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...
Optical Fibre Refractive Index Sensor in a Hybrid Fibre Grating Configuration
Journal Article
Alwis, L., Sun, T., & T.V. Grattan, K. (2015)
Optical Fibre Refractive Index Sensor in a Hybrid Fibre Grating Configuration. Procedia Engineering, 120, 11-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.555
A temperature compensated Refractive Index (RI) sensor incorporating a Long Period Grating (LPG) and a Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) in a series configuration has been developed a...
Integrated fiber Bragg grating incorporated textile carbon reinforcement structures
Conference Proceeding
Alwis, L., Bremer, K., Zheng, Y., Weigand, F., Kuhne, M., Helbig, R., & Roth, B. (2017)
Integrated fiber Bragg grating incorporated textile carbon reinforcement structures. In 2017 IEEE Sensorshttps://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8234106
An optical fibre Bragg grating (FBG) based strain sensor network incorporated in a functionalized textile-based carbon structure (FTCS) that can be used for structural health ...
LCA Evaluation of the Effect of the Increase in Urban Albedo on Human Health: Roofs in New York City
Conference Proceeding
Susca, T. (2011)
LCA Evaluation of the Effect of the Increase in Urban Albedo on Human Health: Roofs in New York City. In Research in Ph.D. Toward a Shared Knowledge
No abstract available.
Albedo Modifications as Global Mitigation and Local Adaptation Strategy in European Cities: A Geographically Explicit Investigation
Conference Proceeding
Susca, T., & Creutzig, F. (2013)
Albedo Modifications as Global Mitigation and Local Adaptation Strategy in European Cities: A Geographically Explicit Investigation. In Climate change and its implications on ecosystem services and society
No abstract available.