TY  - BOOK
AU  - Varma, Dhruv (PBE22096)
AU  - Rawal, Rajan (Guide)
TI  - Spatial optimization of roof's solar reflectance index for urban heat island mitigation in Ahmedabad (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - MBEP TH-0099  
PY  - 2024///
N1  - TABLE OF CONTENTS 
ABSTRACT   ii 
UNDERTAKING     iii 
CERTIFICATE   iv 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS   v 
ABBREVIATIONS   vi 
TABLE OF CONTENTS   vii 
CHAPTER-1: INTRODUCTION   1 
1.1 Background   2 
1.2 Purpose Statement   3 
1.3 Research Question   3 
1.4 Research Objective   3 
1.5 Limitations   3 
CHAPTER-2: LITERATURE REVIEW   5 
2.1 Cool Roof and Solar Reflectance Index   5 
2.1.1 Solar Reflectance Index       5 
2.1.2 Cool roof as a heat island mitigation measure   5 
2.2 Cool roofs impact on energy consumption   7 
2.3 Operational framework of ENVI-met   7 
CHAPTER-3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY   10 
3.1 Site Selection   10 
3.1.1 Built Cover Ratio (BCR)   10 
3.1.2 Area of Ahmedabad   11 
3.2 Modelling and Simulation Inputs   13 
3.2.1 Weather Data   13 
3.2.2 Wall and roof construction  15 
3.2.3 Tree and Grass Selection   16  
3.2.4 Soil and Road       16 
3.3 Simulation outputs  16 
CHAPTER-4: RESULTS   18 
4.1 BCR-20:80   18 
4.2 BCR-35:65   20 
4.3 BCR-50:50   22 
CHAPTER-5: CONCLUSION   24 
REFERENCES   26 
ANNEXURE  29 
Annexure 1: Solar Reflectance Index Calculation   29 
Annexure 2: Air Temperature obtained from each Built Cover Ratio for each SRI

ER  -