With the continuous advancement of urbanization, the impact of inter-building effect on
urban energy use has been concerned. This paper makes a comprehensive review of the …

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 …

Outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) directly affects human behavior and building operations. It is
also a key factor in the achievement of smart living. When modeling OTC, existing studies …

Abstract Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs) promise a future where natural, human and
technical elements help solving many of the issues plaguing cities. Pollution reduction …

Energy-efficient urban design is an important prerequisite to sustainable urban development
and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. This study proposes an automatic framework to …

It is generally recognized that both urbanization and climate change contribute to the
emergence of urban heat islands (UHI). Urban areas frequently encounter summertime local …

This study incorporates solar radiation model and NO xO 3 photochemistry into
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations with the standard k-ε model to quantify the …

Despite inter-building longwave radiative exchanges playing an important role in
determining building energy and environmental performance, simulation tools (eg …

The study presents a methodological framework for simulating, analyzing and classifying the
seasonal solar exposure and irradiation uniformity of symmetrical urban canyons in three …

The urban heat island (UHI) effect is one of the largest climate-related issues concerning our
cities due to the localized temperature increase in highly urbanized areas. This paper aims …