MACRO CLIMATE

 CHENNAI COMES UNDER WARM AND HUMID TROPICAL CLIMATE.

 PREDOMINANT WIND DIRECTION IS SOUTH WEST TO NORTH EAST

 ANGLE OF INCIDENCE OF SUN IS HIGH DURING ALL MONTHS, AS CHENNAI IS CLOSE TO

TROPIC OF CANCER. AVERAGE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE CAN BE TAKEN AS 45deg.

MICRO CLIMATE
 SITE IS PERCHED ON HILL SIDE ON A SW TO NE AXIS.

 WIND SPEED IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN CITY AVERAGE DUE TO A 100FT ALTITUDE
DIFFERENCE.

 THE ENTIRE NORTH WEST SIDE IS EXPOSED TO SUN.

 THOUGH THERE IS A STEEP INCLINE ON THE SOUTH EASTERN SIDE, THE RADIATION IS
LIMITED DUE TO HEAVY FOLIAGE.

 THE CLIMATIC DESIGN CRITERIA IS ALLOW MAXIMUM BREEZE AND TO PREVENT DIRECT
SUNLIGHT ON THE WESTERN AND SOUTH WESTERN SIDE.

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