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Figure 5. PMV results.
4. Conclusions and future work.
The results show that the shading devices have a better impact on the reduction of the PMV.
Among the different scenarios analysed the scenario 5 shows the best values and the scenario 3 where
the vegetation is centralized in the common area of the district. It was expected for the vegetation to
have a more positive impact in reducing the PMV due to the evapotranspiration process. The same
models need to be simulated with a later version of the software where the heat fluxes are analysed
better. Also the typology of the vegetation selected for this study refers to local vegetation where the
leafs are not wide due to extreme heat. This might explain a limited evapotranspiration process.
However, further investigations need to be done with more detailed models in order to understand
such impact. Perhaps the addition of water features might bring further improvements of the OTC.
Furthermore, a biggest time of the year should be considered and applied. In this study is
considered only a typical summer day. The autumn and winter are of great interest for this
investigation. Referring to the different seasons the humidity level change so the impact of the shading
devices, vegetation and water features is expected to vary.
Author Contributions: Dr. Lindita, Dr. Kim and Eng. Rahma composed the idea of this study. Dr. Lindita worked
on the methodology, Dr. Kim on the results, Eng. Rahma on the introduction and methodology. The students
worked on the introduction and the case study analysis. All authors discussed the results and contributed to the
manuscript.
Funding: This study was possible due to the Sure + Funding Project provided from United Arab Emirates
University.
Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank the UAEU for supporting the study and allowing for the
measurements to take place. A valuable contribution and technical support was given from Dr. Rashed Al Shaali .
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest and the funders had no role in the design of the
study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to
publish the results.
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