Mr. BO WANG
Harbin Institute of Technology
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Overwhelming evidence shows that the harsh climate conditions are affecting urban residents who are living in severe cold areas of China in winter, particularly affecting the frequency and length of outdoor space usage of the elderly. This study aims (1) to establish the modified model which is suitable for the harsh climate region, (2) to verify whether the physiological equivalent temperature (PET) index can be evaluated for the outdoor thermal comfort of older adults in severe cold areas of China in winter, (3) to draw the thermal comfort map that is based on the former conclusions. In this study, the outdoor environments in typical residential areas for the elderly of Changchun, China, has been investigated by using field measurement, questionnaire survey, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation. The results show that the wind direction is the important aspects of model modification and quite possibly one of the most neglected. In addition, it is convenient to evaluate outdoor thermal comfort of the elderly on the basis of the PET index and the neutral PET temperature of elderly people who live in severe cold areas of China in winter is −0.5 degrees Celsius. According to the thermal comfort map, the park green land of urban residential is the best area for the elderly.
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The harsh climate and the aging of urban populations have negatively impacted the quality of life of the elderly in severely cold regions. As a result, there is an urgent need to improve environment quality and accurately evaluate outdoor thermal comfort. However, existing studies have paid little attention to older adults living in severely cold climates. This paper aims to fill this gap by studying the elderly population in severely cold cities with high aging rates in China. By combining on-site testing, questionnaire surveys, CFD modeling, parametric computing, and statistical analysis, the study presents an adapted UTCI for elderly people, as well as multi-seasonal prediction models. The results (1) show that the neutral ranges of the UTCI are significantly affected by both climate zones and age groups. Older people are more tolerant to heat but more sensitive to cold. (2) The results also reveal the importance of factors such as air temperature, wind speed, solar radiation temperature, wind direction, relative humidity, and cloud cover in evaluating outdoor thermal comfort. (3) Multi-seasonal thermal comfort models based on neural networks were developed, and empirical studies verified that the model had the highest accuracy in the transitional season and the lowest accuracy in the winter season.
1 December 2018
Book Chapter
8 March 2025 in Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
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BO WANGWZWenlong Zhang
Wenlong ZhangLJLuoqi Jia
Luoqi JiaBHBingbing Han
Bingbing Han
HZHongyu Zhao
Hongyu Zhao
20 November 2025 in Journal of Thermal Biology
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BO WANGWZWenlong Zhang
Wenlong Zhang
YGYutong Guo
Yutong Guo
GAGuoqiang Ai
Guoqiang Ai
HZHongyu Zhao
Hongyu Zhao
BHBingbing Han
Bingbing Han
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About Me
Dr. Bo Wang is a faculty member at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Jilin Jianzhu University. He received his Master’s degree from the University of Nottingham, UK, and his Ph.D. from Harbin Institute of Technology, under the supervision of Academicians Hong Jin and Jian Kang. From 2019 to 2021, he conducted visiting research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, with funding from the China Scholarship Council (CSC).
Dr. Wang is recognized as a High-Level Talent in Jilin Province and is a member of both the Architectural Society of China and the Chinese Association of Traditional Ethnic Architecture. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the College’s Scientific Platform Development Committee and Deputy Director of Jilin Province Ecological Wisdom Urban Innovation and Development Strategy Research center. With a strong research profile, he has published over 20 papers as first author, including 6 indexed in SCI/SSCI, 2 in top-tier core journals, 1 presented at an influential international conference, and 1 indexed in EI. He has filed 2 patent applications and contributed to the development of standards for Healthy Building Design Evaluation and Traditional Village Resilience Assessment.
He has led 2 provincial/ministerial-level research projects and participated in more than 10 government-funded projects, including a key program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.