ARCH5431B
Topical Studies in Building Technology – Climatic Spatial Planning
2014-15 Term II
Instructor: Chao REN
DESCRIPTION
This course introduces the basic concepts of Urban Climatology and principles of urban climatic
application in urban planning and design so as to meet citizen’s thermal comfort requirement and
optimize livable condition of urban environment. The concept of urban climatic spatial planning
and its key design strategies will also be introduced. Numerous examples and case studies will
be illustrated during the course.
The first part of course focuses on the impact of built-up areas on urban climatic condition,
especially on the thermal and wind aspects. The second part of course focuses on the
introduction of various climatic design measures to improve urban climate, i.e. urban morphology,
urban density, landscape, open space and etc. The last part of course focuses on the discussion
of possible and effective urban climatic planning and design strategies under different climatic
zones/regions to improve bioclimatic and livable condition of urban environment.
During the course, students will learn how to conduct field measurement, how to collect urban
climatic-environmental data and information, how to carry out an initial evaluation on urban
climatic condition and climatic spatial design.
OBJECTIVES
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To understand the physics and basic concepts of urban climatology;
To gain the knowledge of climatic spatial planning and design strategies;
To be able to conduct the field measurement;
To be able to make an initial assessment and evaluation on collected urban climaticenvironmental data and information;
ASSESSMENT SCHEME
Assignment 1 *, Group Work (40%), As advised by the course instructor
Assignment 2*, Individual Study (30%), As advised by the course instructor
(Please indicate which part for external assessment by putting an “*” )
Attendance: 10%
Mid-term Quiz: 20%
COURSE FORMAT
Lectures, group discussions, field measurement, presentations.
PRE-COURSE READING
Students MUST read and familiarize with (book, paper, notes, text, website the following before
coming to class.
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Givoni, B (1998) Climate Consideration in Building and Urban Design, John Wiley & Sons,
New York
Olgay, V ( 1967) Design with Climate, Princeton University Press, New Jersey
Ren, C. & Ng, E. (Eds.). 2012, Urban Climatic Map – An information tool for sustainable
urban planning (in Chinese), Beijing, China Architecture & Building Press.
Ren, C., Ng, E., & Katzschner, L. (2011). Urban climatic map studies: a review. International
Journal of Climatology, 31(15), 2213-2233.
REFERENCE BOOK
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Brown, G. Z., & DeKay, M. (2001). Sun, wind & light: architectural design strategies (2nd
ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Givoni, B (1998) Climate Consideration in Building and Urban Design, John Wiley & Sons,
New York
Höppe, P (1999) The physiological equivalent temperature- a universal index for the
biometeoro-logical assessment of the thermal environment, International Journal of
Biometeorology, Vol 43, 71-75
Olgay, V ( 1967) Design with Climate, Princeton University Press, New Jersey
Katzschner, L., Mülder, J. (2008) Regional climatic mapping a tool for sustainable
development, Jourrnal of Environmental Management, Elsevier B. A. Amsterdam, Vol 87/2
pp 262-267
Katzschner, A. Katzschner, L. Ed. (2008) Thermal Comfort in Urban Planning and
Architecture under Consideration of Global Climate Change Proceedings Workshop Urban
Climate and Planning, University Kassel, online Verlag Kobra http://nbnresolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:34-2008042121208
Landsberg, H. (1981) The urban climate, Academic Press New York
Moriyama, M. Takebayashi, H. (1999) Making method of “Klimatope” map based on
normalized vegetation index and one dimensional heat budget model, journal of wind
engineering, 31 (1999) 211
www.staedtebauliche-klimafibel.de
www.stadtentwicklung-berlin.de
SCHEDULE
08Jan 2015
Lecture 1
09:30am- 12:15pm
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
15 Jan 2015
Introduction to Urban Climatology and Climatic Spaptial Planning
Video
Guest Lecture
09:30am- 12:15pm
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
by Prof. Leslie Keith Norford, Prof. David Henry Blum
fundamental momentum and energy balances and their
application to estimates of the characteristics of the urban
environment and of building performance
16 Jan 2015
18:00pm- 12:pm
(Venue: 1F meeting
room, AITB)
22 Jan 2015
Lecture 2
Workshop on Autodesk Vasari (CFD)
Lecture 3
09:30am- 12:15pm
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
Wind Environment and Thermal Environment
Field measurment and data collection
Tutorial
Student Group Work on Site Selection and Preparation
No class
29 Jan 2015
31Jan -1Feb 2015 Workshop (Optional)
by Prof. Janet Barlow, Reading University, UK
7-8Feb 2015 Workshop (Optional)
By Prof. Lutz Katschner, Kassel University, Germany
5 Feb 2015
09:30am- 12:15pm
Field Measurment conducted by students
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
12 Feb 2015
09:30am- 12:15pm
Guest lecture by Prof. Lutz Katschner
Urban climatic Application in European Cities
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
19 Feb 2015
CNY (Public Holiday)
26 Feb 2015
Mid-term Quiz
09:30am- 12:15pm
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
5 Mar 2015
09:30am- 12:15pm
Visit HKO
Meet at 9:30am at the front gate of HKO
12 Mar 2015
09:30am- 12:15pm
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
19 Mar 2015
09:30am- 12:15pm
Lecture 4
Climatic information tool: UCMap, LCZ
Case Studies
Lecture 5
Human-biometeorology: Outdoor thermal comfort
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
Greenery
26 Mar 2015
Lecture 6
09:30am- 12:15pm
Integrated Design Stragtegy for Climatic Spatial Planning
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
2 Apr 2015
09:30am- 12:15pm
Lecture 7
Climate Change and Adapation Strategies
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
9 Apr 2015
Tutorial
09:30am- 12:15pm
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
28 Apr 2015
09:30am- 12:15pm
(Venue: 212rm, AITB)
Final Presentation
Students‘ Presenation on their group design project
THE ONLINE COURSE DESCRIPTION (SYNOPSIS)
This course introduces the basic concepts of Urban Climatology and principles of urban climatic
application in urban planning and design so as to meet citizen’s thermal comfort requirement and
optimize livable condition of urban environment. The concept of urban climatic spatial planning
and its key design strategies will also be introduced. Numerous examples and case studies will
be illustrated during the course.
THE BLACKBOOK (80 WORDS)
This course introduces the basic concepts of Urban Climatology and principles of urban climatic
application in urban planning and design so as to meet citizen’s thermal comfort requirement and
optimize livable condition of urban environment. The concept of urban climatic spatial planning
and its key design strategies will also be introduced. Numerous examples and case studies will
be illustrated during the course.