Tactic
Adaptation
Incorporate Cooling Features for People
Block solar radiation
Options
...with shade structures.
...by shading the most well-utilized areas of the site with trees.
Case Study
Reed Hilderbrand’s redesign of a formerly paved traffic island involved committing significant design and construction resources to ensuring that the below-grade infrastructure could sustainably support 26 mature mixed-species oaks in the new plaza. The resulting canopy covers 94% of the site and reduces the average ground-level temperature by 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
