Urban neighborhood characteristics influence on a building indoor environment

The urban heat island (UHI) is exacerbated during heat waves, which have been reported to be more frequent in recent years. Unwanted consequences of the UHI not only include an increase in mean/peak energy demand, but an escalation in the heat-related mortality and disease. Although UHI mitigation s...

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Main Authors: Mirzaei, Parham A., Olsthoorn, Dave, Torjan, Michael, Haghighat, Fariborz
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37132/