Ceramics are considered one of the greatest and earliest most useful successes of
humankind. However, ceramics can be highly damaging to natural and social systems …

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 …

The globe is at a crossroads in terms of the urban heat island effect, with rising surface
temperatures due to urbanization and an expanding built environment. This cause-and …

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 …

Creating low-energy buildings in arid, hot desert climates like Kuwait poses significant
challenges. This research examines the potential of Bio-PCMs and cool roof coatings as …

Distributed energy system (DES) has successfully aroused increasing interests among
energy policy makers and system designers, as its potential of replacing conventional …

The extreme effects of urban heat island (UHI) on energy consumption, air quality, and
human health are significantly detrimental. Increasing the albedo of urban surfaces has …

Cool paint (CP) is effective to decrease cooling energy consumption, but it brings heating
penalty. Phase change material (PCM) can alleviate the heating penalty caused by CP. In …

Cool materials, with their high reflectivity, can significantly reduce the heat absorbed by
buildings in summer and thus reduce energy consumption. The amount of solar radiation …

Cairo experiences extremely high temperatures, which increase buildings' cooling energy
demand. Previous studies found that vegetation raises air temperature in low-density urban …