Regulations corroborate the importance of retrofitting existing building stocks or constructing
new energy-efficient districts. There is, thus, a need for modeling tools to evaluate energy …

Hydroclimatic extremes such as intense rainfall, floods, droughts, heatwaves, and wind or
storms have devastating effects each year. One of the key challenges for society is …

Dubai has experienced rapid economic growth and a remarkable urban reformation during
last two decades. In Dubai's old urban fabrics, however, the infrastructure and buildings are …

The current climate change is calling for a drastic reduction of energy demand as well as of
greenhouse gases. Besides this, cities also need to adapt to face the challenges related to …

The urban context is often simplified or neglected in Building Energy Models (BEMs) due to
the difficulties of taking accurately into account all the heat fluxes emanating from the …

Under a warming climate and urban heat island effects, cooling behaviours are increasingly
important for city dwellers. Cooling actions, especially air conditioning, receive increasing …

The expanding cities of the developing world present one of the major global challenges
related to energy, climate, and human wellbeing. Green infrastructures (GI) are often very …

Urban green spaces are vital parts of any city due to their capacity to provide a large number
of urban services to a wide range of stakeholders. However, since urban green spaces can …

Rapid growth of cities, concerns on global warming and depletion of fossil fuel resources
call for sustainable energy solutions for cities. Distributed energy systems such as energy …

Tree morphology and characteristics are quite different among different tree species, leading
to large differences in cooling performance across tree species, particularly across different …