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NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof

Temperature rise due to Urban Heat Island Effect

We would like to know the temperature rise due to Urban Heat Island Effect in the following cases; 1. Total Plot Area of : 150 Acres. Total Building Footprint : 95% of Plot Area Landscape : 5% of Plot Area Roof SRI : 40% 2. Total Plot Area of : 150 Acres. Total Building Footprint : 90% of Plot Area Landscape : 10% of Plot Area Roof SRI : 80% Looking forward your support. Whether it is possible through Ecotect software or any other software. Please help us.

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Sat, 07/26/2014 - 06:06

S S, I don't know of a reliable way to model this. I don't think there is enough field data to support robust modeling of this situation. There are a lot of unknowns that you don't give, such as temperature, windspeed, etc.

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