1. Research on the influence of courtyard space layout on building microclimate and its optimal design.
- Author
-
Han, Jie, Li, Xinyue, Li, Beiyu, Yang, Wei, Yin, Wei, Peng, You, and Feng, Tao
- Subjects
- *
BUILDING layout , *THERMAL comfort , *AIR flow , *COURTYARDS , *SOLAR radiation , *HUMIDITY - Abstract
• The physiological equivalent temperature (PET) and the universal thermal climate index (UTCI) are considered adaptive thermal comfort evaluation indices applicable to transition space. • The strong wind is prone to occur in winter on Huajiang campus. It is important to take precautions against the discomfort caused by a strong wind. • The outdoor thermal comfort condition of Huajiang campus in summer is better than it in winter. • Adjusting the coverage of lawn, marble floor, water surface and landscape trees can effectively regulate the microclimate of the library's inner courtyard space. The inner courtyard is an important transition space for mass exchange and heat transfer between the internal space of courtyard buildings and the external environment. A good layout of courtyard space is conducive to building energy efficiency and human thermal comfort. In the paper, we analyze the impacts of different design schemes of the spatial layout on the microclimate of inner courtyard space using field measurements and numerical simulation methods. The analysis of the measured data presents the main meteorological factors affecting the thermal comfort of the courtyard. The magnitude of the effects is ranked as air temperature, total solar radiation intensity, near-surface air flow rate, and relative humidity. Results of the ENVI-met simulation show that changing the cover of different underlying surface types leads to different microclimate regulation effects in the sense that the temperature and relative humidity in summer drops up to 3.53 °C and 15.59%, respectively and in winter increase up to 3.97 °C and 37.21%, respectively. This paper proposes that lawn ground, marble ground, water surface and landscape tree coverage of 25%, 25%, 50% and 75%, respectively, are suitable design schemes for the inner courtyard space of library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2023
- Full Text
- View/download PDF