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Bioclimatic Localism Architecture Design Applying ENVI-met Numerical Simulation: Women’s House in Southern Senegal, Africa

Authors
Xiaowen Song1, Jing Xiao1, *, Xiaoyan Zhu1, Yujie Zheng1, Shixian Wu1
1School of Design and Innovation, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
*Corresponding author. Email: Jingxiao@zjnu.edu.cn
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Jing Xiao
Available Online 19 May 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-728-1_48How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Bioclimatic Localism Architecture Design; Microclimate; Numerical Simulation; Native Architectural Materials; Tropical Savanna Climate
Abstract

With the extremely climate phenomena caused by global heat waves and the urban heat island effect, how to realize low-cost construction of bioclimatic localism architectural design (BLAD) in low-level urban environments to improve the overall microclimate environment has become an urgent and strategic issue to address in sustainability environmental investigations. This paper uses the ENVI-met numerical simulation for a women’s house in southern Senegal, Africa, as an example of a local architectural design strategy. The coefficient of determination (R2) and root-mean-square error (RMSE) are used as quantitative evaluation criteria to validate the baseline model’s model accuracy and explore the optimized performance of the ENVI-met model with different simulation heights and implementation scales for microclimate environments. Simulation results showed that the optimal scenario reduces air temperature (Ta) by a maximum of 0.4 ℃ and mean radiant temperature (Tmrt) by 17 ℃; the BLAD scenario has a lesser effect on large-scale temperature regulation, and the optimal mitigation time is during the afternoon. The architectural design provides better ventilation and shading for the residents during summer, which reduces the potential risk of exposure to thermal radiation influenced by the savanna climate.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Green Building, Civil Engineering and Smart City (GBCESC 2024)
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Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
19 May 2025
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978-94-6463-728-1
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2352-5401
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