Rohinton Emmanuel

Scopus Publications

Heat Stress Prediction in Glasgow: Integration of Historical Data With Machine Learning Models
Newsha Modjrian, Rohinton Emmanuel, Henrikki Tenkanen
Transactions in GIS, 2026
Urban heat stress is intensifying because of climate change, particularly in densely constructed areas where urban morphology significantly affects thermal conditions. This research examines how vegetation and built form influence heat stress in Glasgow by integrating historical geospatial data, Artificial Neural Network (ANN)‐based temperature prediction, and ENVI‐met microclimate simulations across multiple greening scenarios applied to vacant and derelict land. ANN notably outperformed Generalized Linear Regression in predicting Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Mean Radiant Temperature (MRT), reflecting the greater sensitivity of MRT to fine‐scale radiative and geometric processes. Essential predictors included Normalized Difference Vegetation and Built‐up Index, Sky View Factor, and Building Surface Fraction. Scenario‐based greening simulations showed that 100% vegetation on vacant lands significantly reduces local thermal conditions, with LST decreasing by 8.7°C and the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) by 3.3 K. In contrast, full conversion to built‐up surfaces increases LST by 1.2°C and raises UTCI by up to 6 K. Despite these pronounced local effects, the net cooling impact at the citywide scale remains limited. Results highlight the necessity of site‐specific greening strategies and high‐resolution environmental data to enhance predictive precision and support the development of resilient, thermally adaptive urban environments.
Analyzing Madrid’s Microclimate: Exploring the Interaction Between Outdoor Thermal Comfort, Energy Efficiency Strategies, and Urban Form
M. Soledad Fontana, José Dueñas, Rohinton Emmanuel, Helena López Moreno, Emanuela Giancola
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2026
Urban morphology-energy consumption nexus: A multi-criteria weather vulnerability analysis model for city planning
Shammi Akter Keya, Rohinton Emmanuel, Antti Haapala, Timo Pakarinen, Jouni Pykäläinen
Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 2025
The construction sector, particularly buildings, significantly contributes to global energy consumption and carbon emissions. Despite efforts to mitigate environmental impacts, the sector remains poorly prepared for climate change and external shocks. This study proposes a spatial modeling-based framework to assess cities’ energy vulnerability, focusing on building- and neighborhood-scale interventions for climate-resilient construction. Methodologically, the study integrates geographical information systems (GIS) and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to develop a novel Weather Vulnerability Index (WVI), which is demonstrated as a proof-of-concept in the City of Joensuu, Eastern Finland. While GIS–MCDA integration has been used earlier, this study advances its application by adapting it to weather-driven urban energy vulnerability and operationalizing IPCC’s vulnerability assessment framework in a dual-scale approach. The WVI employs openly accessible datasets and a flexible structure that accommodates contextually relevant variables, while ensuring adaptability across diverse urban settings. It is particularly effective for small- and mid-sized cities, where adaptable and data-efficient tools remain scarce. The WVI classifies neighborhoods based on their vulnerability to high energy consumption and supports targeted interventions, such as retrofits and greening, offering decision-makers a transparent and transferable tool for advancing sustainable and climate-resilient urban development. • GIS and MCDA Integration : Combines GIS and MCDA to assess urban energy vulnerability, providing a robust decision-making framework. • Weather Vulnerability Index (WVI) : Demonstrates the use of WVI in a case city to identify areas at risk of energy overconsumption. • Urban Resilience and Efficiency : Enhances short-term energy efficiency and long-term resilience through early-stage and case-specific renovation strategies and natural solutions
Heat risk in the city of São Paulo: Interactions between SUHI and social inequality
Luiza Sobhie Muñoz, Denise Helena Silva Duarte, Rohinton Emmanuel
Urban Climate, 2025
High-rise building density optimization for air quality improvement and investment potential
Malithie Vidanapathirana, Narein Perera, Rohinton Emmanuel, Shaleeni Coorey
Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 2025
PurposeAir pollution and air quality are key environmental factors that impact an investor’s willingness to pay (WTP) and are negatively correlated. Hedonic pricing quantifies the relationship between air pollutants and property values but is a backward-looking tool. Similarly, limited research links investment potential to urban planning and air pollution. This research aims to predict variation in investor WTP due to air pollution concentrations within a high-dense high-rise building cluster.Design/methodology/approachPossible building configurations of Port City, Colombo, were modelled using Ansys Fluent. While maintaining the same Floor Area Ratio (FAR), building heights and volumes, the density of towers is changed by introducing wind corridors to enable pollutant dispersion. A trace pollutant is used as a comparative study to determine the effect of each building form on pollution concentration and potential WTP.FindingsThe introduction of wind corridors along the ambient wind direction increased building porosity, positively affecting WTP overall. Wind corridors perpendicular to the ambient wind reduced porosity, which reduced dispersion at upper levels, negatively affecting WTP.Research limitations/implicationsWTP is site-specific, and due to limited data for property values and volatility, the study was limited to a comparison study.Practical implicationsVarying building configurations affect pollutant dispersion at different heights. The findings of the study can refine investments based on air quality and natural ventilation requirements.Originality/valueThis paper fulfils a need to determine investment potential and air quality.
A Portable Non-Motorized Smart IoT Weather Station Platform for Urban Thermal Comfort Studies
Raju Sethupatu Bala, Salaheddin Hosseinzadeh, Farhad Sadeghineko, Craig Scott Thomson, Rohinton Emmanuel
Future Internet, 2025
Smart cities are widely regarded as a promising solution to urbanization challenges; however, environmental aspects such as outdoor thermal comfort and urban heat island are often less addressed than social and economic dimensions of sustainability. To address this gap, we developed and evaluated an affordable, scalable, and cost-effective weather station platform, consisting of a centralized server and portable edge devices to facilitate urban heat island and outdoor thermal comfort studies. This edge device is designed in accordance with the ISO 7726 (1998) standards and further enhanced with a positioning system. The device can regularly log parameters such as air temperature, relative humidity, globe temperature, wind speed, and geographical coordinates. Strategic selection of components allowed for a low-cost device that can perform data manipulation, pre-processing, store the data, and exchange data with a centralized server via the internet. The centralized server facilitates scalability, processing, storage, and live monitoring of data acquisition processes. The edge devices’ electrical and shielding design was evaluated against a commercial weather station, showing Mean Absolute Error and Root Mean Square Error values of 0.1 and 0.33, respectively, for air temperature. Further, empirical test campaigns were conducted under two scenarios: “stop-and-go” and “on-the-move”. These tests provided an insight into transition and response times required for urban heat island and thermal comfort studies, and evaluated the platform’s overall performance, validating it for nuanced human-scale thermal comfort, urban heat island, and bio-meteorological studies.
Planning for a Warmer Future: Heat Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Lahti, Finland
Ankur Negi, Rohinton Emmanuel, Eeva Aarrevaara
Atmosphere, 2025
With global climate change causing temperature increases, even cooler regions like Finland are facing increasing heat risks. The city of Lahti is expected to experience a higher-than-average temperature increase, making heat risk mitigation essential. This study aims to assess present and future heat risks in Lahti using exposure and social vulnerability indicators to identify heat risk hotspots and provide strategies for mitigation within the city’s urban planning framework. The method utilizes a combination of Land Surface Temperature (LST) data (2014–2024), climate projections, and microclimate analysis to identify heat risk in the city. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and ENVI-met modeling were employed to assess the relationship between land surface temperatures (LST), urban structure, and green infrastructure. Risk assessments were conducted using social and environmental vulnerability indicators, and future projections were based on a combined SSP2-4.5 scenario. The results show a significant increase in high-risk areas by 2040, rising from 9.79% to 23.65% of Lahti’s core urban area. Although the current urban planning framework of the city (Masterplan 2035) is effective in terms of maintaining exposure levels, the continued increase in projected air temperatures, as modeled based on outputs of the EC-Earth3-veg GCM, remains a concern. Microclimate modeling confirmed that urban greenery significantly reduces heat stress and improves thermal comfort. To address future heat risks, Lahti must integrate more green infrastructure into its urban design and identify seasonal heat mitigation methodologies. Additionally, the findings emphasize the need for adaptive planning strategies to mitigate rising temperatures and ensure urban resilience.
A climate-sensitive tropical urbanism under extreme heat†
Rohinton Emmanuel
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 2025
Tropical urban dwellers face twin climate challenges that impinge on their quality of life: climate overheating and the urban heat island (UHI). The latter superimposed on the former to lead to high levels of thermal discomfort, carbon and energy consequences. Climate‐sensitive solutions are urgently needed in tropical cities at urban level as opposed to the current approach of cooling one building at a time. Climate sensitive building design in the tropics typically focuses on ‘linking of in and out,’ with porous building skin. The climate challenge is increasingly making contemporary design to sever this link, leading not only to energy intensive solutions, but also to the transfer of the problem to the public realm with its attendant urban climate consequences. What form should climate sensitive cities take in the tropics? Past approaches alone may not hold all the answers for the contemporary climate challenge. This paper argues for a new tropical urbanism that is based on four pillars: (i) urban design – centred on shading and ventilation; (ii) urban planning – street‐centred quality‐of‐life approach to land use; (iii) urban politics – heat disaster risk resilience planning; and (iv) urban culture – approaches to ‘coolth’ as a wellbeing issue.
A systematic review of the secondary market aspects of electrified vehicles
Bettina Arnegger, Michael Hoffmann, Rohinton Emmanuel, Craig Thomson, Colin Hughes
International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, 2025
In response to the market shift towards electric mobility, this paper presents a systematic literature review of the secondary market aspects of electrified vehicles. Following PRISMA guidelines, a search across 11 databases yielded 4,120 records. After removing duplicates, 4,006 unique articles were screened, with 14 assessed in full text. Including additional grey literature, 12 contributions were included in the final sample. This research organises the aspects of the secondary market by categorising them according to the market forces concept. Key issues impacting consumers include resale value, range anxiety, and confidence in refurbished EVs. For trade and industry, it highlights the critical role of battery state-of-health and Tesla's direct-to-consumer model. For government behaviour, it discusses import/ export challenges and emphasises robust end-of-life management. It also explores the role of public procurement in adding used EVs to the market. This paper provides a foundational reference for future research and framing of the secondary EV market.
A case history of co-design and co-deployment of a nature-based solution (NbS) against erosion and slope instability
S.B. Mickovski, A. Gonzalez-Ollauri, A. Sorolla, A. Löchner, R. Emmanuel
Ecological Engineering, 2024
Nature-Based Solutions Planning for Urban Microclimate Improvement and Health: An Integrated Ecological and Economic Approach
Teodoro Semeraro, Antonio Calisi, Jian Hang, Rohinton Emmanuel, Riccardo Buccolieri
Land, 2024
Sustainable Urban Heat Risk Resilience: Lessons on Opportunities and Barriers to Action from Colombo, Sri Lanka
Shifana Simath, Rohinton Emmanuel, Eeva Aarrevaara
Sustainability Switzerland, 2024
Spatial and temporal variation of anthropogenic heat emissions in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Lewis Blunn, Xiaoxiong Xie, Sue Grimmond, Zhiwen Luo, Ting Sun, Narein Perera, Rangajeewa Ratnayake, Rohinton Emmanuel
Urban Climate, 2024
Potential Impacts of Green Infrastructure on NOx and PM10 in Different Local Climate Zones of Brindisi, Italy
Natasha Picone, Antonio Esposito, Rohinton Emmanuel, Riccardo Buccolieri
Sustainability Switzerland, 2024
Air pollutant dispersion around high-rise building cluster forms: the case of Port City, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Malithie Vidanapathirana, Narein Perera, Rohinton Emmanuel, Shaleeni Coorey
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023
Street trees and Urban Heat Island in Glasgow: Mitigation through the ‘Avenues Programme’
O. Ananyeva, R. Emmanuel
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 2023
A decision-making framework for promoting the optimum design and planning of Nature-based Solutions at local scale
Teodoro Semeraro, Elisa Gatto, Luigi De Bellis, Andrea Luvisi, Rohinton Emmanuel, Riccardo Buccolieri
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 2023
A nature-based solution selection framework: Criteria and processes for addressing hydro-meteorological hazards at open-air laboratories across Europe
Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri, Slobodan B. Mickovski, Carl C. Anderson, Sisay Debele, Rohinton Emmanuel, Prashant Kumar, Michael Loupis, Joy Ommer, Jan Pfeiffer, Depy Panga, Francesco Pilla, Srikanta Sannigrahi, Elena Toth, Liisa Ukonmaanaho, Thomas Zieher
Journal of Environmental Management, 2023
Urban Heat Risk: Protocols for Mapping and Implications for Colombo, Sri Lanka
Rohinton Emmanuel, Mushfik Jalal, Samson Ogunfuyi, Nusrath Maharoof, Megi Zala, Narein Perera, Rangajeewa Ratnayake
Atmosphere, 2023
CAN COLOMBO PORT CITY HIGH-RISE TOWER AND PODIUM MORPHOLOGY IMPROVE POLLUTANT DISPERSION AND URBAN VENTILATION?
M. Vidanapathirana, , N. Perera, R. Emmanuel, S. Coorey, , and
World Construction Symposium, 2023
Study on correlation between shadow patterns and human behaviour in hot, arid cities: a case study of Biskra, Algeria
Hadjira Sakhri, Yassine Bada, Rohinton Emmanuel
International Journal of Biometeorology, 2022
Role of local climate zone and space syntax on land surface temperature (case study: Tehran)
Saeedeh Nasehi, Ahmadreza Yavari, Esmail Salehi, Rohinton Emmanuel
Urban Climate, 2022
Urban thermal comfort trends in Sri Lanka: the increasing overheating problem and its potential mitigation
Shifana Simath, Rohinton Emmanuel
International Journal of Biometeorology, 2022
An innovative approach to combine solar photovoltaic gardens with agricultural production and ecosystem services
Teodoro Semeraro, Aurelia Scarano, Angelo Santino, Rohinton Emmanuel, Marcello Lenucci
Ecosystem Services, 2022
Heat risk of mortality in two different regions of the United Kingdom
Jeetendra Sahani, Prashant Kumar, Sisay Debele, Rohinton Emmanuel
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022
How Much Green Is Really “Cool”? Target Setting for Thermal Comfort Enhancement in a Warm, Humid City (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Hanna Meiria Naomi Stepani, Rohinton Emmanuel
Atmosphere, 2022
The ‘Rocket Framework’: A Novel Framework to Define Key Performance Indicators for Nature-based Solutions Against Shallow Landslides and Erosion
Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri, Karen Munro, Slobodan B. Mickovski, Craig S. Thomson, Rohinton Emmanuel
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021
Analysis of olive grove destruction by xylella fastidiosa bacterium on the land surface temperature in salento detected using satellite images
Teodoro Semeraro, Riccardo Buccolieri, Marzia Vergine, Luigi De Bellis, Andrea Luvisi, Rohinton Emmanuel, Norbert Marwan
Forests, 2021
Analysis of urban greening scenarios for improving outdoor thermal comfort in neighbourhoods of lecce (Southern Italy)
Elisa Gatto, Fabio Ippolito, Gennaro Rispoli, Oliver Savio Carlo, Jose Luis Santiago, Eeva Aarrevaara, Rohinton Emmanuel, Riccardo Buccolieri
Climate, 2021
Occupancy detection in non-residential buildings – A survey and novel privacy preserved occupancy monitoring solution
J. Ahmad, H. Larijani, R. Emmanuel, M. Mannion, A. Javed
Applied Computing and Informatics, 2021
Foreword
Urban Microclimate Modelling for Comfort and Energy Studies, 2021
Urban microclimate in temperate climates: a summary for practitioners
Rohinton Emmanuel
Buildings and Cities, 2021
Study of the Effects of Urban Vegetation on Thermal Comfort in a Neighbourhood of Lahti (Finland)
Elisa Gatto, Riccardo Buccolieri, Eeva Aarrevaara, Leonardo Perronace, Rohinton Emmanuel, Zhi Gao, Jose Luis Santiago
Springer Proceedings in Complexity, 2021
Compatibility of local climate zone parameters for climate sensitive street design: Influence of openness and surface properties on local climate
Nusrath Maharoof, Rohinton Emmanuel, Craig Thomson
Urban Climate, 2020
A spatial exploration of deprivation and green infrastructure ecosystem services within Glasgow city
Makanjuola Majekodunmi, Rohinton Emmanuel, Tahseen Jafry
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 2020
Impact of Urban vegetation on outdoor thermal comfort: Comparison between a Mediterranean city (Lecce, Italy) and a northern European city (Lahti, Finland)
Elisa Gatto, Riccardo Buccolieri, Eeva Aarrevaara, Fabio Ippolito, Rohinton Emmanuel, Leonardo Perronace, Jose Luis Santiago
Forests, 2020
Heat energy from a shallow geothermal system in Glasgow, UK: Performance evaluation design
Konstantinos Ninikas, Nicholas Hytiris, Rohinton Emmanuel, Bjorn Aaen
Environmental Geotechnics, 2020
USER PATTERNS: OUTDOOR SPACE AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Hadjira Sakhri, Yassine Bada, Emmanuel Rohinton, Ana Maria Zahariade
Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 2020
A conceptual framework to design green infrastructure: Ecosystem services as an opportunity for creating shared value in ground photovoltaic systems
Teodoro Semeraro, Roberta Aretano, Amilcare Barca, Alessandro Pomes, Cecilia Del Giudice, Elisa Gatto, Marcello Lenucci, Riccardo Buccolieri, Rohinton Emmanuel, Zhi Gao, Alessandra Scognamiglio
Land, 2020
Recovery and valorisation of energy fromwastewater using a water source heat pump at the glasgow subway: Potential for similar underground environments
Konstantinos Ninikas, Nicholas Hytiris, Rohinton Emmanuel, Bjorn Aaen
Resources, 2019
The Performance of an ASHP System Using Waste Air to Recover Heat Energy in a Subway System
Konstantinos Ninikas, Nicholas Hytiris, Rohinton Emmanuel, Bjorn Aaen
Clean Technologies, 2019
Secure Occupancy Monitoring System for IoT Using Lightweight Intertwining Logistic Map
Jawad Ahmad, Hadi Larijani, Rohinton Emmanuel, Mike Mannion, Ayyaz-Ul-Haq Qureshi
2018 10th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference Ceec 2018 Proceedings, 2019
Connecting the realms of urban form, density and microclimate
Rohinton Emmanuel, Koen Steemers
Building Research and Information, 2018
Interdependent energy relationships between buildings at the street scale
Julie Futcher, Gerald Mills, Rohinton Emmanuel
Building Research and Information, 2018
Atmospheric Impacts on Daytime Urban Heat Island
Eduardo Krüger, Patricia Drach, Rohinton Emmanuel
Air Soil and Water Research, 2018
A heat energy recovery system from tunnel waste water
Nicholas Hytiris, Konstantinos Ninikas, Rohinton Emmanuel, Bjorn Aaen, Paul L Younger
Environmental Geotechnics, 2018
An Intelligent Real-Time Occupancy Monitoring System with Enhanced Encryption and Privacy
Jawad Ahmad, Hadi Larijani, Rohinton Emmanuel, Mike Mannion, Abbas Javed, Ali Ahmadinia
Proceedings of 2018 IEEE 17th International Conference on Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing Icci Cc 2018, 2018
The impact of urban compactness, comfort strategies and energy consumption on tropical urban heat island intensity: A review
Renganathan Giridharan, Rohinton Emmanuel
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2018
Corrigendum: Random neural network learning heuristics (Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences (2017) DOI: 10.1017/S0269964817000201)
Abbas Javed, Hadi Larijani, Ali Ahmadinia, Rohinton Emmanuel
Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences, 2018
Effects of atmospheric stability and urban morphology on daytime intra-urban temperature variability for Glasgow, UK
Patricia Drach, Eduardo L. Krüger, Rohinton Emmanuel
Science of the Total Environment, 2018
Performance standard for tropical outdoors: A critique of current impasse and a proposal for way forward
Rohinton Emmanuel
Urban Climate, 2018
A “Local Climate Zone” based approach to urban planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka
N.G.R Perera, R. Emmanuel
Urban Climate, 2018
Integrating conservation aspects into energy performance assessments for twentieth century buildings: assessing the canongate housing complex in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
R. Atkins, R. Emmanuel, C. Hermann
Journal of Architectural Conservation, 2018
An intelligent real-time occupancy monitoring system using single overhead camera
Jawad Ahmad, Hadi Larijani, Rohinton Emmanuel, Mike Mannion, Abbas Javed
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2018
Heat recovery from mineworkings: Opportunities in the glasgow area
Nicholas Hytiris, Rohinton Emmanuel, Bjorn Aaen, Emma Suzanne Church, Diarmad Seumas Campbell, Konstantinos Ninikas, Andrew Robertson
Environmental Geotechnics, 2017
Random neural networks based cognitive controller for HVAC in non-domestic building using LoRa
Abbas Javed, Hadi Larijani, Andrew Wixted, Rohinton Emmanuel
Proceedings of 2017 IEEE 16th International Conference on Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing Icci Cc 2017, 2017
Random neural network learning heuristics
Abbas Javed, Hadi Larijani, Ali Ahmadinia, Rohinton Emmanuel
Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences, 2017
Creating sustainable cities one building at a time: Towards an integrated urban design framework
Julie Futcher, Gerald Mills, Rohinton Emmanuel, Ivan Korolija
Cities, 2017
Energy demand prediction through novel random neural network predictor for large non-domestic buildings
Jawad Ahmad, Hadi Larijani, Rohinton Emmanuel, Mike Mannion, Abbas Javed, Mark Phillipson
11th Annual IEEE International Systems Conference Syscon 2017 Proceedings, 2017
Design and Implementation of a Cloud Enabled Random Neural Network-Based Decentralized Smart Controller with Intelligent Sensor Nodes for HVAC
Abbas Javed, Hadi Larijani, Ali Ahmadinia, Rohinton Emmanuel, Mike Mannion, Des Gibson
IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2017
Disentangling the influences of atmospheric stability and urban form on local cooling in a high latitude city: Evidence from Glasgow
Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference Design to Thrive PLEA 2017, 2017
Sensitivity analysis of 'Local Climate Zone' based urban morphology parameters for outdoor thermal comfort in the tropics
Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference Design to Thrive PLEA 2017, 2017
Colour as a psychological agent to manipulate perceived indoor thermal environment for low energy design; cases implemented in Sri Lanka
Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference Design to Thrive PLEA 2017, 2017
Enhancing outdoor shading without diminishing indoor daylight integration: Simulations from Colombo, Sri Lanka
Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference Design to Thrive PLEA 2017, 2017
Heat recovery from air in underground transport tunnels
Konstantinos Ninikas, Nicholas Hytiris, Rohinton Emmanuel, Bjorn Aaen, Paul L. Younger
Renewable Energy, 2016
The durability of building materials under a changing climate
Mark C. Phillipson, Rohinton Emmanuel, Paul H Baker
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change, 2016
Achieving thermal pleasure in tropical urban outdoors
Rohinton Emmanuel
Urban Climate Challenges in the Tropics Rethinking Planning and Design Opportunities, 2016
Introduction
Rohinton Emmanuel
Urban Climate Challenges in the Tropics Rethinking Planning and Design Opportunities, 2016
URBAN CLIMATE CHALLENGES IN THE TROPICS: Rethinking Planning and Design Opportunities
Rohinton Emmanuel
Urban Climate Challenges in the Tropics Rethinking Planning and Design Opportunities, 2016
Heat energy recovery from waste water in the Glasgow Subway system
N Hytiris, K Ninikas, R Emmanuel, P Younger
Energy Geotechnics Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Energy Geotechnics Icegt 2016, 2016
Heat Energy Recovery from Waste Water in the Glasgow Subway System
Nicholas Hytiris, Konstantinos Ninikas, Rohinton Emmanuel, Bjorn Aaen, Paul Younger
Procedia Engineering, 2016
Experimental testing of a random neural network smart controller using a single zone test chamber
Abbas Javed, Hadi Larijani, Ali Ahmadinia, Rohinton Emmanuel, Des Gibson, Caspar Clark
Iet Networks, 2015
Modelling and optimization of residential heating system using random neural networks
Abbas Javed, Hadi Larijani, Ali Ahmadinia, Rohinton Emmanuel
Proceedings 2014 IEEE International Conference on Control Science and Systems Engineering Ccsse 2014, 2015
Assessment of predicted versus measured thermal comfort and optimal comfort ranges in the outdoor environment in the temperate climate of Glasgow, UK
Annika Oertel, Rohinton Emmanuel, Patricia Drach
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 2015
Green infrastructure as an adaptation approach to tackling urban overheating in the Glasgow Clyde Valley Region, UK
R. Emmanuel, A. Loconsole
Landscape and Urban Planning, 2015
Could refurbishment of “traditional” buildings reducecarbon emissions?
Richard Atkins, Rohinton Emmanuel
Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 2014
Instruments and methods in outdoor thermal comfort studies - The need for standardization
Erik Johansson, Sofia Thorsson, Rohinton Emmanuel, Eduardo Krüger
Urban Climate, 2014
Comparison of the robustness of RNN, MPC and ANN controller for residential heating system
Abbas Javed, Hadi Larijani, Ali Ahmadinia, Rohinton Emmanuel
Proceedings 4th IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing Bdcloud 2014 with the 7th IEEE International Conference on Social Computing and Networking Socialcom 2014 and the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Communications Sustaincom 2014, 2014
A renewable heat solution for water ingress in the Glasgow subway tunnel system
K. Ninikas, N. Hytiris, R. Emmanuel, B. Aaen, S. McMillan
Wit Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2014
Assessment of daytime outdoor comfort levels in and outside the urban area of Glasgow, UK
Eduardo Krüger, Patricia Drach, Rohinton Emmanuel, Oscar Corbella
International Journal of Biometeorology, 2013
Urban heat island and differences in outdoor comfort levels in Glasgow, UK
Eduardo Krüger, Patricia Drach, Rohinton Emmanuel, Oscar Corbella
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2013
A universal climate-based energy and thermal expectation index: Initial development and tests
R. Emmanuel, B. Kumar, Ya Roderick, D. McEwan
Energy and Buildings, 2013
Accounting for atmospheric stability conditions in urban heat island studies: The case of Glasgow, UK
Eduardo Krüger, Rohinton Emmanuel
Landscape and Urban Planning, 2013
Planning for Resilience
Sue Roaf, Branka Dimitrijević, Rohinton Emmanuel
Green Energy and Technology, 2013
The built environment as the key agent for change in the scottish context
Cesb 2013 Prague Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013 Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations, 2013
Comparison of outdoor comfort field data against calculations of the thermal indices PMV and PET
Proceedings of 7th Windsor Conference the Changing Context of Comfort in an Unpredictable World, 2012
Predicting outdoor thermal sensation from two field studies in Curitiba, Brazil and Glasgow, UK using the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI)
Proceedings of 7th Windsor Conference the Changing Context of Comfort in an Unpredictable World, 2012
Carbon management in the built environment
Rohinton Emmanuel, Keith Baker
Carbon Management in the Built Environment, 2012
Urban heat island and its impact on climate change resilience in a shrinking city: The case of Glasgow, UK
Rohinton Emmanuel, Eduardo Krüger
Building and Environment, 2012
An urban approach to climate-sensitive design: Stategies for the tropics
Rohinton Emmanuel
An Urban Approach to Climate Sensitive Design Stategies for the Tropics, 2012
Mapping sustainability assessment with the project life cycle
Craig S. Thomson, Mohamed A. El-Haram, Rohinton Emmanuel
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Engineering Sustainability, 2011
ICUC-7 Urban Climate Special Issue
M. Roth, R. Emmanuel, T. Ichinose, J. Salmond
International Journal of Climatology, 2011
Linking the 'in' and 'out:' new comfort goals for the rapidly urbanising equatorial tropical megacities in a changing climate
Proceedings of Conference Adapting to Change New Thinking on Comfort Windsor 2010, 2010
A fairer place? A prototype framework for assessing the environmental equity implications of proposed urban developments in the UK
Jonathan Walton, Rohinton Emmanuel
Journal of Urbanism, 2010
Developing holistic frameworks for the next generation of sustainability assessment methods for the built environment
Association of Researchers in Construction Management Arcom 2010 Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference, 2010
Creating the conditions that facilitate the development of equitable, low carbon communities in Scotland
Association of Researchers in Construction Management Arcom 2010 Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference, 2010
Guest editorial
Rohinton Emmanuel, Craig Thomson, Malcolm Horner, Andrew Price
Journal of Urbanism, 2010
Mapping knowledge flow during sustainability assessment
C. S. Thomson, M. A. El-Haram, R. Emmanuel
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Urban Design and Planning, 2010
Urban air pollution and mitigation options in Sri Lanka
B. Perera, R. Emmanuel, S. Nandasena
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Urban Design and Planning, 2010
Climate information for improved planning and management of mega cities (Needs Perspective)
G. Mills, H. Cleugh, R. Emmanuel, W. Endlicher, E. Erell, G. McGranahan, E. Ng, A. Nickson, J. Rosenthal, K. Steemer
Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2010
Climate and more sustainable cities: Climate information for improved planning and management of cities (Producers/Capabilities Perspective)
C.S.B. Grimmond, M. Roth, T.R. Oke, Y.C. Au, M. Best, R. Betts, G. Carmichael, H. Cleugh, W. Dabberdt, R. Emmanuel, E. Freitas, K. Fortuniak, S. Hanna, P. Klein, L.S. Kalkstein, C.H. Liu, A. Nickson, D. Pearlmutter, D. Sailor, J. Voogt
Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2010
Mapping knowledge during sustainability assessment within a PPP school project
Association of Researchers in Construction Management Arcom 2009 Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference, 2009
Human comfort, urban climate change and energy use: Assessing adaptation options for the rapidly growing tropical mega-cities
Sun Wind and Architecture the Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2007, 2007
Urban shading - A design option for the tropics? A study in Colombo, Sri Lanka
R. Emmanuel, H. Rosenlund, E. Johansson
International Journal of Climatology, 2007
Urban heat islands in humid and arid climates: Role of urban form and thermal properties in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Phoenix, USA
R Emmanuel, HJS Fernando
Climate Research, 2007
The influence of urban design on outdoor thermal comfort in the hot, humid city of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Erik Johansson, Rohinton Emmanuel
International Journal of Biometeorology, 2006
Influence of urban morphology and sea breeze on hot humid microclimate: The case of Colombo, Sri Lanka
R Emmanuel, E Johansson
Climate Research, 2006
Thermal comfort implications of urbanization in a warm-humid city: The Colombo Metropolitan Region (CMR), Sri Lanka
R. Emmanuel
Building and Environment, 2005
Estimating the environmental suitability of wall materials: Preliminary results from Sri Lanka
R. Emmanuel
Building and Environment, 2004
Assessment of impact of land cover changes on urban bioclimate: The case of colombo, sri lanka
R. Emmanuel
Architectural Science Review, 2003
An analysis of the bio-climatic effects of roof cover of domestic buildings in the equatorial tropics
Rohinton Emmanuel
Architectural Science Review, 2002
Summertime urban heat island mitigation: Propositions based on an investigation of intra-urban air temperature variations
Rohinton Emmanuel
Architectural Science Review, 1997
Urban vegetational change as an indicator of demographic trends in cities: The case of Detroit
R Emmanuel
Environment and Planning B Planning and Design, 1997
Energy-efficient urban design guidelines for warm-humid cities: strategies for Colombo, Sri Lanka
Journal of Architectural Planning Research, 1995
A hypothetical ‘shadow umbrella1 for thermal comfort enhancement in the equatorial urban outdoors
Rohinton Emmanuel
Architectural Science Review, 1993

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