitoring, diagnosing, and retrofitting the building's dynamic energy performance: Focused on the …

T Hong, C Koo, J Kim, M Lee, K Jeong - Applied Energy, 2015‏ - Elsevier
According to a press release, the building sector accounts for about 40% of the global
primary energy consumption. Energy savings can be achieved in the building sector by …

Simulating the effects of cool roof and PCM (phase change materials) based roof to mitigate UHI (urban heat island) in prominent US cities

KK Roman, T O'Brien, JB Alvey, OJ Woo - Energy, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Abstract UHI (Urban Heat Island) has become a serious concern within major cities due to
the increased threat of climate change over time. As UHI intensifies, the energy consumed in …

Comprehensive evaluation of thermal and energy performance of radiative roof cooling in buildings

J Chen, L Lu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021‏ - Elsevier
This paper newly established a radiative roof cooling performance model to conduct
thorough parametric studies on pivotal factors governing achievable equilibrium …