Abstract
Urban morphology and surface thermal properties are two key factors that determine the local-level urban heat island effect. Among different strategies that help in mitigating this effect, applying high reflective cool coating on urban surfaces is one of the most effective ways for changes in both the daytime and night-time urban air temperatures. In this paper, advances in the EnviBatE microclimate model for district-level numerical simulations are presented and the results are compared against full-scale experimental measurements conducted in Singapore. Key aspects of the EnviBatE tool along with their mathematical models are demonstrated. The experimental site consists of two side-by-side street canyons located at an industrial estate in the west of Singapore: one canyon with conventional and the other with cool surfaces for side-by-side comparison. The results suggest that the drop in street-level canyon air temperature varies from 1 to 4 °C with the application of the cool surface coating on roofs, walls and roads in comparison with conventional canyon under various scenarios. By analysing the effects of the three types of built-up surfaces separately, the cool roads scenario appears to have the greatest impact on canyon air temperature (at 3 m above ground), followed by the cool roofs scenario. The cool walls scenario produces negligible cooling impact. The advantages of the cool coating application on urban surfaces in reducing air temperature are statistically analysed and demonstrated. The pedestrian comfort in terms of the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) is proposed to be integrated with EnviBatE and discussed using the simulation results.
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