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The building decarbonization in high density cities: Challenges and Solutions

Accepted Manuscript
Guoquan Lv, Zilong Zhao, Kang Zhao, Jian Ge
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Review Articles
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1030
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066503
Published Online: September 10, 2024
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Topics: Density, Building materials, Carbon, Carbon neutrality, Cities, Energy / power systems, Energy efficiency, Structures
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Impact of Building Design and Operating Strategies on Urban Heat Island Effects—Part I: Model Development and Validation

Baqer Ameer, Moncef Krarti
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2024, 5(3): 031004.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1005
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066053
Published Online: August 30, 2024
View Article titled, Impact of Building Design and Operating Strategies on Urban Heat Island Effects—Part I: Model Development and Validation
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Topics: Cities, Simulation, Structures, Temperature, Urban heat islands, Boundary layers, Heat
Journal Articles

Impact of Building Design and Operating Strategies on Urban Heat Island Effects Part II: Sensitivity Analysis

Baqer Ameer, Moncef Krarti
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2024, 5(3): 031005.
Paper No: JESBC-24-1006
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066200
Published Online: August 30, 2024
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Topics: Cities, Energy consumption, Structures, Temperature, Urban heat islands, Heat, HVAC equipment
Journal Articles

As Existing Cities Adapt to Climate Change, Can Dynamic Systems Analysis Be Useful in Building a Sustainable Future?

Amit B. Ghosh
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2023, 4(4): 041007.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1028
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064182
Published Online: January 8, 2024
View Article titled, As Existing Cities Adapt to Climate Change, Can Dynamic Systems Analysis Be Useful in Building a Sustainable Future?
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Topics: Climate, Climate change, Dynamic systems, Sustainability, Uncertainty analysis, Floods, Temperature, Cities, Roads
Journal Articles

Will Cities Survive? Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism for Future Cities

Massimo Palme, Claudio Carrasco
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Editorial
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2023, 4(4): 040201.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1045
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064140
Published Online: December 20, 2023
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Topics: Sustainability, Cities, Climate
Journal Articles

Exploration of Informal Space Production and Its Potential for Sustainable Urban Planning: A Case Study of Community Gardens in Piura, Peru

Stella Schroeder
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2023, 4(4): 041005.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1022
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064120
Published Online: December 20, 2023
View Article titled, Exploration of Informal Space Production and Its Potential for Sustainable Urban Planning: A Case Study of Community Gardens in Piura, Peru
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Topics: Cities, Space, Sustainability, Urban planning
Journal Articles

On the Electrification of Winter Season in Cold Climate Megacities—The Case of New York City

Harold Gamarro, Jorge E. González-Cruz
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. August 2023, 4(3): 031006.
Paper No: JESBC-23-1014
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4063377
Published Online: October 5, 2023
View Article titled, On the Electrification of Winter Season in Cold Climate Megacities—The Case of New York City
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Topics: Boilers, Cities, Climate, Electrification, Emissions, Energy consumption, Heat, Heat pumps, Heating, Megacities
Journal Articles

Evaluation and Validation of Microscale Atmospheric Modeling With Offline Weather Research and Forecasting Model to Parallelized Large-Eddy Simulation Model Forcing Conditions

Shuv Dey, Evan Mallen, Brian Stone, Jr., Yogendra Joshi
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. February 2023, 4(1): 011003.
Paper No: JESBC-22-1016
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062112
Published Online: April 3, 2023
View Article titled, Evaluation and Validation of Microscale Atmospheric Modeling With Offline Weather Research and Forecasting Model to Parallelized Large-Eddy Simulation Model Forcing Conditions
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Topics: Boundary-value problems, Cities, Flow (Dynamics), Heat, Large eddy simulation, Microscale devices, Modeling, Simulation, Temperature, Turbulence
Journal Articles

Advancing Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies in the Tropics

Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Editorial
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. May 2022, 3(2): 020201.
Paper No: JESBC-22-1012
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055138
Published Online: August 17, 2022
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Topics: Climate change, Structures, Cities, Energy / power systems
Journal Articles

Review of Urban Heat Island and Building Energy Modeling Approaches

B. Ameer, M. Krarti
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. February 2022, 3(1): 011003.
Paper No: JESBC-21-1030
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053677
Published Online: February 10, 2022
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Topics: Cities, Modeling, Structures, Temperature, Urban heat islands, Heat
Journal Articles

Mitigation Options to Reduce Peak Air Temperature and Air-Conditioning Demand in the Context of a Warming Climate for a Tropical Coastal City

Rabindra Pokhrel, Jorge E. González-Cruz
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. May 2021, 2(2): 021004.
Paper No: JESBC-20-1042
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051160
Published Online: May 26, 2021
View Article titled, Mitigation Options to Reduce Peak Air Temperature and Air-Conditioning Demand in the Context of a Warming Climate for a Tropical Coastal City
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Topics: Air conditioning, Cities, Climate, Cooling, Shorelines, Temperature, Simulation, Structures, Roofs, Boundary element methods
Journal Articles

A Framework for Optimal Placement of Rooftop Photovoltaic: Maximizing Solar Production and Operational Cost Savings in Residential Communities

Rawad El Kontar, Xin Jin
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2020, 1(4): 041006.
Paper No: JESBC-20-1023
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049135
Published Online: December 2, 2020
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Topics: Photovoltaic panels, Roofs, Solar energy, Workflow, Simulation, Structures, Optimization, Fortification, Cities
Journal Articles

Benefit Cost Analysis of Electrification of Urban Districts: Case Study of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Roya Rajabi, Jordan Thompson, Moncef Krarti
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. November 2020, 1(4): 041004.
Paper No: JESBC-20-1024
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049001
Published Online: November 23, 2020
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Topics: Carbon, Cities, Distributed power generation, Electrification, Emissions, Hydropower, Stress, Structures, Wind, Water
Journal Articles

Effects of Rooftop Photovoltaics on Building Cooling Demand and Sensible Heat Flux Into the Environment for an Installation on a White Roof

Kyle E. Brown, Amir Baniassadi, Julie V. Pham, David J. Sailor, Patrick E. Phelan
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. May 2020, 1(2): 021001.
Paper No: JESBC-19-1150
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046399
Published Online: March 12, 2020
View Article titled, Effects of Rooftop Photovoltaics on Building Cooling Demand and Sensible Heat Flux Into the Environment for an Installation on a White Roof
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Topics: Cities, Cooling, Heat flux, Roofs, Temperature, Structures, Simulation, Photovoltaics
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A New Methodology to Assess Building Integrated Roof Top Photovoltaic Installations at City Scales: The Tropical Coastal City Case

Rabindra Pokhrel, Andy Walker, Jorge E. González
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. February 2020, 1(1): 011004.
Paper No: JESBC-19-1015
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045347
Published Online: November 16, 2019
View Article titled, A New Methodology to Assess Building Integrated Roof Top Photovoltaic Installations at City Scales: The Tropical Coastal City Case
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Topics: Cities, Roofs, Temperature, Shorelines, Air conditioning, Cooling, Heat, Solar energy, Radiation (Physics)
Journal Articles

Effective Utilization of Solar Integrated Urban Distribution Network Infrastructure Using Diurnal Load Factor for Smart Cities

B. Muruganantham, R. Gnanadass
Journal: ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities. February 2020, 1(1): 011003.
Paper No: JESBC-19-1070
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045202
Published Online: October 30, 2019
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Topics: Photovoltaic power systems, Stress, Solar energy, Flow (Dynamics), Cities