Air temperature Relative humidity Air movement

Surface
temperatures
Air quality (IAQ)
Lighting
quality
quantity
Acoustics
Security
Building Envelop -The Third Skin
The 3
rd
. skin moderates the differences between the
natural environment and the built environment
75 degrees
65 degrees
+100
- 5
The combined affects of
environmental
conditions on
comfort

Air temperature
Relative humidity
Air movement
Surface radiation




Dry Bulb Temperature Reading











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The psychrometric
chart
Charts the combined affects of air
temperature and moisture content
50% RH



Psychrometric Chart
Definition of Relative Humidity
The amount of moisture in the air
expressed as a percentage of the
maximum amount of moisture the air can
hold at the given temperature.
Example: at dry bulb temp. of 77 and wet
bulb temp. of 63, the air is holding 50% of
its maximum capacity at 77 degrees.

Kuru Termometre Okumas
Islak Termometre Okumas
warming cooling
drying
Adding
moisture



warming
cooling
drying
Adding
moisture



Warm &
Dry
Cool &
Humid
Winter
Summer
Energy efficient zones
Winter: higher humidity off-sets
lower furnace thermostat setting

Summer: lower humidity off-sets
higher AC thermostat setting
50% RH



Air is 100% saturated
with moisture and
condensation begins
The saturation curve
50% RH
Air is 100% saturated
with moisture and
continues to cool
Moisture removed
by condensation



What if cooling
continues ?
50% RH
Air is 100% saturated
with moisture and
continues to cool
Moisture removed
by condensation



Same air is reheated to 70 degrees
and no moisture added RH of the
room goes down (dryer)



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Chart Exercises
What is the RH in the classroom?
Dry bulb ________
Wet bulb _________
RH = _________



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Chart Exercises
Based on the current room RH, how
cool would the walls need to get to
start noticing condensation ?
Dry bulb ________
Wet bulb _________
RH = _________






Chart Exercises
Assume the room is at pt. A when class
begin and we are comfortable, which
direction would room condition tend to
move toward as a response to our
presents ?

Mechanically: (Summer)
we need to (add or remove heat)
we need to (add or remove moisture)
A - Room starts out
here
B
C
D
E