A new method to assess spatial variations of outdoor thermal comfort: Onsite monitoring results and implications for precinct planning

Building and Environment

Volumn 91, Issue , 2015, Pages 263-270

  Niu, Jianlei ^a,b   Liu, Jianlin ^a   Lee, Tsz cheung ^c   Lin, Zhang ^d   Mak, Cheukming ^a   Tse, Kam Tim ^e   Tang, Bo sin ^f   Kwok, Kenny C S ^g  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANDONG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG OBSERVATORY   (Hong Kong)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Built environment; Microclimatic parameters; Outdoor thermal comfort; Physiological equivalent temperature (PET)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FLOORS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMAL COMFORT;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; MICROCLIMATIC PARAMETERS; OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; PHYSIOLOGICAL EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURES; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS;

WIND;

HEAT ISLAND; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; URBANIZATION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84930177640     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.02.017     Document Type: Article

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