LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN HEAT ISLAND MITIGATION TECHNIQUES – THE STATE OF THE ART

Improving the Microclimate in a Dense Urban Area Using Experimental and Theoretical Techniques - The Case of Marousi, Athens

(2016) M. Santamouris et al.   International Journal of Ventilation

Retroreflective façades for urban heat island mitigation: Experimental investigation and energy evaluations

(2015) Federico Rossi et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Comparison and analysis on heat reflective coating for asphalt pavement based on cooling effect and anti-skid performance

(2015) Mulian Zheng et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

On the impact of urban heat island and global warming on the power demand and electricity consumption of buildings—A review

(2015) M. Santamouris et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Regulating the damaged thermostat of the cities—Status, impacts and mitigation challenges

(2015) M. Santamouris   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Review of the indoor environmental quality and energy consumption studies for low income households in Europe

(2015) D. Kolokotsa et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Analyzing the heat island magnitude and characteristics in one hundred Asian and Australian cities and regions

(2015) M. Santamouris   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Local urban warming, possible impacts and a resilience plan to climate change for the historical center of Athens, Greece

(2015) Matheos Santamouris et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

The methods for creating building energy efficient cool black coatings

(2014) Jie Qin et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

On the energy impact of urban heat island and global warming on buildings

(2014) M. Santamouris   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

On the thermal characteristics and the mitigation potential of a medium size urban park in Athens, Greece

(2014) Fotini Skoulika et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Soiling of building envelope surfaces and its effect on solar reflectance – Part II: Development of an accelerated aging method for roofing materials

(2014) Mohamad Sleiman et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Modeling and labeling heterogeneous directional reflective roofing materials

(2014) Hashem Akbari et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Analysis of retro-reflective surfaces for urban heat island mitigation: A new analytical model

(2013) Federico Rossi et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Design of ceramic tiles with high solar reflectance through the development of a functional engobe

(2013) Chiara Ferrari et al.   CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL

Freezing the poor—Indoor environmental quality in low and very low income households during the winter period in Athens

(2013) M. Santamouris et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

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

(2013) Anna Laura Pisello et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

On the cooling potential of cool roofs in cold climates: Use of cool fluorocarbon coatings to enhance the optical properties and the energy performance of industrial buildings

(2013) Elena Mastrapostoli et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Using cool pavements as a mitigation strategy to fight urban heat island—A review of the actual developments

(2013) M. Santamouris   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Green and cool roofs’ urban heat island mitigation potential in European climates for office buildings under free floating conditions

(2013) D. Kolokotsa et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Improving the performance of thermochromic coatings with the use of UV and optical filters tested under accelerated aging conditions

(2013) T. Karlessi et al.   International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

On the thermal performance of low income housing during heat waves

(2012) A. Sakka et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Experimental and numerical assessment of the impact of increased roof reflectance on a school building in Athens

(2012) A. Synnefa et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Global cooling updates: Reflective roofs and pavements

(2012) Hashem Akbari et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

The long-term effect of increasing the albedo of urban areas

(2012) Hashem Akbari et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Managing climate change in cities: Will climate action plans work?

(2012) Brian Stone et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Relationships between the properties of an urban street canyon and its radiant environment: Introduction of appropriate urban heat island mitigation technologies

(2012) Hideki Takebayashi et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Cooling the cities – A review of reflective and green roof mitigation technologies to fight heat island and improve comfort in urban environments

(2012) M. Santamouris   SOLAR ENERGY

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

(2011) A. Mavrogianni et al.   Building Services Engineering Research & Technology

Cool and green roofs. An energy and comfort comparison between passive cooling and mitigation urban heat island techniques for residential buildings in the Mediterranean region

(2011) M. Zinzi et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Using advanced cool materials in the urban built environment to mitigate heat islands and improve thermal comfort conditions

(2011) M. Santamouris et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Soiling of building envelope surfaces and its effect on solar reflectance—Part I: Analysis of roofing product databases

(2011) Mohamad Sleiman et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Experimental testing of cool colored thin layer asphalt and estimation of its potential to improve the urban microclimate

(2010) Afroditi Synnefa et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Evaluating thermal comfort conditions and health responses during an extremely hot summer in Athens

(2010) K. Pantavou et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Development and testing of PCM doped cool colored coatings to mitigate urban heat island and cool buildings

(2010) T. Karlessi et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Seasonal effects of urban street shading on long-term outdoor thermal comfort

(2010) Ruey-Lung Hwang et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Urban Form and Extreme Heat Events: Are Sprawling Cities More Vulnerable to Climate Change Than Compact Cities?

(2010) Brian Stone et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

The influence of trees and grass on outdoor thermal comfort in a hot-arid environment

(2010) Limor Shashua-Bar et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY

Green Roof Mitigation Potential for a Proxy Future Climate Scenario in Chicago, Illinois

(2010) Kathryn R. Smith et al.   Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Urban greening to cool towns and cities: A systematic review of the empirical evidence

(2010) Diana E. Bowler et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

A validated methodology for the prediction of heating and cooling energy demand for buildings within the Urban Heat Island: Case-study of London

(2010) Maria Kolokotroni et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Bioclimatic design of open public spaces in the historic centre of Tirana, Albania

(2010) N. Fintikakis et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

Short-term effects of extreme hot summer temperatures on total daily mortality in Barcelona, Spain

(2009) Aurelio Tobías et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY

Impact of heat on mortality in 15 European cities: attributable deaths under different weather scenarios

(2009) M. Baccini et al.   JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Effect of tree shades in urban planning in hot-arid climatic regions

(2009) V.M. Gómez-Muñoz et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Passive cooling of the built environment - use of innovative reflective materials to fight heat islands and decrease cooling needs

(2009) M. Santamouris et al.   International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

Meso-urban meteorological and photochemical modeling of heat island mitigation

(2008) Haider Taha   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Monitoring the effect of urban green areas on the heat island in Athens

(2008) I. Zoulia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

On the impact of temperature on tropospheric ozone concentration levels in urban environments

(2008) E. Stathopoulou et al.   Journal of Earth System Science

Development and testing of thermochromic coatings for buildings and urban structures

(2008) T. Karlessi et al.   SOLAR ENERGY