District-scale energy demand modeling and urban microclimate

A case study in the Netherlands

Journal Article (2019)
Author(s)

Martin Mosteiro-Romero (ETH Zürich)

Daniela Maiullari (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)

Fiona Collins (ETH Zürich)

Arno Schlueter (ETH Zürich)

Arjan V. Van Timmeren (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)

Research Group
Environmental Technology and Design
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012003 Final published version
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Publication Year
2019
Language
English
Research Group
Environmental Technology and Design
Issue number
1
Volume number
1343
Article number
012003
Event
CISBAT 2019: International Conference on Climate Resilient Cities (2019-09-04 - 2019-09-06), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Abstract

District-scale energy demand models are powerful tools to understand complex urban areas, however these models generally use average weather data from rural locations, thus overlooking the effects of the urban context on the local climate. In order to analyze the effects of urban microclimate on space cooling demand, this paper uses microclimate simulation results from ENVI-met as inputs to a district-scale energy demand model, the City Energy Analyst (CEA), to assess the performance of a proposed masterplan for a new residential district in Almere, the Netherlands.