A comparison of thermal comfort conditions in four urban spaces by means of measurements and modelling techniques

Building and Environment

Volumn 93, Issue P2, 2015, Pages 245-257

  Acero, Juan A ^a   Herranz Pascual, Karmele ^a  

^a TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Spain)

Author keywords

ENVI met model; Measurements; Microclimate variables; Outdoor thermal comfort; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING; WIND;

ENVI-MET; HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT; MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE; MICROCLIMATE VARIABLES; MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; PHYSIOLOGICAL EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURES; THERMAL COMFORT EVALUATIONS;

THERMAL COMFORT;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROCLIMATE; MODELING; PUBLIC SPACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA;

BASQUE COUNTRY [SPAIN]; BILBAO; BIZKAIA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 84938078873     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.06.028     Document Type: Article

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