Solar Radiation and Urban Design for Hot Climates

V K Gupta
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V K Gupta: School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi 110002, India

Environment and Planning B, 1984, vol. 11, issue 4, 435-454

Abstract: Three archetypal building forms, termed the pavilion, street, and court are evaluated and compared in terms of their thermal performance when they are realised as non-air-conditioned buildings in a hot climate. Techniques for calculating the solar exposure of buildings are reviewed, and a new technique is described which is applicable to arrays of archetypal building forms. A number of conclusions are reached which suggest appropriate urban forms and building dimensions for both hot and composite climates.

Date: 1984
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DOI: 10.1068/b110435

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