AUTHOR=Chowdhury Shuva , Chowdhury Sharmistha , Rezve Md Fahim Hasan 

TITLE=Using simulated human comfort matrix to measure urban campus gender-based thermal performances

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Built Environment

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/built-environment/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2024.1449351

DOI=10.3389/fbuil.2024.1449351

ISSN=2297-3362

ABSTRACT=The study proposes incorporating human bodily comfort performance through a simulation method to assess the impact of urban microclimate conditions in an urban campus area. A human comfort performance matrix is used based on PET value and gender’s thermal stress conditions. The investigation serves as a way to evaluate open spaces’ climatic performance quantitatively through energy simulation. The method shows a way to measure urban comfort regarding gender perspectives early in the urban decision-making process. The findings of this research have practical implications for urban decision-makers to use robust simulation tools to optimize open space configurations based on gender’s thermal performances.