A study of The Thermal Comfort Perception on Campus Outdoor Urban Spaces- Special Reference to Hot Arid Climatic Zones

Anber, Maha Fawzy Aly Anber; Fawzy, Omnia

doi:10.21608/mjaf.2020.39007.1811

A study of The Thermal Comfort Perception on Campus Outdoor Urban Spaces- Special Reference to Hot Arid Climatic Zones

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Architecture Department- Higher Institute of Engineering- Shorouk Academy

² Architecture Department- Higher Institute of Engineering- Shorouk Academ

10.21608/mjaf.2020.39007.1811

Abstract

Outdoor Spaces are considered important elements in cities as they provide a space for activities which enhance the livability and vitality of the city (Liang Chen, Edward NG, 2012). Well- designed outdoor spaces encourage more people to use them which will be beneficial from different aspects; environmental, economic, social and physical aspects.
Urban outdoor spaces are considered significant elements in university campuses; which makes the thermal comfort in these spaces very important to be achieved. Outdoor microclimate is an important issue affecting the quality of outdoor spaces. Outdoor spaces have very rich microclimatic characteristics that affect users’ thermal comfort and thermal comfort perception. Users’ needs to reach thermal comfort in outdoor spaces vary according to gender, ages and other factors. The paper studies users’ approach of the thermal environment in outdoor spaces in university campuses.
The case study was chosen, ten different spots in the British University in Egypt where the measurements and survey were conducted. The purpose was to measure the level of users’ perception and preference of the surrounding thermal environment. The devices used for the measurements were Anemometer, humidity meter, thermometer, Globe thermometer and CM6B Pyranometer. The data from measurements and surveys were gathered in order to determine the neutral physiologically equivalent temperature (PET) which was determined by analyzing the relationship between thermal sensation votes (TSV) and PET. The findings showed that respondents in BUE campus were sensitive to the variations of the PET. It is due to, every 3.9 oC of PET, mean thermal sensations changed one unit in BUE campus, Cairo, Egypt.

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Main Subjects

Architecture

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