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Urban Ventilation

Urban Ventilation

The research focuses on the study of urban ventilation through laboratory experiments conducted in a hydraulic channel. The aim is to improve knowledge of the effect of trees on streets, and in particular how they interact with wind and pollutants emitted by vehicular traffic. The study is conducted on small-scale models, reproducing both ideal cases and real situations, such as small city neighborhoods.

Impact of shortwave multiple reflections in an urban street canyon on building thermal energy demands

The urban fabric plays a fundamental role in convective and radiative heat exchanges between buildings. The main parameters which influence these heat exchange mechanisms are due to climate conditions such as air temperatures/humidity, wind speed/direction and solar irradiance. These weather data are related on where our cities are located rather than on how they are built.

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