Several factors impact the energy use of university campus buildings. This study aims to benchmark the energy use in universities with Mediterranean climates. The University of Almeria campus was used as a case study, and ...

Several factors impact the energy use of university campus buildings. This study aims to benchmark the energy use in universities with Mediterranean climates. The University of Almeria campus was used as a case study, and ...

Climate change will have great impacts on building´ energy consumption and design of future buildings should consider this situation. The aims of this research are to evaluate the impact of climate change on the energy ...

Extreme heat events result in higher indoor temperatures in buildings, increased energy consumption, and more frequent health problems, mainly between the children, the elderly over 65, and vulnerable low-income people. ...

This chapter explores the implementation of cool roofs in the Metropolitan Area of Mendoza (Argentina). The objective is to evaluate their potential as a mitigating strategy for urban heat stress and energy savings in homes ...

This paper presents a disjunctive mathematical model for the optimal design of air cooled heat exchangers. The model involves seven discrete decisions which are related to the selection of the type of the finned tube, ...

This research focuses the evaporative cooling by water aspersion on wavy cement fiber tiles in the city of São Carlos, SP, seeking to use it to reduce the buildings heat gains. A theoretical model was developed, based on ...

Heating and cooling is accounted for about half of the global energy use where domestic heating is the main part of this energy consumption. Due to the importance of heating in the global energy crisis, district heating ...

Cities occupy 3% of the surface of the planet, but account for 60-80% of energy consumption and 75% of carbon emissions. Likewise, buildings consume 35% of the energy and emit 38% of global greenhouse gases. Cities can ...