| Author: | Wang, Jia-jing |
| Title: | Investigation of the microclimate characteristics and outdoor thermal comfort of different underlying surfaces |
| Degree: | M.Eng. |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Subject: | Human comfort Urban climatology -- China -- Hong Kong Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations |
| Department: | Department of Building Services Engineering |
| Pages: | iii, 113 pages : color illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Meteorological parameters such as wind speed, temperature, relative humidity, and solar radiation all affect the urban microclimate. In Hong Kong, summer is hot and humid. Pedestrian level thermal comfort affects people's use of outdoor space. This research conducts outdoor thermal comfort experiments in Hong Kong to study the microclimate conditions of the different underlying surfaces and the correlation between meteorological parameters and thermal comfort. The research results show that the characteristics of buildings, such as location and distribution, and local urban topography will jointly affect the local microclimate weather parameters, and air temperature has a greater impact on thermal comfort. This understanding can help development the thermal comfort of building structures in hot and humid tropical and subtropical cities. |
| Rights: | All rights reserved |
| Access: | restricted access |
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