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A monthly performance comparison of green infrastructures enhancing urban outdoor thermal comfort
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2465-3295
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1869-2917
Highlights Different mitigation strategies of the discomfort at pedestrian level are compared. Urban forms classified with the method of the local climate zones are investigated. A seasonal assessment by ENVI-met is carried on based on the monthly mean days. Two indexes are proposed from the Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET). Results show a net influence of the urban form and the best performances of green walls.
Abstract Among the problems caused by the increase of the urban heat island phenomenon, the worsening of the outdoor thermal comfort at pedestrian level was addressed to improve urban resilience. Starting from the analysis of a real urban area in Venice, Italy, the study was extended to different urban forms classified by the Local Climate Zones (LCZs) method. The Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) calculated with the ENVI-met code was used to evaluate outdoor thermal comfort. Different mitigation strategies were compared for the whole summer period. For this purpose, a monthly assessment was performed using the monthly mean day approach rather than the usual single days analysis. A new index (%DPET) was proposed, indicating the percentage reduction in the discomfort rate in PET of the original scenario achieved by mitigation measures. The results show that the largest PETs, corresponding to very hot human thermal sensation, for the original scenario occur in the case of lowrise buildings. In this case, green and cool roofs provide their best performances and the seasonal %DPETs reach 9.1% and 7.5%, respectively. Green wall technology is the most effective in all urban forms studied with %DPET values ranging from 28% to 115%, sometimes reaching the neutral comfort level.
A monthly performance comparison of green infrastructures enhancing urban outdoor thermal comfort
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2465-3295
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1869-2917
Highlights Different mitigation strategies of the discomfort at pedestrian level are compared. Urban forms classified with the method of the local climate zones are investigated. A seasonal assessment by ENVI-met is carried on based on the monthly mean days. Two indexes are proposed from the Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET). Results show a net influence of the urban form and the best performances of green walls.
Abstract Among the problems caused by the increase of the urban heat island phenomenon, the worsening of the outdoor thermal comfort at pedestrian level was addressed to improve urban resilience. Starting from the analysis of a real urban area in Venice, Italy, the study was extended to different urban forms classified by the Local Climate Zones (LCZs) method. The Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) calculated with the ENVI-met code was used to evaluate outdoor thermal comfort. Different mitigation strategies were compared for the whole summer period. For this purpose, a monthly assessment was performed using the monthly mean day approach rather than the usual single days analysis. A new index (%DPET) was proposed, indicating the percentage reduction in the discomfort rate in PET of the original scenario achieved by mitigation measures. The results show that the largest PETs, corresponding to very hot human thermal sensation, for the original scenario occur in the case of lowrise buildings. In this case, green and cool roofs provide their best performances and the seasonal %DPETs reach 9.1% and 7.5%, respectively. Green wall technology is the most effective in all urban forms studied with %DPET values ranging from 28% to 115%, sometimes reaching the neutral comfort level.
A monthly performance comparison of green infrastructures enhancing urban outdoor thermal comfort
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2465-3295
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1869-2917
Highlights Different mitigation strategies of the discomfort at pedestrian level are compared. Urban forms classified with the method of the local climate zones are investigated. A seasonal assessment by ENVI-met is carried on based on the monthly mean days. Two indexes are proposed from the Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET). Results show a net influence of the urban form and the best performances of green walls.
Abstract Among the problems caused by the increase of the urban heat island phenomenon, the worsening of the outdoor thermal comfort at pedestrian level was addressed to improve urban resilience. Starting from the analysis of a real urban area in Venice, Italy, the study was extended to different urban forms classified by the Local Climate Zones (LCZs) method. The Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) calculated with the ENVI-met code was used to evaluate outdoor thermal comfort. Different mitigation strategies were compared for the whole summer period. For this purpose, a monthly assessment was performed using the monthly mean day approach rather than the usual single days analysis. A new index (%DPET) was proposed, indicating the percentage reduction in the discomfort rate in PET of the original scenario achieved by mitigation measures. The results show that the largest PETs, corresponding to very hot human thermal sensation, for the original scenario occur in the case of lowrise buildings. In this case, green and cool roofs provide their best performances and the seasonal %DPETs reach 9.1% and 7.5%, respectively. Green wall technology is the most effective in all urban forms studied with %DPET values ranging from 28% to 115%, sometimes reaching the neutral comfort level.
A monthly performance comparison of green infrastructures enhancing urban outdoor thermal comfort
Schibuola, Luigi (author) / Tambani, Chiara (author)
Energy and Buildings ; 273
2022-08-05
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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