@inproceedings{4ac2551000e549e9830ac38cdbbac168,
title = "Shading historical commercial streets in hot arid areas: Questioning the common wisdom",
abstract = "Vernacular shading systems dealt with solar radiation as the dominant components driving the heat balance equation for the hot, arid climate. Its positive climatic effectiveness as a traditional solution are herewith questioned. In order to improve the microclimate conditions at pedestrian level three different shading scenarios addressing the form and the opening of shading devices were simulated using CFD Fluent, based on two dependant variables including air temperature distribution and wind velocity. The findings show that typology and the opening locations are the paramount factors in providing a temperature reduction in the urban scale.",
keywords = "CFD, Historical settings, Microclimates, Shading",
author = "Elnabawi, {Mohamed H.} and Neveen Hamza and Steven Dudek",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Copyright 2017 NCEUB.; 33rd International on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference: Design to Thrive, PLEA 2017 ; Conference date: 02-07-2017 Through 05-07-2017",
year = "2017",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference: Design to Thrive, PLEA 2017",
publisher = "NCEUB 2017 - Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings",
pages = "4023--4030",
editor = "Luisa Brotas and Sue Roaf and Fergus Nicol",
booktitle = "Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference",
}
