| Author(s): |
Silva, P. W. S.
;
Duarte, D. H. S.
;
Ng, E
;
Fong, S
;
Ren, C
Total Authors: 5
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | 34TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY ARCHITECTURE: SMART AND HEALTHY WITHIN THE TWO-DEGREE LIMIT, VOL 2 (PLEA 2018); v. N/A, p. 2-pg., 2018-01-01. |
| Abstract | |
The presence of vegetation contributes to cooling the urban surfaces and ameliorating thermal comfort. Several studies investigated the effect of vegetation in cities for the last two decades, due to the climate changes caused by the rapid urban expansion [1,4,6,12]. However, there are still few specific studies that investigate these effects for tropical and subtropical cities [5,8]. For this reason, this research aimed to perform sensitivity tests with green walls for ENVI-met model, considering the variables: air temperature, humidity, surface temperature and mean radiant temperature. The method compared different scenarios with green walls, contrasting different soil humidity and different leaf area density using on-site measured data for Sao Paulo, Brazil. The purpose of the research is to support green walls simulations using ENVI-met, contributing to future studies on tropical and subtropical urban microclimates. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/02825-5 - The role of planning, urban and building design for climate adaptation in the microscale: contributions to an interdisciplinary approach |
| Grantee: | Denise Helena Silva Duarte |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Program on Global Climate Change - Regular Grants |