Table 9 Thermal benchmarks in the study where the location is Xi’an.

From: Microclimate-driven strategies for thermally comfortable university open spaces in cold regions of China

Season

Place

Crowd

NPET (°C)

NPETR (°C)

TAR (°C)

References

Winter & summer

Four open spaces in an urban park

Elderly

13.2

3.1–23.2

10.9–25.9

37

All year

Six campus open spaces

Young adult

19.4

12.2–26.6

12.9–33.9

34

Summer

Six campus open spaces

Young adult

26.1

20.0–32.1

36

All year

Five open spaces in a residential area

Mixed ages

19.7

12.4–26.9

4.4–36.1

35