The Effect of Climate Conditions on the Relation between Energy Efficiency and Urban Form
Urban sustainability has been connected to form and compactness of the urban tissue. At the same time the relationship between urban form and energy efficiency is strongly affected by climate. This paper investigates the effect of climate conditions on the relation between urban morphology and energ...
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| author | Dimitra Tsirigoti Katerina Tsikaloudaki |
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| description | Urban sustainability has been connected to form and compactness of the urban tissue. At the same time the relationship between urban form and energy efficiency is strongly affected by climate. This paper investigates the effect of climate conditions on the relation between urban morphology and energy efficiency of urban blocks, focusing on the Greek city context. A set of building block typologies is analyzed with regard to their form factors such as S/V ratio, coverage ratio and building ratio for the climatic conditions of two cities, each one belonging to a different climatic zone. Heating and cooling loads are calculated at an urban block scale for the climate of the city of Thessaloniki (zone C) and of the city of Heraklion (zone A) in order to draw conclusions about the relation between geometry factors and energy efficiency. The results of the research indicate that there is a strong relationship between urban morphology factors and energy efficiency and that the total load demand of urban blocks can be described as a function of form parameters. Results of the research, concerning the energy demand calculation, are valuable since they indicate the energy profile of each typology according to climate and can be used for defining different urban strategies towards sustainability in a context-based climate dependent analysis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-257891ab1b5f4f478820382cd032fabf2022-12-22T03:19:19ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-03-0111358210.3390/en11030582en11030582The Effect of Climate Conditions on the Relation between Energy Efficiency and Urban FormDimitra Tsirigoti0Katerina Tsikaloudaki1Faculty of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceFaculty of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceUrban sustainability has been connected to form and compactness of the urban tissue. At the same time the relationship between urban form and energy efficiency is strongly affected by climate. This paper investigates the effect of climate conditions on the relation between urban morphology and energy efficiency of urban blocks, focusing on the Greek city context. A set of building block typologies is analyzed with regard to their form factors such as S/V ratio, coverage ratio and building ratio for the climatic conditions of two cities, each one belonging to a different climatic zone. Heating and cooling loads are calculated at an urban block scale for the climate of the city of Thessaloniki (zone C) and of the city of Heraklion (zone A) in order to draw conclusions about the relation between geometry factors and energy efficiency. The results of the research indicate that there is a strong relationship between urban morphology factors and energy efficiency and that the total load demand of urban blocks can be described as a function of form parameters. Results of the research, concerning the energy demand calculation, are valuable since they indicate the energy profile of each typology according to climate and can be used for defining different urban strategies towards sustainability in a context-based climate dependent analysis.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/3/582urban formenergy efficiencyclimatesustainable cityurban block |
| spellingShingle | Dimitra Tsirigoti Katerina Tsikaloudaki The Effect of Climate Conditions on the Relation between Energy Efficiency and Urban Form Energies urban form energy efficiency climate sustainable city urban block |
| title | The Effect of Climate Conditions on the Relation between Energy Efficiency and Urban Form |
| title_full | The Effect of Climate Conditions on the Relation between Energy Efficiency and Urban Form |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Climate Conditions on the Relation between Energy Efficiency and Urban Form |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Climate Conditions on the Relation between Energy Efficiency and Urban Form |
| title_short | The Effect of Climate Conditions on the Relation between Energy Efficiency and Urban Form |
| title_sort | effect of climate conditions on the relation between energy efficiency and urban form |
| topic | urban form energy efficiency climate sustainable city urban block |
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