Study on acceptable criteria for assessing wind environment at ground level based on residents' diaries

Murakami, Shuzo; Iwasa, Yoshiteru; Morikawa, Yasushige

doi:10.1016/0167-6105(86)90069-3

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“…Wind nuisance in cities is typically caused by tall buildings, as they frequently produce unacceptable, even dangerous, windy conditions at the pedestrian level [14,15]. Although high wind speeds are typically considered as the cause of pedestrian discomfort, wind-related environmental issues in cities such as Hong Kong, Tokyo, and New Delhi have switched from dangerously high wind speeds to undesirable low wind speeds [4,6,20].…”

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Adopting ‘lift-up’ building design to improve the surrounding pedestrian-level wind environment

Tse

Zhang

Weerasuriya

et al. 2017

Building and Environment

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a b s t r a c tModern megacities are teeming with closely-spaced tall buildings, which limit air circulation at the pedestrian level. The resultant lack of air circulation creates poorly ventilated areas with accumulated air pollutants and thermal discomfort in the summer. To improve air circulation at the pedestrian level, buildings may be designed to have a 'lift-up' shape, in which the main structure is supported by a central core, columns or shear walls. However, a lack of knowledge on the influence of the 'lift-up' design on the surrounding wind environment limits the use of 'lift-up' buildings. This study aims to investigate the influence of 'lift-up' buildings and their dimensions on the pedestrian-level wind environments using wind tunnel tests. A parametric study was undertaken by using 9 'lift-up' building models with different core heights and widths. The results were compared with the surrounding wind environment of a control building with similar dimensions. The results reveal that the 'lift-up' core height is the most influential parameter and governs the area and magnitude of high and low wind speed zones around such buildings. Based on wind tunnel test results and a selected comfort criterion, appropriate core dimensions could be selected to have acceptable wind conditions near lift-up buildings.

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Adopting ‘lift-up’ building design to improve the surrounding pedestrian-level wind environment

Tse

Zhang

Weerasuriya

et al. 2017

Building and Environment

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“…Several criteria have been developed in the wind engineering community for evaluating only the wind-induced mechanical forces on the human body and the resulting pedestrian comfort and safety [1][2][3]. Attempts have also been made to incorporate other outdoor weather parameters with indoor thermal comfort models for the assessment of outdoor human sensation [4][5][6][7].…”

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Outdoor human comfort in an urban climate

Stathopoulos

Zacharias

2004

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“…Since the 1970s, researchers have been looking into the impact of wind on pedestrians in urban spaces. Some measured the mechanical effect of wind on pedestrians [12][13][14][15] and proposed sets of wind speed criteria for pedestrian comfort and safety [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Others have empirically studied the effect of wind on pedestrian comfort and attendance in outdoor spaces [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30].…”

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Does Wind Discourage Sustainable Transportation Mode Choice? Findings from San Francisco, California, USA

Kim

Macdonald

2016

Sustainability

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This paper explores whether and to what extent wind discourages sustainable transportation mode choice, which includes riding public transportation, bicycling, and walking. A six month-long field study was carried out at four locations in San Francisco, a city that has been promoting sustainable transportation mode choice but that experiences high wind levels. It involved surveying pedestrians and on-site recording of microclimate data using various instruments. The survey adopted a mixed-method approach to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. Statistical analyses using Kruskal Wallis tests and ordinal logistic regression models identified the significant effect of wind speed on San Francisco's residents in estimating their discouragement for waiting at transit stop without shelter, bicycling, and walking. Qualitative data revealed a deeper understanding of how wind influences their sustainable transportation mode choice. This research argues for the need to adopt climate-based efforts in urban planning and policy and sheds light on the climate resilience of cities

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Study on acceptable criteria for assessing wind environment at ground level based on residents' diaries

Cited by 80 publications

References 6 publications

Adopting ‘lift-up’ building design to improve the surrounding pedestrian-level wind environment

Adopting ‘lift-up’ building design to improve the surrounding pedestrian-level wind environment

Outdoor human comfort in an urban climate

Does Wind Discourage Sustainable Transportation Mode Choice? Findings from San Francisco, California, USA

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