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May 29, 2026Energy and BuildingsOpen Access

Improving energy efficiency while reducing anthropogenic heat from buildings: how retrofits influence the building stock and urban microclimate in Los Angeles

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YXYujie XuPVPouya VahmaniAJAndrew R. Jones

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates energy savings and heat emission reductions in urban buildings, highlighting implications for microclimate management.

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate how building retrofits can enhance energy efficiency while minimizing heat emissions.
  • Evaluated various building retrofit measures for energy conservation and heat emission reduction.
  • Assessed the impact of retrofit packages on city-wide summer energy use and anthropogenic heat emissions.
  • Developed an integrated framework for retrofit planning and urban heat mitigation.
  • Optimized retrofit measures can reduce city-wide summer building energy use by 32%.
  • Adding roof coatings can decrease anthropogenic heat emissions by over 50%.
  • Implementation of these strategies can lower peak summer air temperatures by up to 3.79°C.

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Xu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192cb4fab5b468c44157eahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2026.117691
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