Heat mitigation strategies on courtyard buildings in winter

Natural elements such as vegetation and water bodies may help reduce heat in urban spaces in summer or in hot climates. This effect, however, has rarely been studied during cold seasons. This paper briefly studies the effect of vegetation and water in summer and more comprehensively in winter. Both...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Taleghani, Martin Tenpierik, Andy van den Dobbelsteen, David Sailor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Delft University of Technology 2014-12-01
Series:A+BE: Architecture and the Built Environment
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Online Access:https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/abe/article/view/6584