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Note: the canyon effect due to the presence of adjacent buildings is not taken
into consideration, therefore it has to be dealt with, from a qualitative point of
view, by referring to relevant guidelines.
Note: air circulation is not taken into consideration, therefore the natural
movements of the air and the “barriers” which might be caused by the positions of buildings and trees are not assessed. For these issues, see the relevant
guidelines.
Note: the energy performance classes used so far are approximate, they will
have to be adjusted by analysing various study cases. From a merely qualitative point of view, the class typology used draws inspiration from the one used
to classify energy performances of buildings (there is no relevance from a
quantitative point of view).
Note: the assessments were made with reference to the yearly solar radiation,
but the software is also set to calculate the summer solar radiation. In order
to enhance improvements even more, in terms of energy consumption reduction (relative to the yearly solar radiation) or reduction of the heat island
effect (more relative to the summer solar radiation), some further software
implementations are being designed.
6 UHI in the Metropolitan Cluster of Bologna-Modena...
Note: the canyon effect due to the presence of adjacent buildings is not taken
into consideration, therefore it has to be dealt with, from a qualitative point of
view, by referring to relevant guidelines.
Note: air circulation is not taken into consideration, therefore the natural
movements of the air and the “barriers” which might be caused by the positions of buildings and trees are not assessed. For these issues, see the relevant
guidelines.
Note: the energy performance classes used so far are approximate, they will
have to be adjusted by analysing various study cases. From a merely qualitative point of view, the class typology used draws inspiration from the one used
to classify energy performances of buildings (there is no relevance from a
quantitative point of view).
Note: the assessments were made with reference to the yearly solar radiation,
but the software is also set to calculate the summer solar radiation. In order
to enhance improvements even more, in terms of energy consumption reduction (relative to the yearly solar radiation) or reduction of the heat island
effect (more relative to the summer solar radiation), some further software
implementations are being designed.
6 UHI in the Metropolitan Cluster of Bologna-Modena...