TY - JOUR
T1 - Pedestrian thermal perception
T2 - studies around two high-rise buildings in the Mediterranean climate
AU - Saroglou, Tanya
AU - Itzhak-Ben-Shalom, Hofit
AU - Meir, Isaac A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research is supported by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) Center for Energy and Sustainability [https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/ensus/Pages/about.aspx]; Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (SCE), Beer-Sheva, Israel; and BGU’s Center for Energy and Sustainability https://en.sce.ac.il/academic-units1/beer_sheva/faculty_of_engineering/chemical-engineering/msc.
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PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - High-rise buildings affect the microclimate around them at ground level and, as a result, also affect the pedestrian activities that take place there. The implications of this statement are especially amplified by the increasing numbers of high-rise buildings within the urban environment. This paper focuses on the urban microclimate in the vicinity of two high-rise buildings, with a focus on urban thermal comfort and wind patterns at pedestrian level relative to building height. The studies take place in the Mediterranean climate of Tel Aviv. The methodology includes collecting and combining various data, e.g. microclimatic monitoring, spot measurements, meteorological stations data, and surveys performed by administering questionnaires. Results showed that enhanced wind velocity is perceived as positive in summer, but unpleasant in winter, for the specific climatic conditions. The case study emphasizes the importance of microclimatic studies as part of high-rise building design, and the inclusion of design guidelines at the pedestrian level of high-rise buildings. In this process, the evaluation of outdoor human comfort perception through field surveys is highlighted.
AB - High-rise buildings affect the microclimate around them at ground level and, as a result, also affect the pedestrian activities that take place there. The implications of this statement are especially amplified by the increasing numbers of high-rise buildings within the urban environment. This paper focuses on the urban microclimate in the vicinity of two high-rise buildings, with a focus on urban thermal comfort and wind patterns at pedestrian level relative to building height. The studies take place in the Mediterranean climate of Tel Aviv. The methodology includes collecting and combining various data, e.g. microclimatic monitoring, spot measurements, meteorological stations data, and surveys performed by administering questionnaires. Results showed that enhanced wind velocity is perceived as positive in summer, but unpleasant in winter, for the specific climatic conditions. The case study emphasizes the importance of microclimatic studies as part of high-rise building design, and the inclusion of design guidelines at the pedestrian level of high-rise buildings. In this process, the evaluation of outdoor human comfort perception through field surveys is highlighted.
KW - High-rise design
KW - Mediterranean climate
KW - pedestrian thermal comfort/perception
KW - seasonal variations
KW - urban design
KW - wind climate
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85121675166&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09613218.2021.2007751
DO - 10.1080/09613218.2021.2007751
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85121675166
VL - 50
SP - 171
EP - 191
JO - Building Research and Information
JF - Building Research and Information
SN - 0961-3218
IS - 1-2
ER -