The impact of courtyard compact urban fabric on its shading: case study of Mosul city, Iraq
| Autor: | Pieter de Wilde, B. K. Satish, Simon Bradbury, Omar Al-Hafith |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Sunlight
business.industry 020209 energy 0211 other engineering and technologies Natural ventilation 02 engineering and technology Civil engineering Analytics Solar gain 021105 building & construction 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental science Shading business |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.382 |
| Popis: | open access article The courtyard pattern provides a comfortable environment in hot regions through supporting natural ventilation and protecting buildings from solar radiation. But, its performance depends on its urban fabric compactness as it affects surfaces’ heat gain resulted from the solar radiation. The impact of urban compactness on urban shading is tested by simulating traditional compact and modern less compact neighborhoods in Mosul. Results from two sunlight simulation systems, Autodesk 3DS Max 2014 and LightUp Analytics, demonstrated that courtyard neighborhoods are nearly three times more compact than the modern neighborhoods. This leads to having five times larger shaded area, which helps to offer a more thermally comfortable environment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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