Program 1: Integrated Building Systems
Evidence-based practice and policy have enriched and benefited our life and society. However, research evidence is not necessary put into practice in many fields, including Built Environment, because pieces of evidence are often hidden in the literature and seem irreconcilably heterogeneous. Our project has three intertwined aims. First, we map existing evidence reviews regarding low carbon living, LCL. Second, we perform evidence synthesis on two topics from LCL. Third, we develop a platform (e.g., general protocols and guidelines) for evidence-synthesis methodologies for Built Environment. In the future, this platform could grow into evidence-synthesis collaboration among researchers in Built Environment.
Program
Project leader
A/Prof Shinichi Nakagawa
Project status
Complete
Project period
11/2018 to 04/2019
- Publications
- Partners
CRCLCL Project Reports
SP0012u1: Final Report: Preliminary design of a smart climatic road in Phillip St. Parramatta
This indepth study aimed to pre-design and optimise a smart climatic street in Parramatta, named Phillip Street, exhibiting high climatic, environmental, and energy performance. The specific objective of the study was to propose, investigate, and optimise the combination of advanced thermal mitigation and smart technologies to improve thermal comfort and mitigate the urban overheating in the area.
From all simulations performed under three different conditions, such as mean maximum, heatwave and winter conditions, it emerges that Western part of Phillip St., Parramatta, presents higher air temperatures than Eastern part, confirming the monitoring results.
Ten mitigation scenarios were simulated under three conditions and most of them (e.g., solar control, cool pavements, and greenery) demonstrated a positive cooling potential during the warm season and negligible effect during the cool season.
Partners on this project
- UNSW - Sydney