Maintaining Comfortable Summertime Indoor Temperatures by Means of Passive Design Measures to Mitigate the Urban Heat Island Effect—A Sensitivity Analysis for Residential Buildings in the City of Vienna

The waste heat generated from the use of air conditioning systems in cities significantly contributes to the urban heat island effect (UHI) during the summer months. Thus, one of the key measures to mitigate this effect is to limit the use of active cooling systems. In the city of Vienna, air condit...

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Main Authors: Doris Österreicher, Stefan Sattler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Urban Science
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/2/3/66