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

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).Simulated indoor conditions were generated using EnergyPlus (version 22.1) and validated against the measured data to verify the accuracy of the thermal model developed for the dairy building.The dataset includes the following EnergyPlus model files, representing both a base case and several adaptation scenarios:File nameDescription1) M_Base_0VD.idf2) B_S1.idf3) B_S2.idf4) B_S3.idf5) B_S3_S2.idf6) B_S4.idfBasic model for validationScenario 1: Solar refelcting paint over the roofsScenario 2: Increased natural ventilationScenario 3: Mechanical ventilationScenario 3+2: Hybrid ventilation (mechanical + increased natural ventilation)Scenario 4: All of the cooling strategiesWeather files used in the simulations, including both observed and projected heatwave conditions, are as follows:File nameDescription1) GBR_Reading_Z.epw2) EEW_4800170_1970s_R20.epw3) EEW_4800170_2080s_R20.epwIncludes the observed UK 2021 heatwave periodIncludes the 1970s heatwave periodIncludes the 2080s heatwave period