The Sun’s Position
The azimuth angle and the elevation angle at solar noon are the two key angles which are used to orient photovoltaic modules. However, to calculate the sun's position throughout the…
Sun Control And Shading Devices
INTRODUCTION IntroductionDescriptionApplicationRelevant Codes and StandardsAdditional Resources There are many different reasons to want to control the amount of sunlight that is admitted into a building. In warm, sunny climates excess…
TYPES OF SHADING DEVICES
Openings, especially windows, greatly influence the thermal conditions within a building. Windows usually contain several elements, some of which are adjustable. These elements perform various functions, including the following: Ventilation…
Body core temperature
Body temperature in humans is closely regulated to keep it nearly independent of environmental temperature, and it has been used for health diagnosis since ancient times (this was one of…
HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT
Human thermal comfort is a combination of a subjective sensation (how we feel) and several objective interaction with the environment (heat and mass transfer rates) regulated by the brain. Comfort…
The Steadman Cold Comfort Studies
Because today we are more concerned about overall heat loss than frostbite -- although frostbite can still be a problem for outdoor workers and outdoor recreation -- Steadman and others…
Heat and Cold Impacts
Extremes of heat and cold environmental conditions can be very detrimental to the health and comfort of humans as our bodies attempt to maintain a state of homeothermy at a core temperature…
The Role of Climate Factors on Designing and Constructing Buildings
INTRODUCTION The effect of meteorological factors on human constructions has long been considered so much so that in the traditional architecture and new civil engineering, this issue has been accounted…
Cold Exposure: Ways the Body Loses Heat
The body loses heat through: · Evaporation of water from your skin if it is wet (sweating). If your clothing is wet, you will also lose some body heat through evaporation…
