Urban Climatic Impact and Mitigation Technologies

 

Present and Future Energy Consumption of Buildings: Challenges and Opportunities towards Decarbonisation

Abstract


The present article aims to present and discuss the energy and environmental reality in the building sector and critically investigate the future pathways towards its decarbonisation. The current economic and employment characteristics as well as the energy, environmental, climate and social impact of the building sector are analysed. The main current and future challenges related to overpopulation, climate change, urbanisation, energy consumption, material use and poverty are explored and evaluated.

Urban overheating is affecting our life. Some thoughts.

Link:

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/millions-sydney-homes-uninhabitable-15-years-013149489.html

The cool tech Mat Santamouris is working on now

Mat Santamouris will detail at Moonshot 2030 how his building coating product can slash ambient heat from 40 degrees to 25 degrees on materials with his coating. See him speak on Tuesday during the pitch fest.

It is now widely accepted that unsuitable roofing material contributes to the high ambient summer heat of our big cities.

Highly Cited Researchers

Link:

 https://recognition.webofscience.com/awards/highly-cited/2021/?fbclid=IwAR1BadcpKD1kLm88m0WyOWHhzYI5rn3QFnRkvztFP2H7p-PaEtVdDEppFPs

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