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Urban integration of aeroelastic belt for low-energy wind harvesting (2017)
Journal Article
Aquino, A. I., Calautit, J. K., & Hughes, B. R. (2017). Urban integration of aeroelastic belt for low-energy wind harvesting. Energy Procedia, 105, 738-743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.384

In this modern age low-energy devices are pervasive especially when considering their applications in the built-environment. The multitude of low-energy applications extend from wireless sensors, radio-frequency transceivers, charging devices, camera... Read More about Urban integration of aeroelastic belt for low-energy wind harvesting.

From grey towards green. about the urban energy fold at Symbiont City (2017)
Book Chapter
Mestre, N., Rodrigues, L. T., Hurtado, E., & Roig, E. From grey towards green. about the urban energy fold at Symbiont City. In Carbon footprint and the industrial life cycle (485-500). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54984-2_21

Instead of the energy and ecological relocation, SYMBIONT City detects energy opportunities and possible urban folding to achieve thermodynamic benefits. Although some agendas have already fostered the concept of symbiotic planning, neither current i... Read More about From grey towards green. about the urban energy fold at Symbiont City.

Effect of urban street canyon aspect ratio on thermal performance of road pavement solar collectors (RPSC) (2017)
Journal Article
Nasir, D. S., Hughes, B. R., Calautit, J. K., Aquino, A. I., & Shahzad, S. (2017). Effect of urban street canyon aspect ratio on thermal performance of road pavement solar collectors (RPSC). Energy Procedia, 105, 4414-4419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.936

Studies on RPSC (road pavement solar collectors) have shown the potential of reducing the urban heat island effect by dissipating the heat from the pavement for energy harness. In our previous work, performance analysis of RPSC system was carried out... Read More about Effect of urban street canyon aspect ratio on thermal performance of road pavement solar collectors (RPSC).

An interdisciplinary review of energy storage for communities: challenges and perspectives (2017)
Journal Article
Parra, D., Swierczynski, M., Stroe, D. I., Norman, S. A., Abdon, A., Worlitschek, J., …Patel, M. K. (in press). An interdisciplinary review of energy storage for communities: challenges and perspectives. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 79, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.003

Given the increasing penetration of renewable energy technologies as distributed generation embedded in the consumption centres, there is growing interest in energy storage systems located very close to consumers. These systems allow to increase the... Read More about An interdisciplinary review of energy storage for communities: challenges and perspectives.

Optimum community energy storage for renewable energy and demand load management (2017)
Journal Article
Parra, D., Norman, S. A., Walker, G. S., & Gillott, M. C. (2017). Optimum community energy storage for renewable energy and demand load management. Applied Energy, 200, 358-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.05.048

While the management of PV generation is the prime application of residential batteries, they can deliver additional services in order to help systems to become cost-competitive. They can level-out the demand and potentially reduce the cost and emiss... Read More about Optimum community energy storage for renewable energy and demand load management.

Numerical investigation of roof heating impacts on thermal comfort and air quality in urban canyons (2017)
Journal Article
Ghobadi, P., Hosseini, S. H., Ahmadi, T., & Calautit, J. K. (2017). Numerical investigation of roof heating impacts on thermal comfort and air quality in urban canyons. Applied Thermal Engineering, 123, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.05.095

Impacts of thermal and buoyancy forces on the thermal comfort and air quality in urban canyons with different H/W ratios and rise/run ratio of rooftops are studied. 18 isothermal and non-isothermal models are studied by CFD modeling validated with ex... Read More about Numerical investigation of roof heating impacts on thermal comfort and air quality in urban canyons.

Design strategy of a compact unglazed solar thermal facade (STF) for building integration based on BIM concept (2017)
Journal Article
Shen, J., Zhang, X., Yang, T., Tang, L., Wu, Y., Pan, S., …Xu, P. (2017). Design strategy of a compact unglazed solar thermal facade (STF) for building integration based on BIM concept. Energy Procedia, 105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.272

This paper discusses the specific design strategy of a novel compact unglazed Solar Thermal Facade (STF) for building performance research in architectural practice. It identifies the basic role of such STF in the building performance simulation and... Read More about Design strategy of a compact unglazed solar thermal facade (STF) for building integration based on BIM concept.

Multiphase change materials for energy storage application in buildings (2017)
Journal Article
Darkwa, J., & Su, W. (2017). Multiphase change materials for energy storage application in buildings. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 31(4), 791-795. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.T5101

Experimental study has been carried out towards the development of a multiphase change material (MCM) by combining two fabricated microencapsulated phase change materials (MEPCM-oct and MEPCM-eic) samples. The study also covered the characterization... Read More about Multiphase change materials for energy storage application in buildings.

Branding landscape (2017)
Journal Article
Porter, N. (2017). Branding landscape. LA+, 5,

Influence of urban form on the performance of road pavement solar collector system: symmetrical and asymmetrical heights (2017)
Journal Article
Nasir, D. S., Hughes, B. R., & Calautit, J. K. (2017). Influence of urban form on the performance of road pavement solar collector system: symmetrical and asymmetrical heights. Energy Conversion and Management, 149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.03.081

Recent works have highlighted the importance of mitigating the urban heat island effect using innovative technologies. Several studies have emphasised the capabilities of the road pavement solar collector system to dissipate high temperature from the... Read More about Influence of urban form on the performance of road pavement solar collector system: symmetrical and asymmetrical heights.