Thermal comfort interventions of landscape elements in a humid and subtropical residential area in China
This study aimed at revealing the subjective thermal comfort intervention of landscape elements in the humid and subtropical residential area of China. Data based on physical measurements and questionnaire surveys were collected. A new empirical model was developed according to microclimatic and sub...
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| description | This study aimed at revealing the subjective thermal comfort intervention of landscape elements in the humid and subtropical residential area of China. Data based on physical measurements and questionnaire surveys were collected. A new empirical model was developed according to microclimatic and subjective criteria, which considers air temperature, solar radiation, and wind speed. According to the empirical model in summer, a decrease of 84 W/m2 in global radiation or an increase of 0.35 m/s in wind speed would have the same effects on thermal perception as a drop of 1 °C in air temperature. A similar analysis could be conducted with the winter model, a change of 20 W/m2 in global radiation or a change of 0.10 m/s in wind speed have the same effects as a change of 1 °C in air temperature. Furthermore, the thermal comfort intervention of tree, shrubs, reflective surface and pervious ground were quantitatively analyzed based on the empirical model. We proposed that large broad-leaved trees and pervious ground were more conducive to the improvement of thermal acceptability during different seasons. The results showed that in summer, the total acceptable area significantly increased by 38.5%, whereas it was slightly reduced by 8.4% in winter. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-888c166b83f8496881d2dc0bed69c9202022-12-22T02:25:08ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering1347-28522022-05-012131106112310.1080/13467581.2021.19008571900857Thermal comfort interventions of landscape elements in a humid and subtropical residential area in Chinakunming Li0Huajing Zhang1Lihua Zhao2Henan University of TechnologyHenan University of TechnologySouth China University of TechnologyThis study aimed at revealing the subjective thermal comfort intervention of landscape elements in the humid and subtropical residential area of China. Data based on physical measurements and questionnaire surveys were collected. A new empirical model was developed according to microclimatic and subjective criteria, which considers air temperature, solar radiation, and wind speed. According to the empirical model in summer, a decrease of 84 W/m2 in global radiation or an increase of 0.35 m/s in wind speed would have the same effects on thermal perception as a drop of 1 °C in air temperature. A similar analysis could be conducted with the winter model, a change of 20 W/m2 in global radiation or a change of 0.10 m/s in wind speed have the same effects as a change of 1 °C in air temperature. Furthermore, the thermal comfort intervention of tree, shrubs, reflective surface and pervious ground were quantitatively analyzed based on the empirical model. We proposed that large broad-leaved trees and pervious ground were more conducive to the improvement of thermal acceptability during different seasons. The results showed that in summer, the total acceptable area significantly increased by 38.5%, whereas it was slightly reduced by 8.4% in winter.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2021.1900857humid and subtropical arearesidential arealandscape elementthermal comfort interventionexperience thermal comfort index |
| spellingShingle | kunming Li Huajing Zhang Lihua Zhao Thermal comfort interventions of landscape elements in a humid and subtropical residential area in China Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering humid and subtropical area residential area landscape element thermal comfort intervention experience thermal comfort index |
| title | Thermal comfort interventions of landscape elements in a humid and subtropical residential area in China |
| title_full | Thermal comfort interventions of landscape elements in a humid and subtropical residential area in China |
| title_fullStr | Thermal comfort interventions of landscape elements in a humid and subtropical residential area in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal comfort interventions of landscape elements in a humid and subtropical residential area in China |
| title_short | Thermal comfort interventions of landscape elements in a humid and subtropical residential area in China |
| title_sort | thermal comfort interventions of landscape elements in a humid and subtropical residential area in china |
| topic | humid and subtropical area residential area landscape element thermal comfort intervention experience thermal comfort index |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2021.1900857 |
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