Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(16), P. 7157 - 7157
Published: Aug. 20, 2024
This
study
aims
to
investigate
the
characteristics
of
energy
consumption
and
outdoor
thermal
comfort
within
high-density
urban
fabric
Changsha.
Two
different
types
building
(residential
office),
as
well
three
forms
(point,
slab,
enclosed)
were
analyzed
under
local
climate
zone
scheme.
Utilizing
ENVI-met
5.6.1
EnergyPlus
23.2.0
software,
simulations
conducted
assess
144
architectural
models.
Then,
multiple
regression
spatial
applied
predict
area.
The
results
showed
following:
(1)
In
area
Changsha,
central
business
district
historic
old
town
adjacent
Xiangjiang
River
are
identified
areas
with
high
use
intensity.
(2)
Among
residential
categories,
point-types
LCZ-3
LCZ-6,
slab-type
LCZ-4,
exhibit
lowest
contrast,
enclosed
office
buildings,
LCZ-2
LCZ-5,
characterized
by
highest
(3)
Urban
form
parameters
such
floor
ratio
shape
coefficient
have
a
significant
impact
on
EUIwinter,
while
EUIsummer
is
highly
related
normalized
difference
vegetation
index
(BSC).
(4)
LCZ-4
stands
out
its
notably
lower
cooling
heating
intensity,
coupled
excellent
comfort,
making
it
particularly
well-suited
for
climatic
conditions
Sensors,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(19), P. 6267 - 6267
Published: Sept. 27, 2024
UAV
thermal
infrared
remote
sensing
technology,
with
its
high
flexibility
and
temporal
spatial
resolution,
is
crucial
for
understanding
surface
microthermal
environments.
Despite
DJI
Drones'
industry-leading
position,
the
JPG
format
of
their
images
limits
direct
image
stitching
further
analysis,
hindering
broad
application.
To
address
this,
a
conversion
system,
ThermoSwitcher,
was
developed
images,
this
system
applied
to
environment
taking
two
regions
various
local
zones
in
Nanjing
as
research
area.
The
results
showed
that
ThermoSwitcher
can
quickly
losslessly
convert
Geotiff
format,
which
convenient
producing
mosaics
temperature
extraction.
also
indicated
significant
heterogeneity
study
area's
distribution,
temperatures
concentrated
on
sunlit
artificial
surfaces,
low
corresponding
building
shadows,
dense
vegetation,
water
areas.
distribution
change
rates
different
were
significantly
influenced
by
cover
type,
material
properties,
vegetation
coverage,
layout.
Higher
observed
high-rise
subway
station
areas,
while
lower
noted
vegetation-covered
Additionally,
comparing
before
after
revealed
process
affected
uniformity
some
extent.
described
enhances
preprocessing
efficiency,
promoting
advancements
drone
refined
research.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(16), P. 7157 - 7157
Published: Aug. 20, 2024
This
study
aims
to
investigate
the
characteristics
of
energy
consumption
and
outdoor
thermal
comfort
within
high-density
urban
fabric
Changsha.
Two
different
types
building
(residential
office),
as
well
three
forms
(point,
slab,
enclosed)
were
analyzed
under
local
climate
zone
scheme.
Utilizing
ENVI-met
5.6.1
EnergyPlus
23.2.0
software,
simulations
conducted
assess
144
architectural
models.
Then,
multiple
regression
spatial
applied
predict
area.
The
results
showed
following:
(1)
In
area
Changsha,
central
business
district
historic
old
town
adjacent
Xiangjiang
River
are
identified
areas
with
high
use
intensity.
(2)
Among
residential
categories,
point-types
LCZ-3
LCZ-6,
slab-type
LCZ-4,
exhibit
lowest
contrast,
enclosed
office
buildings,
LCZ-2
LCZ-5,
characterized
by
highest
(3)
Urban
form
parameters
such
floor
ratio
shape
coefficient
have
a
significant
impact
on
EUIwinter,
while
EUIsummer
is
highly
related
normalized
difference
vegetation
index
(BSC).
(4)
LCZ-4
stands
out
its
notably
lower
cooling
heating
intensity,
coupled
excellent
comfort,
making
it
particularly
well-suited
for
climatic
conditions
