A5073990571- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Pigment Synthesis and Properties
- Noise Effects and Management
- Hygrothermal properties of building materials
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Facilities and Workplace Management
- Building materials and conservation
- Solar Energy Systems and Technologies
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Smart Materials for Construction
- Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Climate change and permafrost
- Color Science and Applications
- Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Skin Protection and Aging
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Energy Efficiency and Management
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2016-2025
Cool Energy (United States)
2023
University of Southern California
2022
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2022
Color (United States)
2018
PPG Industries (United States)
2018
Blue Planet (Norway)
2016
University of California, Berkeley
1993-2003
The sky is a natural heat sink that has been extensively used for passive radiative cooling of households. A lot focus on maximizing the power roof coating in hot daytime using static, cooling-optimized material properties. However, resultant overcooling cold night or winter times exacerbates heating cost, especially climates where dominates energy consumption. We approached thermal regulation from an all-season perspective by developing mechanically flexible adapts its emittance to...
We present unprecedented datasets of current and future projected weather files for building simulations in 15 major cities distributed across 10 climate zones worldwide. The include ambient air temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, direct diffuse solar irradiance, wind speed at hourly resolution, which are essential elements needed to undertake simulations. contain typical extreme years the EnergyPlus file (EPW) format multiyear projections comma-separated value (CSV) three...
Cool roofs—roofs that stay cool in the sun by minimizing solar absorption and maximizing thermal emission—lessen flow of heat from roof into building, reducing need for space cooling energy conditioned buildings. roofs may also increase heating cold climates. For a commercial decrease annual load is typically much greater than load. This study combines building simulations, local prices, electricity emission factors, estimates density to characterize local, state average, national average...
The two main forcings that can counteract to some extent the positive from greenhouse gases pre-industrial times present day are aerosol and related aerosol-cloud forcings, radiative response changes in surface albedo. Here, we quantify change forcing land temperature may be obtained by increasing albedos of roofs pavements urban areas temperate tropical regions globe 0.1. Using catchment model (the coupled GEOS-5 Atmospheric General Circulation Model), total outgoing (outgoing...
Abstract Roofs that have high solar reflectance and thermal emittance stay cool in the sun. A roof with lower but exceptionally can also Substituting a for non-cool decreases cooling electricity use, power demand equipment capacity requirements, while slightly increasing heating energy consumption. Cool roofs citywide ambient air temperature summer, slowing ozone formation human comfort. Provisions efficiency standards promote building climate-appropriate use of roofing technologies....