A new variable for climate change study and implications for the built environment

Kevin K.W. Wan; K. L. Cheung; Liu Yang; Joseph C. Lam

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2008.05.033

A new variable for climate change study and implications for the built environment

Kevin K.W. Wan, K. L. Cheung, Liu Yang, Joseph C. Lam

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This short technical note presents an attempt to develop a new climatic variable Z for assessing climate change (global warming) with respect to the built environment. Principal component analysis of long-term (30-year) dry-bulb temperature (DBT), wet-bulb temperature and global solar radiation data was conducted in the 5 major climate zones in China. It was found that while the long-term trend was increasing for the DBT in all 5 major climates, hot summer and warm winter climate zone showed a decreasing trend (though slightly) in the annual and seasonal average Z values. This suggests that climate change might not necessarily result in higher cooling loads in buildings. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	916-919
Journal	Renewable Energy
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2008.05.033
Publication status	Published - Mar 2009

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China
Climate change
Climate zones
Principal component analysis
Solar radiation
Temperature

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