Analysis of Solar Radiation Shading Effects by Trees in the Open Space around Buildings

Hideki Takebayashi, Makiko Kasahara, Shingo Tanabe and Makoto Kouyama
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Hideki Takebayashi: Department of Architecture, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
Makiko Kasahara: Department of Facility Design, Nikken Sekkei Ltd., Koraibashi, Chuo, Osaka 541-8528, Japan
Shingo Tanabe: Department of Facility Design, Nikken Sekkei Ltd., Koraibashi, Chuo, Osaka 541-8528, Japan
Makoto Kouyama: Construction Administration Section, Nikken Sekkei Ltd., Koraibashi, Chuo, Osaka 541-8528, Japan

Sustainability, 2017, vol. 9, issue 8, 1-9

Abstract: Work and leisure in outdoor spaces influences people’s physiological and psychological, while it can also lead to a reduction of energy consumed via air conditioning and lighting. In this study, the effects of solar radiation shading by trees in the open space around buildings on microclimatic development and pedestrian radiation environment are evaluated through a case study on the redevelopment buildings in front of Central Osaka Station, based on both observation and calculation. In both open space and green garden, direct solar radiation is shielded mainly by the buildings located behind the trees rather than by the trees themselves. Solar radiation shielding by trees is necessary in the range of more than 10 m from the south side of the buildings and more than 6 m from the west or east sides of the buildings.

Keywords: shading; open space; tree; pedestrian; microclimate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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