Exploration on Traditional Courtyard Micro-Climate Characteristics and Improvement Method - Case Study of No. 6 Courtyard of Chang'anxue Alley in Xi'an Sanxuejie Historic District

Abstract:

Xian Sanxuejie district is a typical historic district of the city. Presently this type of traditional districts is surrounded by many modern buildings due to the rapid urban expansion. The historic districts are facing problems of poor courtyard micro-climate conditions and low living level, which has become the bottleneck of historic districts sustainable development. This paper studies thermal environment, luminous environment, solar environment and wind environment from a new perspective using Ecotect building environment analyzing software. The author explores micro-climate improving method suitable for traditional courtyard in order to promote micro-climate quality of historic district and to improve the comfort of local residences. The purpose is to achieve sustainable development of historic districts.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 357-360)
• Pages: 1918-1927
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.357-360.1918
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Ruo Bing Fan, Xiao Ming Li
• Keywords: Ecological Micro-Climate, Historic District, Traditional Courtyard

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