A review of the application of radiative sky cooling in buildings: Challenges and optimization

Y Wu, H Zhao, H Sun, M Duan, B Lin, S Wu - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Radiative sky cooling (RSC), acting as a passive cooling method, reduces the heat gain by
dissipating the excessive heat via reflective and radiative approaches. The heat sink of RSC …

[HTML][HTML] Worldwide potential of emissive materials based radiative cooling technologies to mitigate urban overheating

L Carlosena, Á Ruiz-Pardo, EÁ Rodríguez-Jara… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling has gained significant attention in recent years for its passive heat
evacuation capabilities. Numerous materials have been developed, but comparing their …

[HTML][HTML] An Up-to-Date Review of Passive Building Envelope Technologies for Sustainable Design

A Kitsopoulou, E Bellos, C Tzivanidis - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
A primary driving force of today's urban environment is the development or enhancement of
building stock with a focus on minimizing its environmental footprint, eliminating its …

On the potential of cool materials in the urban heat island context: Scalability challenges and technological setbacks towards building decarbonization

S Morales-Inzunza, ME González-Trevizo… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The challenging urban expansion represents a pressing need to implement climate
mitigation strategies for the urban heat island (UHI) effects and significant threats to the …

Cool roof strategies for urban thermal resilience to extreme heatwaves in tropical cities

S Khorat, D Das, R Khatun, SM Aziz, P Anand… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Extreme heatwaves in tropical cities represent a significant short-term weather challenge,
directly impacting urban heat, exacerbating human discomfort, and increasing energy …

Optically modulated passive broadband daytime radiative cooling materials can cool cities in summer and heat cities in winter

A Khan, L Carlosena, J Feng, S Khorat, R Khatun… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Broadband passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) materials exhibit sub-ambient surface
temperatures and contribute highly to mitigating extreme urban heat during the warm period …

Quantifying the energy impact of heat mitigation technologies at the urban scale

S Haddad, W Zhang, R Paolini, K Gao, M Altheeb… - Nature Cities, 2024 - nature.com
Advanced urban heat mitigation technologies that involve the use of super-cool materials
combined with properly designed green infrastructure lower urban ambient and land surface …

Exploring the meteorological impacts of surface and rooftop heat mitigation strategies over a tropical city

A Khan, S Khorat, QV Doan, R Khatun… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Different heat mitigation technologies have been developed to improve the thermal
environment in cities. However, the regional impacts of such technologies, especially in the …

[HTML][HTML] Coloured radiative cooling materials in the built environment parallel the cooling benefits of white conventional surfaces and balanced winter performance

HS Khan, OML Julia, R Paolini, JEA Webb… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
Urban surfaces absorb heat, raising ambient temperature and contributing to urban
overheating, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental pollution, energy hikes, and heat …

Building energy saving of a rotatable radiative cooling-photovoltaic system by alternate utilization of solar energy and radiative cooling

H Tang, J Wu, W Chen, C Li - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) and Building-integrated radiative cooling (BIRC) are
recognized as efficient renewable utilization technologies that can promote building energy …