Abstract
This interdisciplinary research project is to find patterns of urban heat island effects in the areas of Honolulu, Hawai’i and figure out which design elements at the levels of Āina (Land) and built environment to mitigate the rapidly increasing heatwave in our environment. In the research process, data sets from NOAA, USGS, USDA, and the National Lidar are used to analyze heatwave patterns among building types, heights, vegetation, and the water body of selected urban areas. The study proposes effective sustainable design strategies in urbanscape based on environmental data analysis and Āina-based knowledge inspired by Hawai’ian indigenous building methods in a community. Considering micro-climate in the selected urban regions, the sustainable design strategies will address the use of building materials, varying relational building heights, and selection of vegetation (native vs. non-native) to mitigate heat island effects and improve thermal comfort and air quality in the urbanscape.
Presenters
Junghwa Kim SuhAssociate Professor, School of Humanities, Arts and Design, Chaminade University of Honolulu, United States Sarah Carroll
Student, Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
Technical, Political, and Social Responses
KEYWORDS
URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS, NATIVE VEGETATION, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES, LAND-BASED
