The role of building characteristics, demographics, and urban heat islands in shaping residential energy use

As global temperatures continue to rise, questions about infrastructure capacity to keep up with energy demand are increasingly germane. Energy demand is mediated by several structural and environmental conditions, though we have a limited understanding about the role of differences in local ambient...

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Published in:	City and Environment Interactions
Main Authors:	Chrissi Antonopoulos, Alec Trusty, Vivek Shandas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2019-11-01
Subjects:	Residential buildings Single-family housing Socio-demographics Urban heat Resiliency Spatial analysis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590252020300027

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