Tomorrow's Build - Why a Billionaire is Building a $400BN City in the US Desert 10012023

Tomorrow's Build spoke to US billionaire Marc Lore about his plans to build Telosa, a new city with sustainable features such as solar panels and wind turbines.

City Architecture Forum - Revealing the City - Thermal Comfort, a ground breaking initiative 02112021

A presentation of the City-of-London and RWDI's microclimate study of the square mile, and in particular the impact of the cluster of high rise buildings in the city, and the impact this has on wind, air pollution, sunlight (to the ground) and thermal comfort. They highlight how the use of thermal comfort modelling and assessment, CFD modelling and projections are helping form some of their strategies, innovations and planning policies Below is a PDF copy of the Thermal Comfort Guidelines

World Economic Forum - Sydney suburb banning dark roofs to combat heat, 14102021

To combat intense heat, Wilton (a suburb of Sydney) is banning dark roofs and new homes must have light-coloured roofs which reflect (rather than absorb) the sun's rays. Also, space for a tree in both the front and rear yards is required to provide shade and cool air. Western Sydney regularly experiences summer temperatures over 50oC due to the urban heat island effect through which concrete and buildings retain heat causing the temperature to spike dangerously

Just have a Think - Keeping cool in a warming world, 25102020

As our world grows warmer, the need to provide ourselves with cool comfortable living and working spaces becomes an ever bigger challenge. Existing cooling systems cause the atmosphere to warm even faster through CO2 emissions and refrigerant chemicals that are thousands of times more powerful as greenhouse gases. So what can we do to square the circle?

TED - A 3-Part Plan to Take On Extreme Heat Waves, 18072022

The deadliest severe weather phenomenon is something you might not realize: extreme heat. Eleni Myrivili, chief heat officer of the city of Athens, Greece, explains that extreme heat and heat waves are often overlooked because they're not as dramatic as flooding or hurricanes – and breaks down three approaches to keep cities cool in a time of rapid global temperature rise. "Cranking up the air conditioner is just not going to cut it," she says.