Development of a (Green) Roof Environmental Monitoring and Meteorological Network in New York City
Presentation / Conference
Gaffin, S., Khanbilvardi, R., Rosenzweig, C., & Susca, T. (2009, September)
Development of a (Green) Roof Environmental Monitoring and Meteorological Network in New York City. Presented at 2nd International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Islands, Berkeley, California
No abstract available.
Surface Albedo in Roofs’ Life Cycle Assessment: Black vs. White.
Presentation / Conference
Susca, T. (2011, June)
Surface Albedo in Roofs’ Life Cycle Assessment: Black vs. White. Presented at ELCAS 2011. 2nd International Exergy, Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability Workshop & Symposium, Nysiros, Greece
No abstract available.
The Contribution of the Albedo in LCA. Black vs. White Roofs: A Case Study in New York
Presentation / Conference
Susca, T., Gaffin, S., & Dell'Osso, G. R. (2010, June)
The Contribution of the Albedo in LCA. Black vs. White Roofs: A Case Study in New York. Presented at SEEP 2010. 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection, Bari, Italy
No abstract available.
Heat island effects in urban life cycle assessment: Novel insights to include the effects of the urban heat island and UHI‐mitigation measures in LCA for effective policy making
Journal Article
Susca, T., & Pomponi, F. (2020)
Heat island effects in urban life cycle assessment: Novel insights to include the effects of the urban heat island and UHI‐mitigation measures in LCA for effective policy making. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 24(2), 410-423. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12980
Urbanization often entails a surge in urban temperature compared to the rural surroundings: the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. Such a temperature increase triggers the format...
Positive Effects of Vegetation: Urban Heat Island (UHI) and Green Roofs
Presentation / Conference
Susca, T., Gaffin, S. R., & Dell'Osso, G. R. (2010, June)
Positive Effects of Vegetation: Urban Heat Island (UHI) and Green Roofs. Presented at Urban Environmental Pollution 2010. Overcoming Obstacles to Sustainability and Quality of Life, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
This paper attempts to evaluate the positive effects of vegetation with a multi-scale approach: an urban and a building scale. Monitoring the urban heat island in four areas o...