An integrated outdoor spaces design procedure to relieve heat stress in hot and humid regions

Building and Environment

Volumn 99, Issue , 2016, Pages 149-160

  Yang, Shing Ru ^a   Lin, Tzu Ping ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ENVI met; Heat stress; Outdoor thermal environment; Taiwan; Traditional settlement

Indexed keywords

DESIGN;

ENVI-MET; HEAT STRESS; OUTDOOR THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; TAIWAN; TRADITIONAL SETTLEMENT;

THERMAL STRESS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; DESIGN; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MODELING; OPEN SPACE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

TAINAN; TAIWAN;

EID: 84957073738     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.01.001     Document Type: Article

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