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Passive cooling dissipation techniques for buildings and other structures: The state of the art
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In this article, the authors present a review of state-of-the-art passive cooling dissipation techniques in the built environment and their contribution in the improvement of indoor environmental quality as well as in the reduction of cooling needs.About:
This article is published in Energy and Buildings.The article was published on 2013-02-01. It has received 371 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Passive cooling & Active cooling.read more
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Building energy-consumption status worldwide and the state-of-the-art technologies for zero-energy buildings during the past decade
TL;DR: In this paper, a brief overview of building energy-consumption situations, relevant energy-saving approaches, and the influence of global climate change is presented, along with some suggestions for further developing ZEBs.
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Cooling the buildings – past, present and future
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present and discuss the details of the framework which defines the present and future cooling energy consumption of the building sector, while existing estimates and predictions regarding the future cooling consumption of individual buildings as well as of the total building sector are documented, evaluated and analyzed.
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Innovating to zero the building sector in Europe: Minimising the energy consumption, eradication of the energy poverty and mitigating the local climate change
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss issues related to the three major problems of the built environment in Europe and in particular, the energy consumption of buildings, energy poverty and the local climate change.
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The effect of building envelope on the thermal comfort and energy saving for high-rise buildings in hot–humid climate
Seyedehzahra Mirrahimi,Mohd. Farid Mohamed,Lim Chin Haw,Nik Lukman Nik Ibrahim,Wardah Fatimah Mohammad Yusoff,Ardalan Aflaki +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of building envelopes on energy consumption and thermal performance of high-rise buildings in the Malaysian tropical climate was investigated. But, the results of the other studies that establish to the selecting of proper parameters of building envelope to the highrise residential.
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On the impact of urban overheating and extreme climatic conditions on housing, energy, comfort and environmental quality of vulnerable population in Europe
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the actual housing status of low income population in Europe and discuss issues related to the impact of urban overheating and extreme weather phenomena on the specific energy consumption, indoor environmental conditions and health.
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On the impact of urban climate on the energy consumption of buildings
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the impact of urban climate on the energy consumption of buildings and find that for the city of Athens, where the mean heat island intensity exceeds 10°C, the cooling load of urban buildings may be doubled, the peak electricity load for cooling purposes may be tripled especially for higher set point temperatures, while the minimum COP value of air conditioners may be decreased up to 25% because of the higher ambient temperatures.
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Using advanced cool materials in the urban built environment to mitigate heat islands and improve thermal comfort conditions
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the actual state of the art on the development and the assessment of cool materials (i.e., materials with high solar reflectance and infrared emittance) for buildings and urban structures.