Pedestrian-Level Wind Environment Assessment of Shenyang’s Residential Areas through Numerical Simulations

Jiuhong Zhang and Xiaoqian Zhang
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Jiuhong Zhang: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang 110168, China
Xiaoqian Zhang: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang 110168, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: In recent decades, increasing urbanization has increased construction land shortages, which has made people pay more attention to the utilization of vertical space. The emergence of more and more high-rise buildings has affected the wind environment at the pedestrian level, especially in residential areas. In this research, the typical patterns of the layouts of residential buildings in Shenyang were investigated and summarized, and the wind environment of the residential areas of different architecture layouts was simulated according to the climatic conditions in Shenyang. After analyzing the simulation results, a typical layout mode for the residential areas in Shenyang was developed to facilitate the establishment of a favorable wind environment. In comparison with different building layouts, a staggered layout of slab buildings, half-enclosed layout of point buildings with openings on the south side, slab-point combined buildings with slab buildings on the north side, and point buildings on the south side were found to be the most suitable layouts for Shenyang’s climate. Thus, this study can provide guidance to designers and urban planners in addition to practical suggestions for residential planning.

Keywords: wind environment; residential areas; simulation; cold region (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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