Green Walls Simulation for Subtropical Climates: Sensitivity Tests with ENVI-met V4

Autor(es)

Silva, P. W. S. ; Duarte, D. H. S. ; Ng, E ; Fong, S ; Ren, C

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: 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.

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/02825-5 - O papel do planejamento, do desenho urbano e do projeto de edifícios na adaptação à mudança do clima na microescala: contribuições a uma abordagem interdisciplinar
• Beneficiário: Denise Helena Silva Duarte
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa de Pesquisa sobre Mudanças Climáticas Globais - Regular