Many cities are experiencing more frequent extreme heat during hot summers. With the rise of global temperature, the thermal comfort in urban areas become even worse. Quantitative …
A spatially and directionally resolved longwave and shortwave radiant heat transfer model is presented via a series of experiments in a thermal lab to input surface temperatures and …
The rise in air temperature in urban areas has been attracting the attention of urban climate researchers for years now, focusing on the intensity of the so-called Urban Heat Island (UHI) …
H Zhao, G Xu, Y Shi, J Li, Y Zhang - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort of outdoor pedestrians is a crucial factor affecting the quality of urban life. The quantification of the thermal radiation environment near the ground of an urban street …
H Zhao, Y Zhang - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Radiative heat transfer is the focus of many studies on heat transfer issues in the built environment, and the view factor (VF) between the surfaces of built objects in space is a …
S Nicholson, M Nikolopoulou, R Watkins, M Löve… - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
Lightweight shading devices like sails, canopies, and street-scale shelters are a key strategy for urban cooling. Studies indicate that interactions between characteristics such as height …
In recent years, high-precision sensors, such as ultrasonic anemometers (UAs), have been widely used for wind measurements. However, conventional sensors, such as cup …
Q Li, Q Li, X Lu, Y Liu - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2024 - Elsevier
Street trees have often been proposed to improve the outdoor thermal environment. However, due to the combined effects generated by street trees, the impacts of street trees …
Y Kim, Y Ham - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
To effectively mitigate heat risks, it is crucial to pinpoint areas of high vulnerability and assess the severity of heat-related threats to construction workers. This paper advances the …