Indoor Microclimate Measurements, Heatwave Meteorological Data, and Thermal Modelling of a Dairy Cattle Building

<p dir="ltr">This dataset supports an assessment of indoor heat stress—measured using the Temperature-Humidity Index (THI)—in the cubicle yards and milking parlour at the University of Reading’s Hall Farm dairy facility (51.41° N, 0.91° W) in Shinfield, UK. The Excel file (‘Indoor microclimate measurements and simulation dataset.xlsx’) contains both measured and simulated hourly air temperature (°C) and relative humidity (%) data for the 2021 UK heatwave (16–23 July).</p><p dir="ltr">Simulated indoor conditions were generated using <b>EnergyPlus</b> (version 22.1) and validated against the measured data to verify the accuracy of the thermal model developed for the dairy building.</p><p dir="ltr">The dataset includes the following <b>EnergyPlus model files</b>, representing both a base case and several adaptation scenarios:</p><table><tr><td><p dir="ltr"><b>File name</b></p></td><td><p dir="ltr"><b>Description</b></p></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">1) M_Base_0VD.idf</p><p dir="ltr">2) B_S1.idf</p><p dir="ltr">3) B_S2.idf</p><p dir="ltr">4) B_S3.idf</p><p dir="ltr">5) B_S3_S2.idf</p><p dir="ltr">6) B_S4.idf</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Basic model for validation</p><p dir="ltr">Scenario 1: Solar refelcting paint over the roofs</p><p dir="ltr">Scenario 2: Increased natural ventilation</p><p dir="ltr">Scenario 3: Mechanical ventilation</p><p dir="ltr">Scenario 3+2: Hybrid ventilation (mechanical + increased natural ventilation)</p><p dir="ltr">Scenario 4: All of the cooling strategies</p></td></tr></table><p><br></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Weather files used in the simulations</b>, including both observed and projected heatwave conditions, are as follows:</p><table><tr><td><p dir="ltr"><b>File name</b></p></td><td><p dir="ltr"><b>Description</b></p></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">1) GBR_Reading_Z.epw</p><p dir="ltr">2) EEW_4800170_1970s_R20.epw</p><p dir="ltr">3) EEW_4800170_2080s_R20.epw</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Includes the observed UK 2021 heatwave period</p><p dir="ltr">Includes the 1970s heatwave period</p><p dir="ltr">Includes the 2080s heatwave period</p></td></tr></table><p><br></p>