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Validation of Existing Outdoor Microclimate Tools

2018 - 2019

District Scale

User | Lead Researcher | Urban Scientist

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Project

Description

This study compares the air temperature prediction tools to represent their data flow, ease of use, and accuracy of outdoor thermal comfort (mean radiant temperature -Tmrt, physiologically equivalent temperature - PET) in three different locations (courtyard, greenery, street).

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PhD research, granted by SINGA-SUTD.

Multi-scalar Computational Design

Parameters

  • Ground surface material

  • Location of sensors

Environmental Performance Analysis

            Tools                                 Metrics

  • ENVI-met                      Outdoor Thermal Comfort

  • RayMan                           Outdoor Thermal Comfort

  • SOLWEIG                       Outdoor Thermal Comfort 

  • STEVE tool                    Outdoor Thermal Comfort

Data Analysis

Method

Statistical Analysis

Root mean square error - RMSE

mean bias error - MBE

Publication

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Aydin, E. E., Jakubiec, J. A., & Jusuf, S. K. (2019) A Comparison Study of Simulation-Based Prediction Tools for Air Temperature and Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Tropical Climate. “Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019: 16th Conference of IBPSA” (ISBN: 978-1-7750520-1-2)

Elif Esra Aydin, PhD dissertation, supervised by Assist. Prof. J. Alstan Jakubiec, Singapore University of Technology and Design

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