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J. Gamero-Salinas, N. Kishnani, A. Monge-Barrio, J. López-Fidalgo, A. Sánchez-Ostiz
Energy and Buildings, vol. 230, 2021
Energy and Buildings, vol. 230, 2021
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Gamero-Salinas, J., Kishnani, N., Monge-Barrio, A., López-Fidalgo, J., & Sánchez-Ostiz, A. (2021). The influence of building form variables on the environmental performance of semi-outdoor spaces. A study in mid-rise and high-rise buildings of Singapore. Energy and Buildings, 230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110544
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Gamero-Salinas, J., N. Kishnani, A. Monge-Barrio, J. López-Fidalgo, and A. Sánchez-Ostiz. “The Influence of Building Form Variables on the Environmental Performance of Semi-Outdoor Spaces. A Study in Mid-Rise and High-Rise Buildings of Singapore.” Energy and Buildings 230 (2021).
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Gamero-Salinas, J., et al. “The Influence of Building Form Variables on the Environmental Performance of Semi-Outdoor Spaces. A Study in Mid-Rise and High-Rise Buildings of Singapore.” Energy and Buildings, vol. 230, 2021, doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110544.
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@article{gamero-salinas2021a,
title = {The influence of building form variables on the environmental performance of semi-outdoor spaces. A study in mid-rise and high-rise buildings of Singapore},
year = {2021},
journal = {Energy and Buildings},
volume = {230},
doi = {10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110544},
author = {Gamero-Salinas, J. and Kishnani, N. and Monge-Barrio, A. and López-Fidalgo, J. and Sánchez-Ostiz, A.}
}
Abstract
This study delved on the role of semi-outdoor spaces (SOS), as form-based strategies, in providing enhanced, thermally comfortable environments in highly dense urban contexts. A sample of sixty-three (63) SOS was studied, within four different mid-rise and high-rise buildings located in the warm-humid tropical city of Singapore. It was found: (i) that SOS may act as thermal buffer spaces; (ii) that microclimate creation in SOS is linked to form, specifically to geometrical variables such as void-to-solid ratio, height, height-to-depth ratio, height from ground level, green plot ratio and open space ratio, which influence significantly the environmental factors of air temperature, mean radiant temperature, air velocity and relative humidity; (iii) that some aforementioned geometrical variables (height-to-depth ratio and open space ratio) are linked to thermal comfort when estimated with SET* and PMV* thermal indices; (iv) and that thermal comfort (between −1 and +1 PMV*) can be achieved in SOS considering a typical Singaporean outdoor CLO of 0.3, especially for 1 MET (85.7% of SOS). In the context of Singapore, this study demonstrates that incorporating SOS to mid-rise and high-rise building forms promotes the creation of thermally comfortable microclimates suitable for human activity, even during the hottest hours.
This study delved on the role of semi-outdoor spaces (SOS), as form-based strategies, in providing enhanced, thermally comfortable environments in highly dense urban contexts. A sample of sixty-three (63) SOS was studied, within four different mid-rise and high-rise buildings located in the warm-humid tropical city of Singapore. It was found: (i) that SOS may act as thermal buffer spaces; (ii) that microclimate creation in SOS is linked to form, specifically to geometrical variables such as void-to-solid ratio, height, height-to-depth ratio, height from ground level, green plot ratio and open space ratio, which influence significantly the environmental factors of air temperature, mean radiant temperature, air velocity and relative humidity; (iii) that some aforementioned geometrical variables (height-to-depth ratio and open space ratio) are linked to thermal comfort when estimated with SET* and PMV* thermal indices; (iv) and that thermal comfort (between −1 and +1 PMV*) can be achieved in SOS considering a typical Singaporean outdoor CLO of 0.3, especially for 1 MET (85.7% of SOS). In the context of Singapore, this study demonstrates that incorporating SOS to mid-rise and high-rise building forms promotes the creation of thermally comfortable microclimates suitable for human activity, even during the hottest hours.
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