01/06/2016
Infra Reds band were performing during the networking dinner, accompanying participants with their cool tunes.
A conference to discuss the science, engineering and public policies to help relieve the excess heat and air pollution of Summers in hot cities.
The Fourth International Conference on Countermeasure to Urban Heat Islands (4th IC2UHI), will be devoted to the science, engineering and public policies to help relieve the excess heat and air pollution of Summers in hot cities. It has long been recognized that the excessive heat and smog in many cities in the summer, the “Urban Heat Island”, is partly due to the choices of building materials, ve
01/06/2016
Infra Reds band were performing during the networking dinner, accompanying participants with their cool tunes.
01/06/2016
Networking dinner at Hort Park
31/05/2016
Dr. Marcel Ignatius(Track 3.2) presented urban climatic mapping method usinh prediction models for ambient temperature and outdoor thermal comfort using Singapore as case study.
31/05/2016
The IC2UHI Conference chairman (Hashem Akbari, 2nd from left), with co-chairmen (fr left: Mat Santamouris, Steve Kardinal Jusuf, and Wong Nyuk Hien)
30/05/2016
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Adequate planning key to mitigating 'urban heat island' effect: Teo Ho Pin High-rise buildings which block wind and have large surfaces to absorb heat, the lack of vegetation and the heat generated by energy usage are some causes of the phenomenon.
30/05/2016
Prof Denia Kolokotsa on the role of nature based solutions in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
30/05/2016
Mr. Chiu Wen Tung from URA is giving keynote lecture on managing the urban heat island effect.
30/05/2016
Prof Mat Santamouris moderated Track 1.5 - Social and economic dimension: UHI economy & health & quality of life
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Day 1 programme.
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Keynote lecture 3: Dr. Ken Yeang, Architect, Ecologist, & Author of Ecoarchitecture and Ecomasterplans.
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Keynote lecture 2: "Sustainable High Density Living in the Tropics" by Prof. Edward Ng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
"The consideration of urban climatology for planning is necessary.
Planners must be assisted by and work with urban climatologists when interpreting and applying urban climatic considerations."
30/05/2016
Our co-chairman and moderator for this morning session, Prof. Wong Nyuk Hien.