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.
| ISBN: | 9781498727297 |
| Publication date: | 18th January 2019 |
| Author: | Masanori (Tokyo City University, Yokohama, Japan) Shukuya |
| Publisher: | CRC Press Inc an imprint of Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 404 pages |
| Genres: |
Environmental science, engineering and technology Engineering: general Agribusiness and primary industries Ergonomics Mechanical engineering |