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Using solar availability factors to adjust cool-wall energy savings for shading and reflection by neighboring buildings

(2019) Ronnen Levinson   SOLAR ENERGY

Potential benefits of cool walls on residential and commercial buildings across California and the United States: conserving energy, saving money, and reducing emission of greenhouse gases and air pollutants

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(2019) Agnese Salvati et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Optimization of cool roof and night ventilation in office buildings: A case study in Xiamen, China

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Cool Roofs: High Tech Low Cost solution for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in low rise low income houses in high solar radiation countries

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Experimental Analysis of the Effect of Geometry and Façade Materials on Urban District’s Equivalent Albedo

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(2016) Hashem Akbari et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

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(2016) Michele Zinzi   SOLAR ENERGY

The use of reflective materials as a strategy for urban cooling in an arid “OASIS” city

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(2015) Xinyan Yang et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

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(2015) Yinghong Qin   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

How high albedo and traditional buildings’ materials and vegetation affect the quality of urban microclimate. A case study

(2015) Ferdinando Salata et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Derivation of an urban materials spectral library through emittance and reflectance spectroscopy

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The thermal effect of an innovative cool roof on residential buildings in Italy: Results from two years of continuous monitoring

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(2012) Sergio Boixo et al.   ENERGY

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(2012) M. Santamouris   SOLAR ENERGY

The comfort, energy and health implications of London’s urban heat island

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A Modification to the NOAH LSM to Simulate Heat Mitigation Strategies in the New York City Metropolitan Area

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