Thermal Comfort and Energy-Use in Urban Transitional Spaces- Bus stop in Slovenia
(2019) In Master Thesis AEBM01 20191Department of Architecture and Built Environment
Division of Energy and Building Design
- Abstract
- Transportation plays an essential role in the European economy. The European Transport Policy aims to establish a sustainable means of transportation system to provide the social, economic and environmental needs of society contributing to an integrated society. Major reasons for people to choose private cars over public transport are infrequent connections, inadequate infrastructure and low thermal comfort while waiting for their transport. This thesis is a research on the adaptive approach to thermal comfort in bus stops in Slovenia. It provides an innovative opportunity to assess thermal comfort by using the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) method. The UTCI was compared with the operating/room temperature inside the bus stop to... (More)
- Transportation plays an essential role in the European economy. The European Transport Policy aims to establish a sustainable means of transportation system to provide the social, economic and environmental needs of society contributing to an integrated society. Major reasons for people to choose private cars over public transport are infrequent connections, inadequate infrastructure and low thermal comfort while waiting for their transport. This thesis is a research on the adaptive approach to thermal comfort in bus stops in Slovenia. It provides an innovative opportunity to assess thermal comfort by using the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) method. The UTCI was compared with the operating/room temperature inside the bus stop to assess the total number of comfortable hours during an entire year. The role of climate on the architectural design was investigated. Subsequently, passive design measures such as triple glazing, insulated walls and green roof were included in the bus stop design to achieve maximum thermal comfort. A conventional and a climate-based bus stop design were tested and the thermal comfort and energy-use in both these bus stops were analysed. An iterative parametric study analysis resulted in the climate-based bus stop performing better than the conventional bus stop. Addition of an active measure comprising of an electrical floor heating powered by solar photovoltaic cells was also investigated. It was found that active floor heating could increase thermal comfort substantially, but it was necessary to investigate the feasibility and costs to determine if an active measure would be profitable in reality. In the end, it was deduced that whether or not, an active measure was included in the design, it was nevertheless, important to incorporate passive design measures to be able to achieve a holistic, sustainable design. (Less)
- Popular Abstract
- The biggest challenge that the world is currently facing today is climate change. The transportation sector is the second biggest contributor to climate change after the building sector. To combat climate change and reduce the emission of green-house gases, it is essential to encourage the use of public transport over private cars. One of the reasons for people to choose private cars over public transport is uncomfortable conditions experienced at bus stops while waiting for buses. The main objective of the thesis is to develop an energy-efficient bus stop design which is self-sufficient on renewable sources of energy, while keeping the comfort of the users in mind. Moreover, the thesis also aims to study the impact of climate on... (More)
- The biggest challenge that the world is currently facing today is climate change. The transportation sector is the second biggest contributor to climate change after the building sector. To combat climate change and reduce the emission of green-house gases, it is essential to encourage the use of public transport over private cars. One of the reasons for people to choose private cars over public transport is uncomfortable conditions experienced at bus stops while waiting for buses. The main objective of the thesis is to develop an energy-efficient bus stop design which is self-sufficient on renewable sources of energy, while keeping the comfort of the users in mind. Moreover, the thesis also aims to study the impact of climate on architectural design in order to provide comfort to the users. (Less)
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- author
- Iqbal, Saima LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Keeping Warm in the Snow: Creating a comfortable bus stop in the Slovenian Alps
- course
- AEBM01 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Thermal comfort, energy-use, UTCI, bus stop design, passive design strategies, climate-based design, energy-efficient, self-sufficient, solar integration.
- publication/series
- Master Thesis
- language
- English
- id
- 8988185
- date added to LUP
- 2019-06-26 08:58:30
- date last changed
- 2020-01-06 03:38:59
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abstract = {{Transportation plays an essential role in the European economy. The European Transport Policy aims to establish a sustainable means of transportation system to provide the social, economic and environmental needs of society contributing to an integrated society. Major reasons for people to choose private cars over public transport are infrequent connections, inadequate infrastructure and low thermal comfort while waiting for their transport. This thesis is a research on the adaptive approach to thermal comfort in bus stops in Slovenia. It provides an innovative opportunity to assess thermal comfort by using the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) method. The UTCI was compared with the operating/room temperature inside the bus stop to assess the total number of comfortable hours during an entire year. The role of climate on the architectural design was investigated. Subsequently, passive design measures such as triple glazing, insulated walls and green roof were included in the bus stop design to achieve maximum thermal comfort. A conventional and a climate-based bus stop design were tested and the thermal comfort and energy-use in both these bus stops were analysed. An iterative parametric study analysis resulted in the climate-based bus stop performing better than the conventional bus stop. Addition of an active measure comprising of an electrical floor heating powered by solar photovoltaic cells was also investigated. It was found that active floor heating could increase thermal comfort substantially, but it was necessary to investigate the feasibility and costs to determine if an active measure would be profitable in reality. In the end, it was deduced that whether or not, an active measure was included in the design, it was nevertheless, important to incorporate passive design measures to be able to achieve a holistic, sustainable design.}},
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title = {{Thermal Comfort and Energy-Use in Urban Transitional Spaces- Bus stop in Slovenia}},
year = {{2019}},
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