Thermal assessment of heat mitigation strategies: The case of Portland State University, Oregon, USA

Building and Environment

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 138-150

  Taleghani, Mohammad ^a,b   Sailor, David J ^b   Tenpierik, Martin ^a   van den Dobbelsteen, Andy ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Portland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Courtyard; ENVI met simulation; Field measurement; Heat mitigation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

LAKES; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL COMFORT; VEGETATION;

COURTYARD; ENVI-MET; FIELD MEASUREMENT; MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE; MITIGATION STRATEGY; TEMPERATE CLIMATE; THERMAL ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITY CAMPUS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALBEDO; ASPHALT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PAVEMENT; POND; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION;

OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892172360     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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