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A review of sustainable solar irrigation systems for Sub-Saharan Africa (2017)
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This investigation focused on the research undertaken on solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal technologies for pumping water generally for irrigation of remote rural farms specifically considering the Sub-Saharan African region. Solar PV systems... Read More about A review of sustainable solar irrigation systems for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Evaluation of the integration of the Wind-Induced Flutter Energy Harvester (WIFEH) into the built environment: experimental and numerical analysis (2017)
Journal Article

With the ubiquity of low-powered technologies and devices in the urban environment operating in every area of human activity, the development and integration of a low-energy harvester suitable for smart cities applications is indispensable. The multi... Read More about Evaluation of the integration of the Wind-Induced Flutter Energy Harvester (WIFEH) into the built environment: experimental and numerical analysis.

A user-controlled thermal chair for an open plan workplace: CFD and field studies of thermal comfort performance (2017)
Journal Article

This study aims to improve user comfort and satisfaction regarding the thermal environment in the open plan office, which is a current challenge in the workplace addressed by limited research. The main difficulty in an open plan setting is that chang... Read More about A user-controlled thermal chair for an open plan workplace: CFD and field studies of thermal comfort performance.

Thermal comfort and indoor air quality analysis of a low-energy cooling windcatcher (2017)
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The aim of this work was to investigate the performance of a roof-mounted cooling windcatcher integrated with heat pipes using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and field test analysis. The windcatcher model was incorporated to a 5m x 5m x3 m test r... Read More about Thermal comfort and indoor air quality analysis of a low-energy cooling windcatcher.

Computational and field test analysis of thermal comfort performance of user-controlled thermal chair in an open plan office (2017)
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In this study, a thermal chair prototype was developed that allowed personal control over the temperature settings of the back-rest and the seat. Limited research focuses on different methods to provide individual user control over the thermal enviro... Read More about Computational and field test analysis of thermal comfort performance of user-controlled thermal chair in an open plan office.

Urban integration of aeroelastic belt for low-energy wind harvesting (2017)
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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.

Effect of urban street canyon aspect ratio on thermal performance of road pavement solar collectors (RPSC) (2017)
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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).

Numerical investigation of roof heating impacts on thermal comfort and air quality in urban canyons (2017)
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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.

Influence of urban form on the performance of road pavement solar collector system: symmetrical and asymmetrical heights (2017)
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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.

Integration of aero-elastic belt into the built environment for low-energy wind harnessing: current status and a case study (2017)
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Low-powered devices are ubiquitous in this modern age especially their application in the urban and built environment. The myriad of low-energy applications extend from wireless sensors, data loggers, transmitters and other small-scale electronics. T... Read More about Integration of aero-elastic belt into the built environment for low-energy wind harnessing: current status and a case study.

Editorial [to] Themed issue on sustainability in energy and buildings, part 2 (2017)
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This issue of Engineering Sustainability is the second part of our themed issue on ‘Sustainability and energy in buildings’, which includes the selected papers from the proceedings of the seventh International Conference on Sustainability and Energy... Read More about Editorial [to] Themed issue on sustainability in energy and buildings, part 2.

Editorial [to] Themed issue on sustainability in energy and buildings, part 1 (2017)
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This themed issue includes the selected papers from the proceedings of the seventh International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings 2015 (SEB15), which was successfully held in the vibrant city of Lisbon, Portugal and was organised... Read More about Editorial [to] Themed issue on sustainability in energy and buildings, part 1.