All Outputs (3)

The impact of heat mitigation strategies on the energy balance of a neighborhood in Los Angeles (2018)
Journal Article
Taleghani, M., Crank, P., Mohegh, A., Sailor, D., & Ban-Weiss, G. (2018). The impact of heat mitigation strategies on the energy balance of a neighborhood in Los Angeles. Solar Energy, 177, 604-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.11.041

Heat mitigation strategies can reduce excess heat in urban environments. These strategies, including solar reflective cool roofs and pavements, green vegetative roofs, and street vegetation, alter the surface energy balance to reduce absorption of su... Read More about The impact of heat mitigation strategies on the energy balance of a neighborhood in Los Angeles.

Evaluating the ENVI-met microscale model for suitability in analysis of targeted urban heat mitigation strategies (2018)
Journal Article
Crank, P., Sailor, D., Ban-Weiss, G., & Taleghani, M. (2018). Evaluating the ENVI-met microscale model for suitability in analysis of targeted urban heat mitigation strategies. Urban Climate, 26, 188-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2018.09.002

Microscale atmospheric models are increasingly being used to project the thermal benefits of urban heat mitigation strategies (e.g., tree planting programs or use of high-albedo materials). However, prior to investment in specific mitigation efforts... Read More about Evaluating the ENVI-met microscale model for suitability in analysis of targeted urban heat mitigation strategies.

The impact of increasing urban surface albedo on outdoor summer thermal comfort within a university campus (2018)
Journal Article
Taleghani, M. (2018). The impact of increasing urban surface albedo on outdoor summer thermal comfort within a university campus. Urban Climate, 24, 175-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2018.03.001

The impact of increasing urban surface albedo on outdoor thermal comfort was studied in two phases: Firstly, the thermal conditions of three locations with different ground surface materials were compared. The study used CFD modelling followed by... Read More about The impact of increasing urban surface albedo on outdoor summer thermal comfort within a university campus.