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Issues of the Environment: Measuring streetscape heat islands in Ann Arbor

Issues of the Environment: Measuring streetscape heat islands in Ann Arbor

Update: 2025-08-27
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We’ve had plenty of hot days this summer, but what happens to the environment when concrete and asphalt surface temperatures heat well into the 100’s? Keenan Gibbons and his team at SmithGroup wanted to find out and used drones to study heat patterns along Huron Street in Ann Arbor. The research on heat islands has led to some determinations about how to mitigate impact and help move the city towards its carbon neutrality goals. Gibbons joined WEMU's David Fair to explain the research and its findings.
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Issues of the Environment: Measuring streetscape heat islands in Ann Arbor

Issues of the Environment: Measuring streetscape heat islands in Ann Arbor

David Fair