“Cool” Roofs as a Heat-Mitigation Measure in Urban Heat Islands: A Comparative Analysis Using Sentinel 2 and Landsat Data by Terence Mushore, John Odindi, Onisimo Mutanga

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The effects of cool roofs on health, environmental, and economic outcomes in rural Africa: study protocol for a community-based cluster randomized controlled trial by Aditi Bunker, Guillaume Compoaré, Maquins Odhiambo Sewe, Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent, Pascal Zabré, Valentin Boudo, Windpanga Aristide Ouédraogo, Lucienne Ouermi, Susan T. Jackson, Nicholas Arisco, Govind Vijayakumar, Ferhat Baran Yildirim, Sandra Barteit, Martina Anna Maggioni, Alistair Woodward, Jonathan J. Buonocore, Mekdim Dereje Regassa, Tilman Brück, Ali Sié, Till Bärnighausen

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Urban cooling potential and cost comparison of heat mitigation techniques for their impact on the lower atmosphere by Ansar Khan, Laura Carlosena, Samiran Khorat, Rupali Khatun, Debashish Das, Quang-Van Doan, Rafiq Hamdi, Sk Mohammad Aziz, Hashem Akbari, Mattheos Santamouris, Dev Niyogi

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Micrometeorological simulations to predict the impacts of heat mitigation strategies on pedestrian thermal comfort in a Los Angeles neighborhood by Mohammad Taleghani, David Sailor, George A Ban-Weiss

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Roofing systems and energy efficiency in low-rise buildings: A comparative study across India’s diverse climates by Farheen Bano, Mohammad Tahseen

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Thermal performance analysis of near infra-red reflection and green roof cooling techniques on buildings made of mild steel by Mdlalose Nonkululeko Portia, Muvengei Mutuku, Muiruri Patrick, Mutwiwa Urbanas

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Mirroring Solar Radiation Emitting Heat Toward the Universe: Design, Production, and Preliminary Testing of a Metamaterial Based Daytime Passive Radiative Cooler by Anna Castaldo, Giuseppe Vitiello, Emilia Gambale, Michela Lanchi, Manuela Ferrara, Michele Zinzi

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Potential impacts of cool and green roofs on temperature-related mortality in the Greater Boston region by Cheng He, Li He, Yan Zhang, Patrick L Kinney, Weichun Ma

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Energy-Performance Concrete Roof Slabs in Hot Climates Using Air Ventilation and False Ceiling with Baffles Shape: A Numerical and Modeling Study by Hersh F. Mahmood, Hiwa Abdlla Maarof, Masood Abu-Bakr, Amira Soud

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Cool Surface Strategies with an Emphasis on the Materials Dimension: A Review by Chaimae Mourou, Montserrat Zamorano, Diego P. Ruiz, María Martín-Morales

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Standard Test Methods for Rating of Solar Reflectance of Built-Up Surfaces and Potential Use of Satellite Remote Sensors by Sofia Costanzini, Chiara Ferrari, Francesca Despini, Alberto Muscio

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Energy consumption and heat island effect mitigation analysis of different roofs considering superposition coupling by Shanguo Zhao, Shanguo Zhao, Xiaosong Zhang

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Top-of-atmosphere radiative cooling with white roofs: experimental verification and model-based evaluation by Francisco Salamanca, Shaheen Tonse, Surabi Menon, Vishal Garg, Krishna P Singh, Manish Naja, Marc L Fischer

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The effectiveness of cool and green roofs as urban heat island mitigation strategies by Dan Li, Elie Bou-Zeid, Michael Oppenheimer

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Experimental analysis of energy consumption of building roof energy-saving technologies based on time difference comparison test by Shanguo Zhao, Shanguo Zhao, Guangmei Hai, Hongtao Ma, Xiaosong Zhang

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Experimental Investigation on Aging and Energy Savings Evaluation of High Solar Reflective Index (SRI) Paints: A Case Study on Residential Households in the GCC Region by Tirumala Uday Kumar Nutakki, Waqar Ullah Kazim, Kadhim Alamara, Tareq Salameh, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem

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Cool Clay Tiles in Italian Residential Districts: Investigation of the Coupled Thermal-Energy and Environmental Effects by Anna Laura Pisello, Veronica Lucia Castaldo, Federico Rossi, Franco Cotana

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Empirical and Numerical Analysis of an Opaque Ventilated Facade with Windows Openings under Mediterranean Climate Conditions by Carlos-Antonio Domínguez-Torres, Ángel Luis León-Rodríguez, Rafael Suárez, Antonio Domínguez-Delgado

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Economic comparison of cool and grey roofs of a small office building in the USA by Wang Zixin

“…The life cycle cost savings (NPV of annual streams – initial cost premium) of cool roofs have both positive and negative values. The NPV with the cool roofs is from -17.3 USD/m2 in Rochester to 6.5 USD/m2 in San Diego. …”
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Estimating the effects of vegetation and increased albedo on the urban heat island effect with spatial causal inference by Zachary D. Calhoun, Frank Willard, Chenhao Ge, Claudia Rodriguez, Mike Bergin, David Carlson

“…Abstract The urban heat island effect causes increased heat stress in urban areas. Cool roofs and urban greening have been promoted as mitigation strategies to reduce this effect. …”
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