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Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. February 2025, 6(1): 014501.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1028
Published Online: October 9, 2024
...Andrea Giuseppe di Stefano; Matteo Ruta; Gabriele Masera; Simi Hoque As urbanization intensifies, cities are key contributors to energy consumption and carbon emissions, accounting for a significant portion of global energy use and CO 2 emissions. This paper introduces a systematic approach...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2024, 5(3): 031005.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1006
Published Online: August 30, 2024
...Baqer Ameer; Moncef Krarti This study investigates the mutual thermal interactions between buildings and the microclimate within urban area centers. Buildings are the primary energy consumers in cities, and one of the main causes of the urban heat island (UHI) formation. In this article, a flexible...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2024, 5(4): 041002.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1026
Published Online: August 22, 2024
... analysis autonomy potential building cities clean energy environment net-zero energy photovoltaics renewable sustainability thermal comfort Bundesamt für Energie 10.13039/501100005380 SWEET EDGE Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2023, 4(4): 041007.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1028
Published Online: January 8, 2024
... tours and more income for tour operators. However, there are steeper costs that come with such localized benefits of climate change; smaller glaciers also mean less water for drinking, less water for the crops, and less hydroelectricity for the population at-large. This paper outlines how cities...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2023, 4(4): 041006.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1023
Published Online: January 4, 2024
... loss on productivity, income, gross domestic product, and sustainable development goal progress because of heat stress and its causes and suggested recommendations to reduce its impact. There were several studies on heat exposure in cities and megacities, especially in India and Bangladesh. Azhar et...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2023, 4(4): 041005.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1022
Published Online: December 20, 2023
... of public space can play in urban planning and development strategies. Consequently, planners, committed to social justice, can use these processes as a roadmap for constructing a more inclusive, responsive, and equitable city. In rapidly growing cities like Piura, especially in developing...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2022, 3(3): 031001.
Paper No: JESBC-22-1001
Published Online: October 13, 2022
... are usually prohibitive to resolving complex on-road and near-road environments. It is estimated that 30–45% of people in large North American cities live within 300 to 500 m from a highway or a major road, and exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with a range of health effects...
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Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2021, 2(3): 031002.
Paper No: JESBC-21-1002
Published Online: July 14, 2021
... analysis is conducted to compare an efficient, resilient community in Phoenix to efficient, resilient communities in two other climate zones. The selected 72-hour outage for each location begins at the annual peak load of the respective community. The chosen cities have a residential building code...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2020, 1(4): 041006.
Paper No: JESBC-20-1023
Published Online: December 2, 2020
.... , 2014 , “ How Net Zero Energy Buildings and Cities Might Look Like? New Challenges for Passive Design and Renewables Design ,” Energy Procedia , 61 , pp. 1163 – 1166 . 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.1044 [6] Burns , J. E. , and Kang , J. -S. , 2012 , “ Comparative Economic Analysis...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2020, 1(4): 041004.
Paper No: JESBC-20-1024
Published Online: November 23, 2020
...Roya Rajabi; Jordan Thompson; Moncef Krarti In this paper, the results of a feasibility analysis are summarized to assess the energy, economic, and environmental benefits of electrification and renewable energy integration for an urban district of Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. First...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2020, 1(3): 031004.
Paper No: JESBC-20-1010
Published Online: September 3, 2020
...Daniel Comarazamy; Jorge E. González-Cruz; Yiannis Andreopoulos To determine potential changes in the frequency and intensity of future storm events due to climate change in New York City (NYC), a statistical downscaling technique is proposed. First, a historical benchmark was determined using...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2020, 1(3): 031001.
Paper No: JESBC-20-1004
Published Online: June 18, 2020
... Internet of things (IoT) ambient air measurement‌ urban heat island UHI cities smart cities Cities are experiencing a number of negative effects caused by increasing urbanization. For decades, the effects of pollution have been recognized and studied, and steps have been taken attempting...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. May 2020, 1(2): 021001.
Paper No: JESBC-19-1150
Published Online: March 12, 2020
... conditioning building cities clean energy energy environment photovoltaics The global climate is approaching a tipping point as the global temperature rises. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2018 report, extreme global consequences will likely arise after temperatures...