Impact of Façade Material of Mass Housing on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Hot-arid Climate

Abstract

Recent decades witnessed global climate change that effect negatively in all the cities of the world. Many researchers studied the effect of this phenomenon on thermal comfort for cities and buildings in its different sides. But the study of residential projects building’s façade materials effects on thermal comfort in Iraq Hot-aired climate didn’t examined statically. This article comparatively analyzed the impact of five types of the most commonly used materials for building facades for residential projects in Baghdad on outdoor thermal comfort. These materials included, burnt clay bricks, thermo-stone, hollow concrete blocks, glazed panels, and granite panels. The methodological approach relied on ENVI-met software to analyze five factors associated with thermal comfort, temperature, mean radiant temperature, wind speed, specific humidity, and predicted mean vote. The results indicated that façade material of high-rise building had a significant impact on thermal comfort, whilst in the case of low-rise buildings, the impact was minor.

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“…Abrahem et al investigated the effects of exterior insulation materials on thermal comfort in residences in Iraq. For external insulation, five different materials were evaluated [17].…”