Due to population growth and recent urbanisation trends, outdoor human comfort is
becoming an essential parameter to assess the quality of the urban microclimate. In the last …

Within the bounds of climate change, the design of public spaces and buildings must
contribute to the local thermal mitigation. In this context, there has been a considerable body …

Heatwaves have caused significant damage to human health, infrastructure, and economies
in recent decades, and the occurrences of heatwaves are becoming more frequent and …

The rapid development of urban areas has adversely affected the thermal environment.
Analysis of the various characteristics of the physical environment in urban spaces that affect …

Abstract Mean Radiant Temperature (T mrt) is a crucial indicator to assess urban radiant and
thermal environments. In this study, T mrt derived from the globe thermometer method and …

Mosques have intermittent operational schedules with short-term occupancy during the five
daily prayers. The occupancy level of the daily prayers is a fraction compared to the …

Over the last decade, outdoor thermal comfort has become of considerable significance to
urban de-signers and planners. In that concern, parametric design models were …

This study introduces a novel system within a Building Information Modeling (BIM)
environment to rapidly evaluate Outdoor Thermal Comfort (OTC). Traditionally, direct …

This paper investigates the capabilities and limitations of different software tools simulating
landscape design adaptability. The evaluation of tools is based on the ISO 25010 …

Outdoor comfort is gaining attention in the design of our cities to face the current context of
rising temperatures. Although simulation is required to inform the early design stage of …