Sentences with phrase «surface urban energy»
Lead author Leena Järvi of the University of Helsinki coupled those with an urban hydrological model — the Surface Urban Energy and Water balance Scheme (SUEWS)-- to perform a multiyear analysis.
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The non-profit Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC), for instance, suggests roofing surfaces that reflect the sun's heat so as to reduce the urban heat island effect while improving residential energy efficiency.
Surfaces such as asphalt roads and concrete buildings absorb and then radiate a lot of solar energy, which can leave urban areas 6 to 8 degrees Celsius warmer than rural regions.
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These warm surfaces contribute to the build up of heat in dense urban areas and that leads to a surplus of problems, including increasing summertime peak energy demand, air conditioning costs, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, heat - related illness and mortality.