GreenLeaves is a web-based platform designed for reducing heatwave impacts in places with vulnerable residents including retirement house, hospital, etc. using simulation and AI techniques. "The number and duration of heatwaves have increased dramatically in recent years due to rapid urbanization, land-use change, increased GHG emissions, and climate change. Annual average U.S. temperatures are projected to increase by 3°F to 10°F by the end of this century, depending on future emissions of greenhouse gases and other factors. These temperature changes will have direct effects on human health. According to the World Health Organization, more than 166000 people died due to extreme temperatures between 1998-2017. The 1999 heatwave in the US Midwest resulted in more than 1000 deaths. The 2003 European heatwave caused nearly 70,000 deaths during the summer.
People aged 65 years and over are at increased risk of heat-related illnesses and need special care in hot weather. Examined the impact of heat wave in 21 different regions found that the number of deaths among people of 75 years of age and older increased by 21.3% during the heat wave with similar mortality rates between men and women.
Making cities and human settlements specifically places with vulnerable old people safe, resilient, and sustainable against heatwave is one of the main Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
The objective of this work is to develop an integrated urban simulation + AI forecasting model for finding vulnerable buildings against heatwave, send warning notifications to residents and municipals to be ready for taking required actions to reduce the risk on old people."

https://greenleaves.app/

• Canada
• United States of America

• Youth
• Older persons
• Women
• Indigenous and nomadic peoples
• People with disabilities
• The unemployed
• The poor
• Migrants

The simulation models used in this project are unique and cannot be replicated easily but they can be applied to other countries worldwide. In-house models used in this platform are not publicly available. Users that are interested to apply the model to other countries can contact us and the model can be extended to that countries.