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  1. Can retro-reflective materials replace diffuse highly reflective materials for urban buildings’ wall to improve outdoor thermal comfort?
  2. Researching the design of a glass-bead retro-reflective material to reduce downward reflection for urban heat island mitigation
  3. Modeling of supply airflow from slot line diffuser on ceiling for CFD of thermal environment in perimeter zone
  4. Evaluation of outdoor thermal comfort under different building external-wall-surface with different reflective directional properties using CFD analysis and model experiment
  5. Application of retro-reflective materials in urban buildings: A comprehensive review
  6. Effect of different reflection directional characteristics of building facades on outdoor thermal environment and indoor heat loads by CFD analysis
  7. Proposal to Refine Solar Radiation of Typical Meteorological Year Database and Evaluation on the Influence of Air-Conditioning Load
  8. Evaluation of retro-reflective properties and upward to downward reflection ratio of glass bead retro-reflective material using a numerical model
  9. Possible Perception Bias in the Thermal Evaluation of Evaporation Cooling with a Misting Fan
  10. Deviation of design air-conditioning load based on weather database of reference weather year and actual weather year
  11. Investigation of Spatial and Temporal Changes in the Land Surface Albedo for the Entire Chinese Territory
  12. Analytical model to evaluate the reflective directional characteristics of retro-reflective materials
  13. Performance of Retro-Reflective Building Envelope Materials with Fixed Glass Beads
  14. Effect of highly reflective building envelopes on outdoor environment temperature and indoor thermal loads using CFD and numerical analysis
  15. Predictive artificial neural network models to forecast the seasonal hourly electricity consumption for a University Campus
  16. Impact of Insulation Type and Thickness on the Dynamic Thermal Characteristics of an External Wall Structure
  17. Wet torrefaction of biomass for high quality solid fuel production: A review
  18. A study on the durability of a glass bead retro-reflective material applied to building facades
  19. Application of Glass Beads in Building Exterior Wall Surface Materials
  20. Effects of Recent Climate Change on Hourly Weather Data for HVAC Design: A Case Study of Osaka
  21. Best-Fit Probability Distributions and Return Periods for Maximum Monthly Rainfall in Bangladesh
  22. Inter-Building Effect and Its Relation with Highly Reflective Envelopes on Building Energy Use: Case Study for Cities of Japan
  23. Optimal combination of thermal resistance of insulation materials and primary fuel sources for six climate zones of Japan
  24. Optimum Insulation Thickness for Building Exterior Walls in 32 Regions of China to Save Energy and Reduce CO2 Emissions
  25. Frequency analysis of annual maximum hourly precipitation and determination of best fit probability distribution for regions in Japan
  26. Is urban albedo or urban green covering more effective for urban microclimate improvement?: A simulation for Osaka
  27. Measurement of the evaporative cooling effect: oscillating misting fan
  28. The creation of weather data for AC design using two weather indices for Osaka
  29. Effect of highly reflective roofing sheet on building thermal loads for a school in Osaka
  30. A method to estimate the potential of rooftop photovoltaic power generation for a region
  31. Is High Urban Landscaping or High Urban Albedo More Effective for Urban Heat Island Mitigation? : Simulation Analysis on Effects of Urban Landscaping and High Albedo Envelope on Urban Microclimate in Osaka
  32. Application of glass beads as retro-reflective facades for urban heat island mitigation: Experimental investigation and simulation analysis
  33. Optical analysis of glass bead retro-reflective materials for urban heat island mitigation
  34. Proposal for optimum combination of reflectivity and insulation thickness of building exterior walls for annual thermal load in Japan
  35. Highly Reflective Roofing Sheets Installed on a School Building to Mitigate the Urban Heat Island Effect in Osaka
  36. Potential for Application of Retroreflective Materials instead of Highly Reflective Materials for Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  37. Geometrical-optics analysis of reflective glass beads applied to building coatings
  38. A study on the accuracy of determining the retro-reflectance of retro-reflective material by heat balance
  39. Development and application of a simple BEMS to measure energy consumption of buildings
  40. Development of a retro-reflective material as building coating and evaluation on albedo of urban canyons and building heat loads
  41. REFINEMENT TO THE SOLAR RADIATION OF CSWD IN SHANGHAI OF CHINA WITH CONSIDERATION OF CLOUD RATIO
  42. An investigation of power consumption in Osaka City University Sugimoto Campus
  43. Method to derive retro-reflectance of retro-reflective materials using heat balance theory
  44. Evaluation of the solar reflectance of highly reflective roofing sheets installed on building roofs