TY - GEN
T1 - Using envi-met simulation as a tool to optimize downtown phoenix's urban form for pedestrian comfort
AU - Rosheidat, Akram
AU - Bryan, Harvey
AU - Hoffman, Daniel
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - The City of Phoenix, Arizona is currently in the midst of a planning exercise to "sustainably" revise its zoning ordinances. The goal is to promote a downtown that is more "lively, inviting and comfortable". The new zoning code seeks to optimize building and street proportions, street shading, open space, air movement and building materials relative to thermal comfort and Urban Heat Island mitigation. This paper discusses the detailed simulation process to quantify, assess and optimize the urban geometry, urban block proportions, use of materials, shading, landscaping, air flow and various other strategies that would create a more thermally comfortable environment in downtown Phoenix.
AB - The City of Phoenix, Arizona is currently in the midst of a planning exercise to "sustainably" revise its zoning ordinances. The goal is to promote a downtown that is more "lively, inviting and comfortable". The new zoning code seeks to optimize building and street proportions, street shading, open space, air movement and building materials relative to thermal comfort and Urban Heat Island mitigation. This paper discusses the detailed simulation process to quantify, assess and optimize the urban geometry, urban block proportions, use of materials, shading, landscaping, air flow and various other strategies that would create a more thermally comfortable environment in downtown Phoenix.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84868618352
SN - 9781605604787
T3 - American Solar Energy Society - SOLAR 2008, Including Proc. of 37th ASES Annual Conf., 33rd National Passive Solar Conf., 3rd Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conf.: Catch the Clean Energy Wave
SP - 5398
EP - 5432
BT - American Solar Energy Society - SOLAR 2008, Including Proc. of 37th ASES Annual Conf., 33rd National Passive Solar Conf., 3rd Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conf.
T2 - SOLAR 2008: Catch the Clean Energy Wave, Including 37th ASES Annual Conference, 33rd National Passive Solar Conference and 3rd Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conference
Y2 - 3 May 2008 through 8 May 2008
ER -