Numerical Model for the Characterization of Retro-reflective Materials Behavior in an Urban Street Canyon
In this work, a preliminary numerical model of the behavior of retro-reflective materials used as envelope coatings on street canyon buildings façades has been tested. Retro-reflective materials have a surface finish that allows to reflect the solar radiation back in the same direction of the incident radiation. In the last years this kind of materials has been studied as buildings envelope coating for their potentials in the reduction of the UHI effect.