Highlights•Combined natural ventilation systems in single building were
reviewed.•Advantages of combined natural ventilation systems were summarized.•Existing …

The number of hot days is increasing in many parts of the world because of the heat island
phenomenon and global climate change. High air temperature greatly affects human …

Heat island phenomenon rises the temperature of cities, increases the energy demand for
cooling and deteriorates comfort conditions in the urban environment. To counterbalance …

Cities occupy 2% of the earth's surface but their inhabitants consume 75% of the world's
energy resources. Under certain conditions, the heat from solar radiation and different urban …

Passive cooling in the built environment is now reaching is phase of maturity. Passive
cooling is achieved by the use of techniques for solar and heat control, heat amortization …

Studies on urban heat island (UHI) have been more than a century after the phenomenon
was first discovered in the early 1800s. UHI emerges as the source of many urban …

The global trend towards urbanisation explains the growing interest in the study of the
modification of the urban climate due to the heat island effect and global warming, and its …

The link between urban density and building energy use is a complex balance between
climatic factors and the spatial, material and use patterns of urban spaces and the buildings …

The present study reports the development and comparative testing of thermochromic
coating to be used in buildings and urban structures. Experimental results from an extensive …

A comparative assessment of internal versus external thermal insulation systems for energy
efficient retrofitting of residential buildings is performed by means of detailed numerical …