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Afroditi Synnefa
Researcher at University of New South Wales
Publications - 57
Citations - 6461
Afroditi Synnefa is an academic researcher from University of New South Wales. The author has contributed to research in topics: Urban heat island & Thermal comfort. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 56 publications receiving 5301 citations. Previous affiliations of Afroditi Synnefa include Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory & National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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Using advanced cool materials in the urban built environment to mitigate heat islands and improve thermal comfort conditions
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the actual state of the art on the development and the assessment of cool materials (i.e., materials with high solar reflectance and infrared emittance) for buildings and urban structures.
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On the impact of urban heat island and global warming on the power demand and electricity consumption of buildings—A review
Mattheos Santamouris,Mattheos Santamouris,Constantinos Cartalis,Afroditi Synnefa,D. Kolokotsa +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of ambient temperature on the peak electricity demand was analyzed and it was shown that higher temperatures have a serious impact on the electricity consumption of the building sector increasing considerably the peak and the total electricity demand.
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On the development, optical properties and thermal performance of cool colored coatings for the urban environment
TL;DR: In this article, the spectral properties and thermal performance of 10 prototype cool colored coatings, developed at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, using near-infrared reflective color pigments in comparison to color-matched, conventionally pigmented coatings are reported.
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Estimating the effect of using cool coatings on energy loads and thermal comfort in residential buildings in various climatic conditions
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of using cool roof coatings on cooling and heating loads and the indoor thermal comfort conditions of residential buildings for various climatic conditions is estimated, and the results show that increasing the roof solar reflectance reduces cooling loads by 18-93% and peak cooling demand in air-conditioned buildings by 11-27%.
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A study of the thermal performance of reflective coatings for the urban environment
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of reflective coatings on lowering surface temperatures of buildings and other surfaces of the urban environment, and thus test their suitability to lower ambient temperatures and fight the heat island effect was investigated.