Minisymposium (ID: SS-MACBE)

Modeling approaches and challenges in the build enviroment

Organizers:Ryan Danks (RWDI) and Michael Carl (RWDI)

As urban densities increase, understanding the interactions between climate, the built environment, and the local population are increasingly important subjects. Energy efficiency, minimizing heat island effects and general satisfaction of the inhabitants are becoming driving forces in modern sustainable design. The urban landscape is a complex system where wind, solar radiation and other climatological parameters impact everything from building energy usage, building structural requirements and pollutant dispersion to thermal comfort and the creation of pleasant environments.

In this session, some of the methods and approaches used in studying a variety of issues within cities and around buildings will be presented.

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