BUILDING SCIENCE

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Objectives

The objectives of this project are as follows:
• To be able to show understanding of thermal comfort

properties in final design studio.

• To be able to solve design problems in relation to

sustainability issues.

• To be able to design spaces in terms of thermal

comfort referring to MS1525 and UBBL.

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes assessed in this project include:

• Estimate heat gain in a space and to provide passive

solutions for it.
• Evaluate control of variables such as heat and

ventilation

• Judge the limits of acceptable or desirable conditions

(thermal environment) and recommend designs that

control the effects of sun on the thermal performance

of buildings (shading devices)

Objectives

The objectives of this project are:
• To identify and define the principles of heat transfer in

relation to building and people
• To understand what is thermal comfort and discuss

factors relating to thermal comfort
• To analyze the effect of thermal comfort factors in a

person and in a space
• To be able to criticize design of the space in terms of

thermal comfort by referring to MS1525 and UBBL.

Learning Outcomes

To be able to understand the general principle of heat transfer:
• Identify environmental conditions related to site

conditions, climate, etc.
• Explain the effects of the sun on the thermal

performance of buildings
• Explain the effect of insulation, thermal mass and air

movement on thermal performance of buildings.
• Infer how different building material (K-value, u-value, r-

value) has different effect on heat gain or thermal

environment in a given space