Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
C. Vassiliades, A. Savvides, A. Buonomano
Summary: This study investigates the impact of integrating active solar energy systems on existing building facades on the thermal comfort in public spaces in the coastal cities of Naples, Italy and Thessaloniki, Greece. The aim is to identify the most viable combination of urban practice and building integration strategy.
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Environmental Sciences
Qing Han, Chao Yin, Yunyuan Deng, Peilin Liu
Summary: In this study, a new deep learning (DL) classification framework is proposed to address the overfitting problem in the classification of architectural styles for Chinese traditional settlements (CTSs). The framework combines transfer learning and AutoAugment techniques and is evaluated using a newly established dataset. Class activation map (CAM) visualization technique is utilized to explain the working principles of the CNN classifiers.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
C. Vassiliades, R. Agathokleous, G. Barone, C. Forzano, G. F. Giuzio, A. Palombo, A. Buonomano, S. Kalogirou
Summary: This article provides a comprehensive review and analysis of the geometrical and architectural characteristics of solar building integration. Researchers generally prefer single facade solutions over double facade systems due to the cavity provided for air ducts in the latter. The work offers an overview of the state-of-the-art systems and geometrical solutions in the field of Building Integrated Solar Systems (BISS).
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Els Van der Roest, Joris G. W. F. Voeten, Dirk Gijsbert Cirkel
Summary: The demand for multifunctional and energy-efficient use of rooftops is increasing in dense urban environments to enhance climate resilience, water sensitivity, nature inclusiveness, and energy efficiency. This study focused on a blue-green capillary irrigated solar roof with grey water suppletion and a wetroof for grey water purification. The analysis of two full-scale commercial PV systems on different types of roofs showed that the solar panel on the blue-green roof is expected to generate 4.4% more energy compared to the panel on the bitumen roof under similar irradiation. However, the temperature difference in the panels is only significant when the surface temperature of the roofs varies by at least 4.64 degrees Celsius.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jesus Polo, Nuria Martin-Chivelet, Miguel Alonso-Abella, Carmen Alonso-Garcia
Summary: This study presents a methodology for modeling PV generation on building facades using satellite data and LIDAR information. The PV output modeled for west and south arrays showed good agreement with experimental data, while the east facade case faced challenges due to shading influence from nearby deciduous trees.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ivan Hernandez-Perez
Summary: This study simulated the thermal behavior of concrete slab roofs with traditional and solar reflective coatings, showing that white roofs can significantly reduce heat absorption, validated by experimental data. In non-insulated cases, white roofs had lower exterior surface temperatures compared to gray roofs, reducing heat gain. White roofs with insulation showed even more significant reductions in temperature, resulting in much lower heat gains.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Mohammed Ayoub
Summary: This study predicts the radiation and cooling energy consumption of buildings with vaulted-roof forms using multiple models, and compares the accuracy between single models and ensemble models. The results show that the ensemble model has better accuracy.
Article
Energy & Fuels
I. Custodio, T. Quevedo, A. P. Melo, R. Ruther
Summary: The integration of photovoltaic systems in building construction is a multifunctional approach that can significantly impact energy consumption. This study evaluates the quality of PV integration in terms of construction, functionality, and aesthetics, considering performance criteria set by different stakeholders. The findings emphasize the importance of assessing PV architectural integration quality and highlight the need for a detailed analysis to identify more advantageous situations.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Hatem Alrawashdeh, Ted Stathopoulos
Summary: This paper presents the results of a wind tunnel study on the effects of underneath array clearance on wind loading of roof-mounted solar panels. The study highlights the dependence of panel wind-induced pressures on wind direction and panel location within the array.
JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Abraham Noah Wu, Filip Biljecki
Summary: Roofpedia project introduces a derivative index based on satellite imagery and data registry to assess the extent of sustainable roofscapes in cities, assisting researchers, local governments, and the public in understanding patterns of sustainable rooftop utilization, tracking current rooftop usage, evaluating the effectiveness of existing incentives, verifying subsidy usage and climate promises fulfillment, estimating carbon offset capacities, and ultimately supporting better policies and strategies to increase adoption of sustainable instruments for urban development.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jinliu Chen, Haoqi Wang, Zhuo Yang, Pengcheng Li, Geng Ma, Xiaoxin Zhao
Summary: Sustainable urban forms (SUF) guide spatial creation and revitalize traditional settlements. Quantitative spatial analysis technology enhances the evaluation of spatial vitality in urban design. This research proposes a design based on SUF theory to raise local spatial vitality in Anren Ancient Town and introduces a vitality evaluation system based on the urban form index (UFI). The results demonstrate that design proposals based on SUF principles can effectively improve the vitality of traditional settlements.
Article
Architecture
Francesco Rossini
Summary: This study focuses on the preliminary outcomes of an upgrading strategy for the informal community of BaSECo in Manila, highlighting the use of 'action research' as a strategic tool for experimenting with alternative strategies in the revitalization of informal settlements. The importance of integrating on-site academic activities to blend architectural education and research, while raising awareness of socially responsible application of architecture and urban design, is also emphasized.
URBAN DESIGN INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Anil Suvari, Serife Ebru Okuyucu, Gamze Coban
Summary: Color is an important design element in architecture, expressing the unique visual and psychological identity of a settlement, but modern urban settlements have shifted away from natural and cultural elements due to advancing construction techniques. However, vernacular architecture has managed to preserve its color identity. By studying the prevalent colors in settlements, it is possible to use this information as a reference for future designs.
COLOR RESEARCH AND APPLICATION
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Eyad Almaita, Emad Abdelsalam, Hamza Al Nawafah, Saleh AlShkoor, Fares Almomani
Summary: This work evaluates the impact of integrating a hybrid solar chimney power plant into a medium voltage distribution grid in Jordan. The results show improvements in performance parameters such as reduced voltage deviation, losses, and power factor.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Architecture
Maria Philokyprou, Aimilios Michael
Summary: Vernacular dwellings have sustainable identities through meeting human needs with simple means, using traditional local materials, and incorporating environmental design principles. Research suggests the need to enhance these sustainable design principles to meet contemporary requirements and construction standards.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
(2021)
Retraction
Engineering, Civil
E. Triantis, J. Tzouvadakis, F. Bougiatioti, D. Diamantidou, G. Chryssicopoulos
JOURNAL OF URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
(2016)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
A. Michael, S. Gregoriou, S. A. Kalogirou
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Andreas Savvides, Constantinos Vassiliades, Aimilios Michael, Soteris Kalogirou
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Eirini Kyritsi, Aimilios Michael
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Flora Bougiatioti, Aineias Oikonomou
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Thermodynamics
A. Kyriakidis, A. Michael, R. Illampas, D. C. Charmpis, I. Ioannou
Article
Architecture
Maria Philokyprou, Aimilios Michael
Summary: Vernacular dwellings have sustainable identities through meeting human needs with simple means, using traditional local materials, and incorporating environmental design principles. Research suggests the need to enhance these sustainable design principles to meet contemporary requirements and construction standards.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Eleni Alexandrou, Flora Bougiatioti, Miltiadis Katsaros, Athanasios Kotsenos, Elias Zacharopoulos
Summary: This article presents a undergraduate architectural technology course that aims to educate students on assessing thermal characteristics and bioclimatic performance of existing buildings, proposing low-cost interventions, and quantitatively evaluating their impact. Strategies include thermal insulation, shading, and natural ventilation, with assessments on their effects on thermal performance. Results include evaluation of course setup, evolution over five years, teaching outcomes, and future progress.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Flora Bougiatioti, Eleni Alexandrou, Miltiadis Katsaros
Summary: This article focuses on improving the thermal performance of residential buildings in Greece through simple interventions in the building envelope. The effects of these strategies are analyzed using building energy analysis, and it is found that increasing thermal mass is the most decisive parameter for thermal behavior throughout the year.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUILDING PATHOLOGY AND ADAPTATION
(2023)
Proceedings Paper
Architecture
Eleni Alexandrou, Flora Bougiatioti, Miltos Katsaros
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION (SBE19)
(2020)
Proceedings Paper
Architecture
Flora Bougiatioti, Aineias Oikonomou
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION (SBE19)
(2020)
Proceedings Paper
Construction & Building Technology
F. Bougiatioti, A. Oikonomou
SUSTAINABLE SYNERGIES FROM BUILDINGS TO THE URBAN SCALE
(2017)
Proceedings Paper
Construction & Building Technology
F. Bougiatioti, A. Oikonomou
SUSTAINABLE SYNERGIES FROM BUILDINGS TO THE URBAN SCALE
(2017)
Article
Development Studies
Andreas Savvides, Aimilios Michael, Eleni Malaktou, Maria Philokyprou
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2016)
Article
Architecture
Stavroula Thravalou, Maria Philokyprou, Aimilios Michael
JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION
(2018)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Genovese, F. Piraino, P. Fragiacomo
Summary: This research proposes the concept of a hydrogen valley in southern Italy, where hydrogen is produced centrally and delivered via fuel cell hybrid trains to refueling stations, providing transportation services. The analysis from both technical and economic perspectives shows that the cost of hydrogen and energy efficiency reached competitive levels, and hydrogen rail transport offers significant benefits in terms of emissions reduction and economic gains compared to conventional diesel trains and fully electric trains.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Miaomiao Liu, Payam Nejat, Pinlu Cao, Carlos Jimenez-Bescos, John Kaiser Calautit
Summary: This article provides a critical review of the performance of windcatchers, pointing out the current research gaps and issues, and proposing directions for further investigation and market prospects.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Solomon Boadu, Ebenezer Otoo
Summary: Despite Africa's vast energy resources, including wind energy, the continent faces challenges in developing its wind energy industry. Northern African countries and South Africa currently dominate the wind energy sector in Africa. To uplift Africa's socio-economic status, strong political will, supportive policies, and institutional frameworks are needed to drive the development of wind energy and overcome existing challenges.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
E. K. Grubbs, S. M. Gruss, V. Z. Schull, M. J. Gosney, M. V. Mickelbart, S. Brouder, M. W. Gitau, P. Bermel, M. R. Tuinstra, R. Agrawal
Summary: As the global population grows, the demand for food, energy, and water will increase significantly. However, limited land availability and competition for solar resources pose challenges to resource generation technologies. In the United States, both agriculture and solar energy production have adopted densification schemes to improve yields and energy output per unit of land. This research proposes an Agrivoltaic food and energy coproduction architecture that optimizes power generation while maintaining crop productivity by implementing ideal anti-tracking during critical growth periods. This technology offers a viable pathway for widespread solar implementation throughout the contiguous United States.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Han Shao, Rui Henriques, Hugo Morais, Elisabetta Tedeschi
Summary: The integration of offshore wind energy into the electric grid provides opportunities in terms of environmental sustainability and cost efficiency, but poses challenges to power quality. This survey offers a deeper understanding of disturbance detection and classification tools, exploring root causes, disturbance locations, and algorithmic solutions. It highlights synchronized waveform measurement and discusses evaluation metrics for detection and classification algorithms. Additionally, a novel system-wide monitoring framework is proposed.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eleni Davidson, Yair Schwartz, Joe Williams, Dejan Mumovic
Summary: A continued upward trend in global greenhouse gas emissions poses risks to global infrastructure and built assets. Maintaining high indoor environmental quality standards is a challenge for higher education institutions under future climates. Passive cooling mechanisms may be insufficient to tolerate predicted temperature increases. Different building typologies have varying energy demand projections.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kexin Pang, Jian Zhou, Stamatis Tsianikas, David W. Coit, Yizhong Ma
Summary: This study proposes a new framework for long-term microgrid expansion planning, using deep reinforcement learning method to consider various uncertainties and constraints. The framework aims to enhance the effectiveness of microgrid expansion planning from the perspectives of economy, resilience, and greenhouse gas emission reduction.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jun Zhao, Kangyin Dong, Xiucheng Dong
Summary: The continuous growth of global electricity penetration has provided modern energy for alleviating energy poverty, but its impact on carbon neutrality has been overlooked. The research reveals that clean electricity from traditional fossil energy and renewable energy has a positive influence on the greenhouse effect. Eradicating energy poverty can effectively alleviate the greenhouse effect, especially in non-Belt and Road Initiative (B&RI) nations.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hossein Shahbeik, Hamed Kazemi Shariat Panahi, Mona Dehhaghi, Gilles J. Guillemin, Alireza Fallahi, Homa Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, Hamid Amiri, Mohammad Rehan, Deepak Raikwar, Hannes Latine, Bruno Pandalone, Benyamin Khoshnevisan, Christian Sonne, Luigi Vaccaro, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Su Shiung Lam, Junting Pan, Rafael Luque, Bert Sels, Wanxi Peng, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo
Summary: This review explores the production of biocrude oil from biomass feedstocks through the process of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). It discusses the impact of process parameters on the quality, quantity, cost, and environmental impacts of biofuels. The review also highlights the challenges and prospects for the future development of biocrude oil.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Meysam Majidi Nezhad, Mehdi Neshat, Georgios Sylaios, Davide Astiaso Garcia
Summary: Digital twins promise innovation for the marine renewable energy sector by using modern technological advances and the existing maritime knowledge frameworks. This research presents critical aspects of digital twin implementation challenges in marine energy digitalization approaches that use and combine data systems.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yeganeh Sharifian, Hamdi Abdi
Summary: This paper discusses the background and objectives of the multi-area economic dispatch problem, as well as various techniques and methods applied in this field. It also covers comprehensive formulations of the problem and important issues in the field of probabilistic MAED, along with some related concepts and suggestions.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
J. G. B. Churchill, V. B. Borugadda, A. K. Dalai
Summary: The increasing global energy demand and the need to reduce fossil fuel reliance have created a demand for renewable and sustainable fuel sources. This review explores the potential of tall oil, a by-product of the pulping industry, as a feedstock for biofuels. The review provides an overview of tall oil production, purification, and treatment, and investigates recent trends and barriers towards tall oil-derived biofuels.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
David C. Broadstock, Xiangnan Wang
Summary: This study provides a general review of research on district cooling, identifying key topics and themes and highlighting potential research priorities for future studies.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
L. Scharnhorst, D. Sloot, N. Lehmann, A. Ardone, W. Fichtner
Summary: This study investigates and analyzes the barriers to demand response in industrial and commercial sectors, highlighting their significance. Concerns about diminished product quality, disruptions to production processes, human resource management, and revenue uncertainty are identified as the most frequently cited barriers. Overcoming these barriers requires bridging knowledge gaps, allocating sufficient resources, and adapting external incentives and policies.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tong Feng, Yuechi Sun, Yating Shi, Jie Ma, Chunmei Feng, Zhenni Chen
Summary: Air pollution is a significant global challenge, and policymakers have implemented policies to reduce it. Evaluating the effectiveness of these policies is critical, and our study reveals trends and gaps in air pollution policy research. We found that research has shifted from focusing solely on air pollutants to including methodologies, policies, and health implications. China has emerged as a major contributor in this field of research.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)