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Outdoor human comfort and thermal stress: A comprehensive review on models and
standards
Silvia Coccolo , Jérôme Kämpf , Jean-Louis Scartezzini , David Pearlmutter

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Urban Climate
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> 33-57

Abstract
Outdoor human comfort is an essential parameter to assess the quality of the urban microclimate, and to provide
guidelines for sustainable urban development. This paper presents a comprehensive review of available tools for
modelling outdoor human comfort and thermal stress, explains the physical equations that drive these models, and
shows their applicability based on climate and the findings of previous research. The existing procedures are
subdivided into three main categories: Thermal indices, Empirical indices and indices based on Linear Equations; for
each approach, case studies are presented and subdivided according to Koeppen Climatic Classification (Polar, Cold,
Temperate, Arid and Tropical). International regulations and software available to quantify outdoor human comfort and
microclimate are presented, as well as a graphic thermal scale to compare the ability of each procedure to respond to
the 11-point thermal sensation scale (from Sweltering to Extremely Cold). Finally, the models are presented as
function of their ability to analyse climate, microclimate and human-related characteristics of the selected built
environment. This paper aims at bringing a comprehensive introduction to the topic of the outdoor human comfort,
helping the reader to understand the existing procedures and guiding the choice of the suitable options according to
specific research needs.

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journal ISSN : 2212-0955
DOI 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.08.004

Authors
Silvia Coccolo
Solar Energy and Building Physics
Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), CH-
1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Jérôme Kämpf
Solar Energy and Building Physics
Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), CH-
1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Jean-Louis Scartezzini David Pearlmutter

Solar Energy and Building Physics Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert
Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Research, Ben-Gurion University of
Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), CH- the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus
1015 Lausanne, Switzerland 84990, Israel

Keywords

Outdoor human comfort Thermal stress Climate sensitiveness Review

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