Warm conditions are expected to persist, but air-conditioning may hurt us in the long run. This Earth Day, consider how people perceive and seek comfort from the heat for solutions too, say Yale-NUS College’s Jean Liu and Nanyang Business School’s Georgios Christopoulos.
Two people shield themselves from the sun under an umbrella in Clementi. SINGAPORE: If you found the recent hot weather in Singapore unbearable, there’s bad news: Things are expected to get worse. There will beIn Europe, some are debating if siestas, or extended midday breaks to sleep or rest, could help them cope with deadly heatwaves.
A growing number of buildings in Singapore now include design features to moderate the urban heat island effect, such as building orientation roof-top gardens or use reflective paint.Understanding how people perceive temperature in a subjective manner and how they behave to minimise heat stress in hot weather can provide city planners with new tools to regulate the heat.
Mist spraying systems can also certainly help in reducing perceived temperature. However, given their cost, and similar to shading, their effectiveness can be optimised by strategically positioning or adjusting their direction or droplet size to reflect human psychology and physiology.
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