How high albedo and traditional buildings' materials and vegetation affect the quality of urban microclimate. A case study

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 99, Issue , 2015, Pages 32-49

  Salata, Ferdinando ^a   Golasi, Iacopo ^a   Vollaro, Andrea De Lieto ^a   Vollaro, Roberto De Lieto ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

ENVI met; Microclimate mitigation strategies; Outdoor thermal comfort; Predicted Mean Vote; Urban heat island; Urban requalification

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION; WIND;

ALBEDO MATERIALS; CASE-STUDIES; ENVI-MET; MICROCLIMATE MITIGATION STRATEGY; MITIGATION STRATEGY; OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; PREDICTED MEAN VOTE; RE-QUALIFICATION; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN REQUALIFICATION;

VEGETATION;

EID: 84928750798     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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