Hi Arpan,
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<div>I ever used Envi-met for my research purpose before. It was the sole tool which was able to correlate the impacts of plants and outdoor climate by the time. Personally I believe it is a good tool and easy to pick up: <br>
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<div>Pros: </div>
<div>- It is free </div>
<div>- You will get technical support easily if you join its mailing group</div>
<div>- It is able to cover your areas except for PMV values (I am not very sure whether it is able to generate PMV values in the latest version). I guess post-process calculation is necessary provided you have established outdoor or semi-outdoor thermal comfort models. </div>
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<div>Cons: </div>
<div>- A Little bit time consuming since it is sort of CFD calculation</div>
<div>- The vegetation database is from Germany. Let's say you are going to analyze an outdoor environment in a tropical country, you probably need to pay attention to this issue. Personally I do not think the database can be directly applied to all climate conditions. </div>
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<div>I only know Energy+ has a rooftop garden module and it may be able to do similar calculation. Unfortunately, I have no experience in that area. Anyone who knows Energy+ well can comment? </div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Arpan Bakshi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arpanbakshi@gmail.com" target="_blank">arpanbakshi@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>I'm posting to the BLDG SIM list today, hoping there are users out there simulating microclimates! In past projects I have seen the research tool ENVI-met used to simulate microclimates. Is anyone familiar with commercially available or more user friendly tools for this purpose? Here is what I am hoping to analyze:</div>
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<li>Atmosphere - Wind, Temperature</li>
<li>Soil System - Water Bodies</li>
<li>Vegetation - Vapor, Foliage Temperature</li>
<li>Surfaces - Heat Transfer; Walls, Roofs, Ground</li>
<li>Outdoor Street and Plaza Comfort - PMV values</li></ul></div>
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