Thermal Performance Study of Building Materials in an Urban Form

Abstract A tropical Chennai city, is already enduring heat stresses in its urban areas and extremely vulnerable to temperature rise. Furthermore, continues expand, thus the need conduct research make informed decisions on sensible strategies regulations how construct with what attains much significance recent times. One of major contributors materials used surfaces form. The current paper assesses demonstrates performance two wall – Clay Brick AAC, usually utilized developments within context an optimal morphological region. This accomplished by making a compact mid-rise form residential typology utilizing ENVI-met 4.0 re-creating outdoor microclimatic conditions AAC walls. created brick walls are found be cooler 0.010°C. Compared daytime, at night time, outside air clay dividers respectively. investigation additionally discovered that huge distinction for studied structure can made expanding Sky View Factor (SVF), contrasted adjustment material. understandings from this study expanded applied productively impact changes Urban development guidelines.