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Modelling and Bioclimatic Interventions in Outdoor Spaces

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These days, urban design of open spaces is strongly related to bioclimatic techniques and practices. In this chapter we present the procedure of such bioclimatic studies by the use of simulation tools. Outdoor spaces that are characterized by decreased human thermal comfort conditions during the summer, especially in areas under temperate climatic conditions, justify a bioclimatic intervention. Modelling has contributed to the understanding of both the limitations and benefits of specific interventions that should be made in the open space in order to succeed at the predefined thermal related improvement. Also, it shows how these interventions affect buildings’ operations.

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    Stamatis Zoras & Argyro Dimoudi

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Process Equipment Design Laboratory, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Sofia-Natalia Boemi

  2. University of the Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain

    Olatz Irulegi

  3. Group Building Environmental Research Athens, Physics Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Mattheos Santamouris

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Zoras, S., Dimoudi, A. (2016). Modelling and Bioclimatic Interventions in Outdoor Spaces. In: Boemi, SN., Irulegi, O., Santamouris, M. (eds) Energy Performance of Buildings. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20831-2_25

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