Cooling the cities – A review of reflective and green roof mitigation technologies to fight heat island and improve comfort in urban environments
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- review
- Published
- 2014-05-01
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- 1,776
- References
- 187
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Keywords
Urban heat island, Environmental science, Albedo (alchemy), Roof, Meteorology
References
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- Implementation of solar-reflective surfaces: Materials and utility programs
- Inclusion of cool roofs in nonresidential Title 24 prescriptive requirements - eScholarship
- Cool Colored Roofs to Save Energy and Improve Air Quality
- Radiative forcing and temperature response to changes in urban albedos and associated CO2 offsets
- A soil-adjusted vegetation index (SAVI)
- Weather effect on thermal and energy performance of an extensive tropical green roof
- A preliminary study on the local cool-island intensity of Taipei city parks
- Study of thermal performance of extensive rooftop greenery systems in the tropical climate
- An Urban Parameterization for a Global Climate Model. Part I: Formulation and Evaluation for Two Cities
- Performance analysis of a planted roof as a passive cooling technique in hot-humid tropics
- Chemical and microbial effects of atmospheric particles on the performance of steep-slope roofing materials
- Study on outdoor thermal environment of apartment block in Shenzhen, China with coupled simulation of convection, radiation and conduction
- Global cooling updates: Reflective roofs and pavements
- Cool roofs impact on building thermal response: A French case study
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- The impact of cool roof applications on energy performance: results from Australian subtropical and tropical field studies
- The impact of cool roofs in different climatic regions: A quantitative empirical analysis
- Energy savings in buildings or UHI mitigation? Comparison between green roofs and cool roofs
- Experimental and numerical analysis of the energy performance of a large scale intensive green roof system installed on an office building in Athens
- A carbon footprint and energy consumption assessment methodology for UHI-affected lighting systems in built areas
- Experimental in-lab and in-field analysis of waterproof membranes for cool roof application and urban heat island mitigation
- Radiation properties of coil-coated steel in building envelope surfaces and the influence on building thermal performance
- Design of a cool color glaze for solar reflective tile application
- Unintended Consequences: A Research Synthesis Examining the Use of Reflective Pavements to Mitigate the Urban Heat Island Effect
- Design opportunities for flash flood reduction by improving the quality of the living environment: A Hoboken City case study of environmental driven urban water management
- Urban tree design approaches for mitigating daytime urban heat island effects in a high-density urban environment
- Przegrody zielone - wpływ na ochronę cieplną budynku i jego otoczenie Cz. 1. Analiza rozwiązań
- Comparing the effects of urban heat island mitigation strategies for Toronto, Canada
- Evaluation of the health-risk reduction potential of countermeasures to urban heat islands
- Dynamic analysis of the heat released by tertiary buildings and the effects of urban heat island mitigation strategies
- Comparison of Green Roof Model Predictions with Experimental Data
- Recent challenges in modeling of urban heat island
- Urban heat islands and sensitive building design – A study in some French cities’ context
- Cool Cities: Counteracting Potential Climate Change and its Health Impacts
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