A review on the significance and perspective of the numerical simulations of outdoor thermal environment
Computer simulation programs have been used since 2006 for analyzing outdoor human
thermal environments. This study reviewed 130 peer-reviewed papers published during …
thermal environments. This study reviewed 130 peer-reviewed papers published during …
[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in modeling turbulent wind flow at pedestrian-level in the built environment
Pressing problems in urban ventilation and thermal comfort affecting pedestrians related to
current urban development and densification are increasingly dealt with from the …
current urban development and densification are increasingly dealt with from the …
Accelerated environmental performance-driven urban design with generative adversarial network
The morphological design of urban blocks greatly affects the outdoor environment.
Currently, performance-based urban and building design relies on a time-consuming …
Currently, performance-based urban and building design relies on a time-consuming …
[HTML][HTML] Explainable Machine Learning (XML) to predict external wind pressure of a low-rise building in urban-like settings
This study used explainable machine learning (XML), a new branch of Machine Learning
(ML), to elucidate how ML models make predictions. Three tree-based regression models …
(ML), to elucidate how ML models make predictions. Three tree-based regression models …
[HTML][HTML] Real-time wind predictions for safe drone flights in Toronto
M Gianfelice, H Aboshosha, T Ghazal - Results in Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Tall buildings in urban environments can negatively affect drone navigation, by creating
turbulence and local regions of high-velocity winds. This jeopardizes the safety of the public …
turbulence and local regions of high-velocity winds. This jeopardizes the safety of the public …
Improving the pedestrian-level wind comfort by lift-up factors of panel residence complex: Field-measurement and CFD simulation
X Zhang, Y Gao, Q Tao, Y Min, J Fan - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
High-rise buildings in modern cities can hinder airflow and cause a weak local wind
condition that intensifies pedestrian-level thermal discomfort. The lift-up design has been …
condition that intensifies pedestrian-level thermal discomfort. The lift-up design has been …
Performance evaluation of population-based metaheuristic algorithms and decision-making for multi-objective optimization of building design
Optimization algorithms and decision-making techniques are major components of multi-
objective optimization. This study evaluated the performance of population-based …
objective optimization. This study evaluated the performance of population-based …
Pedestrian level wind flow field of elevated tall buildings with dense tandem arrangement
Elevation of residence is widely used in tropical regions such as southeast Asia, which
provides excellent ventilation and moisture resistance. However, current research on …
provides excellent ventilation and moisture resistance. However, current research on …
Multi-fidelity shape optimization methodology for pedestrian-level wind environment
M Shirzadi, Y Tominaga - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a multi-fidelity shape optimization framework is proposed for the pedestrian-
level wind environment (PLWE). In the proposed framework, low-fidelity computational fluid …
level wind environment (PLWE). In the proposed framework, low-fidelity computational fluid …
A CFD study of wind assessment in urban topology with complex wind flow
This paper presents a CFD study on the air ventilation assessment (AVA) in urban topology
with twisted wind profiles (TWP). At present, most AVAs were conducted through wind tunnel …
with twisted wind profiles (TWP). At present, most AVAs were conducted through wind tunnel …