Integration of environmental performance in a virtual reality framework: case study of Putrajaya

Microclimate studies are commonly required for new projects especially urban masterplanning that involves the development of a sizeable area within a city. Basically data from microclimate studies gathered from semioutdoor spaces i.e. on airflow, sunlight, lighting and irradiation are typically...

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Main Authors: Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Ali, Maisarah, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Ibrahim, Md. Najib
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Published: 2008
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spelling my.iium.irep.259772012-11-06T12:33:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25977/ Integration of environmental performance in a virtual reality framework: case study of Putrajaya Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Ali, Maisarah Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Ibrahim, Md. Najib NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying Microclimate studies are commonly required for new projects especially urban masterplanning that involves the development of a sizeable area within a city. Basically data from microclimate studies gathered from semioutdoor spaces i.e. on airflow, sunlight, lighting and irradiation are typically gathered through field measurements and environment simulation tools are used to enhance the understanding of comfort issues in urban environments in order to assist in design decision making. Simulation and field studies generally generate large amounts of data i.e. numerical and graphical. The aim is towards organising such data such that impact on users as they move through space is presented the sequence in order to increase understanding of comfort and perception from a pedestrian viewpoint. In this paper, virtual reality (VR) used to integrate environmental data gathered from an environmental study of selected areas in the Putrajaya central boulevard to be presented in sequence and link to sensations arising from the variations in the external environment. The focus is on urban design issues related to human comfort and experience of urban spaces, particularly in the context of hot, humid climates. In this climate, the shading issues, heat gain and radiation are a critical issue that has to be assessed through simulation and field work. However V. R can be useful to analyse such open areas or areas between buildings whose microclimate are considerably affected by the insertion of the building mass in the urban fabric. The synchronized-data can be displayed as "gauges" in animated sequence or real time. As the 'user' walks through the spaces in the VR, the line graphs on the gauges will change to indicate the variations in the environmental parameters such as light, air speed and temperature experienced in urban microclimates. 2008 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25977/1/Integration_of_environmental_performance_in_a_virtual_reality.pdf Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen and Ali, Maisarah and Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita and Ibrahim, Md. Najib (2008) Integration of environmental performance in a virtual reality framework: case study of Putrajaya. In: 8th International Conference on Construction Applications ov Virtual Reality (CONVR 2008), 20-21st Oct. 2008, Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
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topic NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
spellingShingle NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen
Ali, Maisarah
Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita
Ibrahim, Md. Najib
Integration of environmental performance in a virtual reality framework: case study of Putrajaya
description Microclimate studies are commonly required for new projects especially urban masterplanning that involves the development of a sizeable area within a city. Basically data from microclimate studies gathered from semioutdoor spaces i.e. on airflow, sunlight, lighting and irradiation are typically gathered through field measurements and environment simulation tools are used to enhance the understanding of comfort issues in urban environments in order to assist in design decision making. Simulation and field studies generally generate large amounts of data i.e. numerical and graphical. The aim is towards organising such data such that impact on users as they move through space is presented the sequence in order to increase understanding of comfort and perception from a pedestrian viewpoint. In this paper, virtual reality (VR) used to integrate environmental data gathered from an environmental study of selected areas in the Putrajaya central boulevard to be presented in sequence and link to sensations arising from the variations in the external environment. The focus is on urban design issues related to human comfort and experience of urban spaces, particularly in the context of hot, humid climates. In this climate, the shading issues, heat gain and radiation are a critical issue that has to be assessed through simulation and field work. However V. R can be useful to analyse such open areas or areas between buildings whose microclimate are considerably affected by the insertion of the building mass in the urban fabric. The synchronized-data can be displayed as "gauges" in animated sequence or real time. As the 'user' walks through the spaces in the VR, the line graphs on the gauges will change to indicate the variations in the environmental parameters such as light, air speed and temperature experienced in urban microclimates.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen
Ali, Maisarah
Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita
Ibrahim, Md. Najib
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Ali, Maisarah
Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita
Ibrahim, Md. Najib
author_sort Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen
title Integration of environmental performance in a virtual reality framework: case study of Putrajaya
title_short Integration of environmental performance in a virtual reality framework: case study of Putrajaya
title_full Integration of environmental performance in a virtual reality framework: case study of Putrajaya
title_fullStr Integration of environmental performance in a virtual reality framework: case study of Putrajaya
title_full_unstemmed Integration of environmental performance in a virtual reality framework: case study of Putrajaya
title_sort integration of environmental performance in a virtual reality framework: case study of putrajaya
publishDate 2008
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