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ClimateWalks Spring 2014 Final Presentation: West Mall Building Microclimate. University of Texas at Austin.TRANSCRIPT
Katie Coyne
Marc Coudert
Final Assignment
Seminar ‘ClimateWalks’, 386M/350R
Dr. -Ing. Petra Liedl
April 28, 2014
Outline
Regional weather conditions
Methods: Site micro-climate map
Findings
Micro-climate findings
Micro-climate survey findings
Campus circulation
Possible design intervention
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Weather on
March 26, 2014
&
April 16, 2014
According to
Weather Underground
Actual 03/26 Actual 04/16 Difference
Temperature
Mean Temperature 60 °F 57 °F -3
Max Temperature 66 °F 73 °F +7
Min Temperature 54 °F 40 °F -14
Moisture
Dew Point 47 °F 40 °F -7
Average Humidity 57 56 -1
Maximum Humidity 78 76 -2
Minimum Humidity 36 35 -1
Precipitation
Precipitation T in 0.10” +.10
Month to date
precipitation
1.26 2.35 +1.09
Year to date
precipitation
2.09 6.59
Wind
Wind Speed 10 mph (SSE) 7 mph (Sout
h)-3
Max Wind Speed 22 mph 16 mph -6
Max Gust Speed 33 mph 26 mph -7
Visibility 10 miles 10 miles similar
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KATT/2014/3/26/DailyHistory.html?MR=1
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Wednesday
March 26, 2014
1:00pm to 5:30pm
&
Wednesday
April 16, 2014
1:00pm to 5:30pm
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Climate Sensor 1Climate Sensor 2
Hobo Info for 2 sensorsPMVPETSolar radiation
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Climate Sensors
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PMV for 3/26 & 4/16
PMV 03/26
PMV 04/16
-1: mean PMV for 3/260: mean PMV for 4/16
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CLO for 3/26 & 4/16
CLO 3/26
CLO 4/16
1: mean CLO for 3/260.5: mean CLO for 4/16
Clothing Insulation (CLO) & Predicted Mean Vote (PMV)
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CoolerHotterWindyCooler
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Key Points•East-West Connection
•Poor North-South Connection
•ADA access not convenient
•Poor connection btw buildings (library)
•More active spaces north but little active spaces south
Existing and Proposed Site plan
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Existing
Proposed
Better connection to Architecture Library
ADA accessible Staircase/Grand
Staircase
Large Live Oak focal point
Outdoor seating
Negative edge water feature
Section
Section
Example fountain
Existing
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Proposed
Section
Rendering
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