climate-responsive-design

Name: climate-responsive-design
Author: Abhinavbwj

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How to install climate-responsive-design?

abhinavbwj/urban-design-skills-claude/climate-responsive-design

$npx -y skills add Abhinavbwj/Urban-Design-Skills-Claude --skill climate-responsive-design

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Apply climate-specific urban design strategies for hot-arid, tropical, temperate, and cold climates. Covers building orientation, street alignment, shading strategies, wind management, vegetation selection, urban heat island mitigation, stormwater management, and thermal comfort

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SKILL.md

1	# Climate-Responsive Urban Design Skill
2
3	This skill provides a systematic framework for designing urban environments
4	that respond to local climate conditions. It draws on bioclimatic design
5	principles, the Koppen-Geiger climate classification, thermal comfort research
6	(UTCI, PET), urban heat island science, and green infrastructure best practices
7	from cities worldwide. The goal is to ensure that every urban design decision --
8	from street orientation to material selection -- is informed by the specific
9	climate context of the project.
10
11	---
12
13	## 1. Climate Zone Classifier
14
15	Use the following decision tree to identify the relevant climate zone for any
16	project location. This simplified classification maps the Koppen-Geiger system
17	to four design-relevant climate archetypes.
18
19	### Decision Tree
20
21	```
22	START: What is the average temperature of the hottest month?
23
24	> 30 C --> What is the annual rainfall?
25	\| \|
26	\| +--> < 250 mm --> HOT-ARID (BWh/BSh)
27	\| +--> 250-500 mm --> HOT-ARID (BSh) with seasonal rain
28	\| +--> > 500 mm --> What is the average humidity?
29	\| \|
30	\| +--> RH > 70% --> TROPICAL (Af/Am/Aw)
31	\| +--> RH < 70% --> HOT-ARID (semi-arid transition)
32	\|
33	25-30 C --> What is the average temperature of the coldest month?
34	\| \|
35	\| +--> > 18 C --> TROPICAL (Af/Am/Aw)
36	\| +--> 0-18 C --> What is the annual rainfall?
37	\| \| \|
38	\| \| +--> Dry summers (Csa/Csb) --> TEMPERATE (Mediterranean)
39	\| \| +--> Uniform/wet summers --> TEMPERATE (Cfa/Cfb)
40	\| \|
41	\| +--> < 0 C --> COLD (Dfb/Dfc)
42	\|
43	< 25 C --> What is the coldest month average?
44	\|
45	+--> > 0 C --> TEMPERATE (Cfb/Cfc)
46	+--> -3 to 0 C --> TEMPERATE (cold variant, Dfb transition)
47	+--> < -3 C --> COLD (Dfb/Dfc/ET)
48	```
49
50	### Climate Zone Profiles
51
52	HOT-ARID (BWh / BSh)
53	- Temperature: >35 C summer peaks, 15-25 C winter, extreme diurnal range (15-20 C)
54	- Precipitation: <100-250 mm annually, concentrated in brief storms
55	- Solar radiation: very high (>2500 kWh/m2/year direct normal irradiance)
56	- Humidity: low (<30% RH typical), except coastal desert
57	- Wind: hot dry winds (khamsin, shamal), dust storms
58	- Design priority: SHADE and COOLING, manage solar gain, conserve water
59	- Reference cities: Dubai, Riyadh, Phoenix, Marrakech, Cairo, Doha, Karachi, Lima (coastal desert)
60
61	TROPICAL (Af / Am / Aw)
62	- Temperature: 25-35 C year-round, minimal seasonal variation (<5 C)
63	- Precipitation: >1500 mm annually, intense monsoon or convective storms
64	- Solar radiation: high but diffuse due to cloud cover
65	- Humidity: very high (>70% RH), oppressive heat index
66	- Wind: trade winds, monsoon shifts, sea breezes in coastal areas
67	- Design priority: VENTILATION and RAIN MANAGEMENT, maximize air movement, manage flooding
68	- Reference cities: Singapore, Mumbai, Lagos, Ho Chi Minh City, Rio de Janeiro, Jakarta, Nairobi, Manila
69
70	TEMPERATE (Cfa / Cfb / Csa / Csb)
71	- Temperature: 0-30 C range, distinct four seasons
72	- Precipitation: 500-1500 mm distributed across seasons (or dry summer for Mediterranean)
73	- Solar radiation: moderate, highly seasonal (2x difference between winter and summer)
74	- Humidity: moderate, variable by season
75	- Wind: variable, frontal systems, occasional severe storms
76	- Design priority: SEASONAL BALANCE, optimize for both heating and cooling, solar access in winter, shading in summer
77	- Reference cities: London, Paris, Sydney, New York, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Istanbul, Rome, San Francisco
78
79	COLD (Dfb / Dfc / ET)
80	- Temperature: <0 C for 3-6 months, brief summers reaching 20-25 C
81	- Precipitation: 400-1000 mm, significant as snow
82	- Solar radiation: low in winter (4-6 hours daylight at winter solstice at 60N)
83	- Humidity: low in winter (cold air holds little moisture), moderate summer
84	- Wind: biting cold winds, wind chill dominant comfort factor in winter
85	- Design priority: SOLAR ACCESS and WIND PROTECTION, maximize winter sun, shelter from cold wind, manage snow
86	- Reference cities: Stockholm, Moscow, Helsinki, Montreal, Sapporo, Reykjavik, Minneapolis, Oslo, Anchorage
87
88	---
89
90	## 2. Strategy Ma

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How to install climate-responsive-design?

abhinavbwj/urban-design-skills-claude/climate-responsive-design

$npx -y skills add Abhinavbwj/Urban-Design-Skills-Claude --skill climate-responsive-design

Installs into the current project.

Summary

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SKILL.md

1	# Climate-Responsive Urban Design Skill
2
3	This skill provides a systematic framework for designing urban environments
4	that respond to local climate conditions. It draws on bioclimatic design
5	principles, the Koppen-Geiger climate classification, thermal comfort research
6	(UTCI, PET), urban heat island science, and green infrastructure best practices
7	from cities worldwide. The goal is to ensure that every urban design decision --
8	from street orientation to material selection -- is informed by the specific
9	climate context of the project.
10
11	---
12
13	## 1. Climate Zone Classifier
14
15	Use the following decision tree to identify the relevant climate zone for any
16	project location. This simplified classification maps the Koppen-Geiger system
17	to four design-relevant climate archetypes.
18
19	### Decision Tree
20
21	```
22	START: What is the average temperature of the hottest month?
23
24	> 30 C --> What is the annual rainfall?
25	\| \|
26	\| +--> < 250 mm --> HOT-ARID (BWh/BSh)
27	\| +--> 250-500 mm --> HOT-ARID (BSh) with seasonal rain
28	\| +--> > 500 mm --> What is the average humidity?
29	\| \|
30	\| +--> RH > 70% --> TROPICAL (Af/Am/Aw)
31	\| +--> RH < 70% --> HOT-ARID (semi-arid transition)
32	\|
33	25-30 C --> What is the average temperature of the coldest month?
34	\| \|
35	\| +--> > 18 C --> TROPICAL (Af/Am/Aw)
36	\| +--> 0-18 C --> What is the annual rainfall?
37	\| \| \|
38	\| \| +--> Dry summers (Csa/Csb) --> TEMPERATE (Mediterranean)
39	\| \| +--> Uniform/wet summers --> TEMPERATE (Cfa/Cfb)
40	\| \|
41	\| +--> < 0 C --> COLD (Dfb/Dfc)
42	\|
43	< 25 C --> What is the coldest month average?
44	\|
45	+--> > 0 C --> TEMPERATE (Cfb/Cfc)
46	+--> -3 to 0 C --> TEMPERATE (cold variant, Dfb transition)
47	+--> < -3 C --> COLD (Dfb/Dfc/ET)
48	```
49
50	### Climate Zone Profiles
51
52	HOT-ARID (BWh / BSh)
53	- Temperature: >35 C summer peaks, 15-25 C winter, extreme diurnal range (15-20 C)
54	- Precipitation: <100-250 mm annually, concentrated in brief storms
55	- Solar radiation: very high (>2500 kWh/m2/year direct normal irradiance)
56	- Humidity: low (<30% RH typical), except coastal desert
57	- Wind: hot dry winds (khamsin, shamal), dust storms
58	- Design priority: SHADE and COOLING, manage solar gain, conserve water
59	- Reference cities: Dubai, Riyadh, Phoenix, Marrakech, Cairo, Doha, Karachi, Lima (coastal desert)
60
61	TROPICAL (Af / Am / Aw)
62	- Temperature: 25-35 C year-round, minimal seasonal variation (<5 C)
63	- Precipitation: >1500 mm annually, intense monsoon or convective storms
64	- Solar radiation: high but diffuse due to cloud cover
65	- Humidity: very high (>70% RH), oppressive heat index
66	- Wind: trade winds, monsoon shifts, sea breezes in coastal areas
67	- Design priority: VENTILATION and RAIN MANAGEMENT, maximize air movement, manage flooding
68	- Reference cities: Singapore, Mumbai, Lagos, Ho Chi Minh City, Rio de Janeiro, Jakarta, Nairobi, Manila
69
70	TEMPERATE (Cfa / Cfb / Csa / Csb)
71	- Temperature: 0-30 C range, distinct four seasons
72	- Precipitation: 500-1500 mm distributed across seasons (or dry summer for Mediterranean)
73	- Solar radiation: moderate, highly seasonal (2x difference between winter and summer)
74	- Humidity: moderate, variable by season
75	- Wind: variable, frontal systems, occasional severe storms
76	- Design priority: SEASONAL BALANCE, optimize for both heating and cooling, solar access in winter, shading in summer
77	- Reference cities: London, Paris, Sydney, New York, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Istanbul, Rome, San Francisco
78
79	COLD (Dfb / Dfc / ET)
80	- Temperature: <0 C for 3-6 months, brief summers reaching 20-25 C
81	- Precipitation: 400-1000 mm, significant as snow
82	- Solar radiation: low in winter (4-6 hours daylight at winter solstice at 60N)
83	- Humidity: low in winter (cold air holds little moisture), moderate summer
84	- Wind: biting cold winds, wind chill dominant comfort factor in winter
85	- Design priority: SOLAR ACCESS and WIND PROTECTION, maximize winter sun, shelter from cold wind, manage snow
86	- Reference cities: Stockholm, Moscow, Helsinki, Montreal, Sapporo, Reykjavik, Minneapolis, Oslo, Anchorage
87
88	---
89
90	## 2. Strategy Ma

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