Ntow, Stephen;
Altamirano, Hector;
(2020)
Investigation of thermal comfort and Mosquito resilience in new dwellings of urban Accra that adapt natural ventilation.
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Proceedings of the 10th Masters Conference: People and Buildings.
nceub – Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings: Online.
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Abstract
The world stands the peril of self-inflicted global climate change from the rising emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts over 1.5°C temperature rise globally by the year 2025 if current greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions from human activities are not reduced by about 60%. The impact of global warming is likely to increase the spread of vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue. This research project investigates the thermal comfort and mosquito activity in new dwellings in Accra. Three scenarios with varied occupancy density were established and assessed using criterion ranges for temperature, CO2 concentration and humidity. Thermal comfort and mosquito activities were assessed according to the criteria. IES-VE (Apache sim) simulation was used to determined conditions within the criteria ranges. The research found that naturally ventilated houses in urban Accra had better thermal comfort and reduced mosquito biting rates and flight indoors.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Investigation of thermal comfort and Mosquito resilience in new dwellings of urban Accra that adapt natural ventilation |
| Event: | MC2020 Masters Conference People and Buildings |
| Location: | Online |
| Dates: | 18 Dec 2020 - 18 Dec 2020 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Mosquito activity, Natural ventilation, Air temperature, CO2 concentration, Relative humidity. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10163112 |
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