Thermal comfort in cities is an influential factor for citizens’ wellbeing and life quality. Urban microclimate studies have gained popularity following increasing urbanization trends global climate change recent years. fabric morphology traditional represent a unique pattern both spatially climatically. However, few investigated cities’ urban thermal conditions. Therefore, this study aimed to ...

The study identifies the gap between actual thermal sensation and theoretical comfort calculated through simulated microclimate data in different urban configurations in a tropical, high-density, megacity: Dhaka. The methodology stated here could be applied for evaluating outdoor comfort conditions for future urban areas at an early design stage. To apply the concept of theoretical comfort it i...

As a main place for student activities on campus, outdoor spaces have positive impacts students’ physical and mental health. Namely, heat comfort are of great significance to improve activity quality. Here, four unique were studied explore the varying effects human thermal during hot-summer cold-winter periods. Distinct (fully open, semi-open, semi-enclosed, fully enclosed areas) from southern ...

In recent years, walkability is increasingly integrated into sustainability strategies, considering its many health and environmental benefits. Besides, thermal comfort also has been progressively promoted as a critical measure for pedestrian wellbeing. Despite the relevance of two concepts, few studies combined them in comprehensive model. This study considers assessing by developing new measu...

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Space conditioning for thermal comfort within buildings is one of the largest sources greenhouse gas emissions globally, creating an urgent need to realize deep energy reductions in this service meet climate goals. Our current approach providing relies on large spaces. In perspective, we show that inherently inefficient by introducing and calculating TMTL needed keep building occupants thermall...