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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Built Environ.
Sec. Urban Science
Volume 10 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1449351

Using Simulated Human Comfort Matrix to Measure Urban Campus Gender-based Thermal Performances

Provisionally accepted
Shuva Chowdhury Shuva Chowdhury 1*Sharmistha Chowdhury Sharmistha Chowdhury 2Fahim Hasan Fahim Hasan 1
  • 1 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, United States
  • 2 Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, United States

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    The study proposes incorporating human bodily comfort performance through a simulation method to assess the impact of urban microclimate conditions in an urban campus area. A human comfort performance matrix is used based on PET value and gender's thermal stress conditions. The investigation serves as a way to evaluate open spaces' climatic performance quantitatively through energy simulation. The method shows a way to measure urban comfort regarding gender perspectives early in the urban decision-making process. The findings of this research have practical implications for urban decision-makers to use robust simulation tools to optimize open space configurations based on gender's thermal performances.

    Keywords: Outdoor comfort, Gender perception, Energy simulation, PET, UTCI

    Received: 14 Jun 2024; Accepted: 23 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Chowdhury, Chowdhury and Hasan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Shuva Chowdhury, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, United States

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