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The extent and duration of evaporative cooling, as a countermeasure to urban heat island effect, depend on factors such as moisture availability and material liquid capacity and permeability. The present study investigates the evaporative-cooling potential of conventional urban materials and green surfaces on a historical public square in the city of Zurich with a particular focus on the pedestrian thermal comfort during a heat wave. The numerical model couples computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of wind flow with the heat and moisture transport (HAM) in urban materials in order to document the behavior of urban materials in terms of moisture storage and transport in urban settings. By resolving the physical processes at urban local scale, we aim to provide a framework for the development of sustainable and resilient solutions for local heat islands.

Coupled Numerical Simulations of Mitigation Measures for Local Heat Island Effect in an Urban Neighborhood