The impact of courtyard compact urban fabric on its shading: case study of Mosul city, Iraq

Al-Hafith, Omar, Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, Satish, De Wilde, Pieter and Bradbury, Simon 2017. The impact of courtyard compact urban fabric on its shading: case study of Mosul city, Iraq. Presented at: CISBAT 2017 International Conference – Future Buildings & Districts – Energy Efficiency from Nano to Urban Scale, Lausanne, 6-8 September 2017. Energy Procedia. Energy Procedia. , vol.122 Elsevier, pp. 889-894. 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.382

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Abstract

The courtyard pattern provides a comfortable environment in hot regions through supporting natural ventilation and protecting buildings from solar radiation. But, its performance depends on its urban fabric compactness as it affects surfaces’ heat gain resulted from the solar radiation. The impact of urban compactness on urban shading is tested by simulating traditional compact and modern less compact neighborhoods in Mosul. Results from two sunlight simulation systems, Autodesk 3DS Max 2014 and LightUp Analytics, demonstrated that courtyard neighborhoods are nearly three times more compact than the modern neighborhoods. This leads to having five times larger shaded area, which helps to offer a more thermally comfortable environment.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1876-6102
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	26 February 2023
Date of Acceptance:	August 2017
Last Modified:	13 Jun 2023 13:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/157331

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