Open AccessThe role of building morphology on pedestrian level comfort in Northern climate
Author(s) -
Nasim Eslamirad,
Francesco De Luca,
Kimmo Lylykangas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2042/1/012053
Subject(s) - microclimate , thermal comfort , pedestrian , architectural engineering , environmental science , orientation (vector space) , environmental resource management , geography , meteorology , civil engineering , engineering , geometry , mathematics , archaeology
Due to the rapid densification of cities, improving outdoor comfort is becoming increasingly important. To address this need, the current study introduces a methodology to evaluate outdoor comfort in the proximity of typical buildings in Tallinn, Estonia. The microclimate simulation software ENVI-met was employed to investigate the outdoor comfort conditions. The research outcomes show that the building's form, height, density, and orientation change consistently the pedestrian comfort around the buildings. The findings suggest that the integrated analysis of different building morphologies, massing, orientation, and their influences on the surrounding microclimate, thermal, and wind comfort are important.