Impact of Canyon Space Direction on Microclimate and Thermal Comfort in Hot and Humid Balikpapan City

Wisnu Ivan Kusuma, Lin Yola, Nina Nurdiani

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Abstract

Balikpapan city is situated in a hot and humid climate conditions with high intensity of solar radiation. The plan of moving administrative center to new capital city of Indonesia in East Kalimantan requires the improvement of outdoor city environment, especially Balikpapan city. The comfortable environment includes the outdoor spaces between buildings, especially the canyon spaces. This research analyzes the impact of canyon space in building configuration on the modification of both microclimates on thermal comfort. The microclimate on thermal comfort data was simulated at the height of the receptor set in outdoor canyon space. Air temperature and mean radiant temperature simulation data were compared. The finding emphasizes that the orientation of canyon space toward the source of the solar radiation influences outdoor microclimate and thermal comfort. It is important to consider this finding to strategize the building configurations for a more climatically responsive urban planning in the hot and humid context.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Civil Engineering Materials - Selected Articles from the 7th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering ICACE 2023
EditorsElham Maghsoudi Nia, Mokhtar Awang
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages241-250
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789819707508
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event7th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, ICACE 2023 - Putrajaya, Malaysia
Duration: 15 Nov 202315 Nov 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume466
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, ICACE 2023
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityPutrajaya
Period15/11/2315/11/23

Keywords

  • Balikpapan
  • Building configuration
  • Envi-Met
  • Microclimate
  • Thermal comfort

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