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Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard block dwellings in the Netherlands
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-4932
Abstract Global warming and elevated temperatures in the Netherlands will increase the energy demand for cooling. Studying passive strategies to cope with the consequences of climate change is inevitable. This paper investigates the thermal performance of courtyard dwellings in the Netherlands. The effects of different orientations and elongations, cool roofs and pavements on indoor thermal comfort are studied through simulations and field measurements. The results show that North-South and East-West orientations provide the least and most comfortable indoor environments. Regarding materials, the use of green on roofs and as courtyard pavement is the most effective heat mitigation strategy. It was observed that the effects of wet cool roofs are much higher than of dry roofs. Cool roofs did not show a specific negative effect (heat loss) as compared to conventional asphalt roofs in winter. Some simulation results were validated through field measurement with a 0.91 °C root mean square deviation.
Highlights Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard dwellings was studied. The effect of heat mitigation strategies were explored on the dwellings. N–S and E–W orientations cause the least and most comfortable environments. Green on roof and as pavement is the most effective heat mitigation strategy. An irrigated cool roof has a much higher cooling effect than of dry roof.
Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard block dwellings in the Netherlands
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-4932
Abstract Global warming and elevated temperatures in the Netherlands will increase the energy demand for cooling. Studying passive strategies to cope with the consequences of climate change is inevitable. This paper investigates the thermal performance of courtyard dwellings in the Netherlands. The effects of different orientations and elongations, cool roofs and pavements on indoor thermal comfort are studied through simulations and field measurements. The results show that North-South and East-West orientations provide the least and most comfortable indoor environments. Regarding materials, the use of green on roofs and as courtyard pavement is the most effective heat mitigation strategy. It was observed that the effects of wet cool roofs are much higher than of dry roofs. Cool roofs did not show a specific negative effect (heat loss) as compared to conventional asphalt roofs in winter. Some simulation results were validated through field measurement with a 0.91 °C root mean square deviation.
Highlights Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard dwellings was studied. The effect of heat mitigation strategies were explored on the dwellings. N–S and E–W orientations cause the least and most comfortable environments. Green on roof and as pavement is the most effective heat mitigation strategy. An irrigated cool roof has a much higher cooling effect than of dry roof.
Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard block dwellings in the Netherlands
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-4932
Abstract Global warming and elevated temperatures in the Netherlands will increase the energy demand for cooling. Studying passive strategies to cope with the consequences of climate change is inevitable. This paper investigates the thermal performance of courtyard dwellings in the Netherlands. The effects of different orientations and elongations, cool roofs and pavements on indoor thermal comfort are studied through simulations and field measurements. The results show that North-South and East-West orientations provide the least and most comfortable indoor environments. Regarding materials, the use of green on roofs and as courtyard pavement is the most effective heat mitigation strategy. It was observed that the effects of wet cool roofs are much higher than of dry roofs. Cool roofs did not show a specific negative effect (heat loss) as compared to conventional asphalt roofs in winter. Some simulation results were validated through field measurement with a 0.91 °C root mean square deviation.
Highlights Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard dwellings was studied. The effect of heat mitigation strategies were explored on the dwellings. N–S and E–W orientations cause the least and most comfortable environments. Green on roof and as pavement is the most effective heat mitigation strategy. An irrigated cool roof has a much higher cooling effect than of dry roof.
Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard block dwellings in the Netherlands
Taleghani, Mohammad (author) / Tenpierik, Martin (author) / van den Dobbelsteen, Andy (author)
Building and Environment ; 82 ; 566-579
2014-09-19
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard block dwellings in the Netherlands
| Online Contents | 2014
Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard block dwellings in the Netherlands
| British Library Online Contents | 2014
Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard block dwellings in the Netherlands
| British Library Online Contents | 2014