%T Reconceptualization of climate classifications and climate analysis tools to support evaporative building cooling strategies in the hot humid tropics
%A Claudio Aurelio Diaz
%A Steve King
%A Paul Osmond

%I 9th International Conference on Urban Climate jointly with 12th Symposium on the Urban Environment, 20-24 July 2015, Toulouse, France
%D 2015

%K Cooling, %K Innovation, %K Sustainable building design and construction



%U https://apo.org.au/node/234141

%X Evaporative Cooling (EC) is increasingly regarded as a powerful and effective method for building cooling, mitigation of Urban Heat Islands (UHI) and for urban adaptation to climate change (Kitano et al., 2011; Saneinejad et al., 2014). As this cooling technique depends on the adequate supply of water, it is notable that most research gives little attention to local water availability, and also that the research community largely ignores the Hot Humid Tropics, despite these being regions with significant water surplus.
%9 Conference paper