Guidelines for passive control of traffic-related air pollution in street canyons: An overview for urban planning
Recent studies indicate the necessity of addressing traffic-related air pollution in urban
environments, as street canyons are known for their lack of natural ventilation and increased …
environments, as street canyons are known for their lack of natural ventilation and increased …
Impacts of urban morphology on reducing cooling load and increasing ventilation potential in hot-arid climate
Cooling buildings in urban areas with hot-arid climate put huge loads on the energy system.
There is an increasing trend in urban energy studies to recognize the urban design …
There is an increasing trend in urban energy studies to recognize the urban design …
Effect of roof shape, wind direction, building height and urban configuration on the energy yield and positioning of roof mounted wind turbines
The increasing interest among architects and planners in designing environmentally friendly
buildings has led to a desire to explore and integrate renewable sources of energy. Roof …
buildings has led to a desire to explore and integrate renewable sources of energy. Roof …
Review on pollutant dispersion in urban areas-part B: Local mitigation strategies, optimization framework, and evaluation theory
Outdoor air pollution is a significant global issue because it poses a major long-term health
risk. A growing number of studies are conducted to develop local mitigation strategies for …
risk. A growing number of studies are conducted to develop local mitigation strategies for …
[HTML][HTML] CFD and wind-tunnel analysis of outdoor ventilation in a real compact heterogeneous urban area: Evaluation using “air delay”
N Antoniou, H Montazeri, H Wigo… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Outdoor urban ventilation in a real complex urban area is investigated by introducing a new
ventilation indicator–the “air delay”. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are …
ventilation indicator–the “air delay”. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are …
Enhancement of city breathability with half open spaces in ideal urban street canyons
The design guidelines for assessing the wind environment at the pedestrian level have
become increasingly important in urban planning over the past few decades. The purpose of …
become increasingly important in urban planning over the past few decades. The purpose of …
Natural ventilation assessment in typical open and semi-open urban environments under various wind directions
J Hang, Z Luo, M Sandberg, J Gong - Building and environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Semi-open street roofs protect pedestrians from intense sunshine and rains. Their effects on
natural ventilation of urban canopy layers (UCL) are less understood. This paper …
natural ventilation of urban canopy layers (UCL) are less understood. This paper …
Effects of building setback on thermal comfort and air quality in the street canyon
The concern of mitigating thermal stress and pollutant concentration has increased in recent
urban design. Most previous studies have demonstrated the promising potential of …
urban design. Most previous studies have demonstrated the promising potential of …
Optimization procedures for enhancement of city breathability using arcade design in a realistic high-rise urban area
Concern of city breathability has increased in recent project planning activities. Most
previous studies in the literature have demonstrated that it is possible to improve urban …
previous studies in the literature have demonstrated that it is possible to improve urban …
A combined framework of integrating optimized half-open spaces into buildings and an application to a realistic case study on urban ventilation and air pollutant …
The project planning activities of urban air quality and breathability have increasingly
become the noticed issues around the world in recent times. In this study, the incorporation …
become the noticed issues around the world in recent times. In this study, the incorporation …