Outdoor thermal environment in Havana
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Based on the Heat Island Effect, indoor environment is influenced by specific outdoor conditions in the urban context. Precedent research works carried out by the authors have intended to characterize the influence of morphology on Havana’s urban microclimate, based on a theoretical model and experimental field work, in order to find ways to improve outdoor thermal environment. The present paper presents the results in evaluating by simulation, outdoor thermal environments in some selected public spaces in Havana before and after some transformation proposals.
Simulation has been carried out by ENVI MET. Results allow to confirm the heat urban effect and that it is possible to improve urban microclimate and then, indoor thermal environment, if some simple design principles are taken into account when acting in public spaces.
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