Bio-Climatology for Built Environment Contributor(s): Shukuya, Masanori (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367780410 ISBN-13: 9780367780418 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Construction - Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Health & Safety - House & Home | Do-it-yourself - Plumbing |
Dewey: 696 |
Physical Information: 404 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Indoor climate is determined by rational lighting, heating, cooling and ventilating systems. For occupants' well-being it should be consistent with how regional outdoor climate works in the flow of radiation via four paths of heat transfer: radiation; convection; conduction; and evaporation. This book starts with the relationship between the human body and its immediate environmental space followed by a brief introduction of passive and active systems for indoor climate conditioning. The nature of light and heat is discussed with a focus on building envelope systems such as walls and windows, and then examined from the viewpoint of thermodynamics and human-biology. Some examples are given to enable a better understanding of luminous and thermal characteristics of our most immediate environment particularly for those professionally involved in environmental planning, designing, and engineering to know about bio-climatic design principle. |