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April 19, 2026Indoor AirOpen Access

Microclimatic Buffering by Front‐Yard Vegetation: Simulation‐Based Assessment of Near‐Façade Environmental Modulation in Urban Houses

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VSVali ShisheboriNINima IzadyarEJElmira Jamei

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Simulation assesses microclimatic effects of front‐yard vegetation on urban houses, indicating potential benefits.

Key Points

  • This study aims to assess how front-yard vegetation influences microclimatic conditions near urban houses.
  • Conducted high-resolution ENVI-met simulations for a summer day in Melbourne.
  • Compared a fully paved front yard with a vegetated configuration of trees and hedges.
  • Analyzed microclimatic variables including PET, MRT, and outdoor façade temperatures.
  • Vegetation reduced physiological equivalent temperature (PET) by 17.1°C and mean radiant temperature (MRT) by 32.7°C near the façade.
  • Outside wall temperature dropped by 22.0°C due to vegetation.
  • Indoor temperature proxies showed reductions of 0.1°C to 0.2°C, resulting in a cumulative cooling effect of 1.7°C.h.

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Shishebori et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e4739a010ef96374d8f534https://doi.org/10.1155/ina/6002561
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