he aim of the project is to develop a new methodology for deciphering the human factor in illuminance-related building operation by taking advantage of recent developments in commercial building automation systems and the increasing prevalence of digital control systems for shading operation. The project involves the analysis of a large-scale dataset of long-term roller blinds operation in a multi-story office building in Tel Aviv, reflecting user preferences on indoor lighting conditions.
The aim of the project is to address an existing gap in the evaluation and modelling of urban microclimates, their effects on human thermal stress and perception, and the application of scientific data in urban planning processes. This is achieved through the creation of a single computational data collection and analysis platform that integrates biophysical comfort indices and urban-scale physical, climatic, and pedestrian mapping.
(led by Prof. David Pearlmutter, Ben Gurion University of the Negev)
The aim of the project is to develop a new methodology for evaluating microclimatic summer conditions across an entire city, focusing on the provision of outdoor shade as a primary comfort indicator. Based on high-resolution 2.5D mapping of buildings, ground, and tree canopies, we employ detailed calculation of solar exposure at street level and propose the use of a summer Shade Index as a quantifiable factor for revealing a city’s hierarchy of microclimatic qualities.
