Urban microclimate studies are gaining popularity due to rapid urbanization. Many studies
documented that urban microclimate can affect building energy performance, human …

Energy use in cities has attracted significant research in recent years. However such a broad
topic inevitably results in number of alternative interpretations of the problem domain and …

Urban physics is the science and engineering of physical processes in urban areas. It
basically refers to the transfer of heat and mass in the outdoor and indoor urban …

Names: Hensen, Jan, editor.| Lamberts, Roberto, editor. Title: Building performance
simulation for design and operation/[edited by] Jan LM Hensen and Roberto Lamberts …

Wind comfort and wind safety for pedestrians are important requirements in urban areas.
Many city authorities request studies of pedestrian wind comfort and wind safety for new …

Considering climate change and the rapid trend towards urbanization, the analysis of urban
microclimate is gaining importance. The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect and summer-time …

Heat stress in urban areas can have detrimental effects on human health, comfort and
productivity. In order to mitigate heat stress, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) …

Knowledge of the pressure distribution on building walls is important for the evaluation of
wind loads and natural ventilation. Wind-induced pressure distributions are influenced by a …

The global trend towards urbanisation explains the growing interest in the study of the
modification of the urban climate due to the heat island effect and global warming, and its …

Convective heat transfer coefficients for external building surfaces (hc, ext) are essential in
building energy simulation (BES) to calculate convective heat gains and losses from …