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Retroreflective façades for urban heat island mitigation: Experimental investigation and energy evaluations

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  • Rossi, Federico
  • Castellani, Beatrice
  • Presciutti, Andrea
  • Morini, Elena
  • Filipponi, Mirko
  • Nicolini, Andrea
  • Santamouris, Matheos

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The optimization of optical properties of buildings’ envelope and urban paving represents an important research field for reducing the urban heat island effect. The overheating of a surface exposed to sunlight can be reduced by improving solar reflectance. In this sense, several studies have demonstrated the positive effect of cool materials on UHI mitigation.

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  • Rossi, Federico & Castellani, Beatrice & Presciutti, Andrea & Morini, Elena & Filipponi, Mirko & Nicolini, Andrea & Santamouris, Matheos, 2015. "Retroreflective façades for urban heat island mitigation: Experimental investigation and energy evaluations," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 145(C), pages 8-20.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:145:y:2015:i:c:p:8-20
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.129
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    1. Rossi, Federico & Pisello, Anna Laura & Nicolini, Andrea & Filipponi, Mirko & Palombo, Massimo, 2014. "Analysis of retro-reflective surfaces for urban heat island mitigation: A new analytical model," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 621-631.
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