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Question 1

occurs when body temperatures are held within narrow ranges, skin moisture is low and the body effort at temperature regulation is minimized

Answer 1

THERMAL COMFORT

Question 2

Four environmental conditions

Answer 2

1. AIR TEMPERATURE
2. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
3. AIR MOVEMENT
4. MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE

Question 3

• determines the rate at which heat is lost in the air
• usually measured in degrees celcius, of the air surrounding the body (thermometer)

Answer 3

AIR TEMPERATURE

Question 4

refers to the moisture content (water vapor) of the atmosphere

Answer 4

RELATIVE HUMIDITY

Question 5

affects the heat loss rate by both convection and evaporation

Answer 5

AIR MOVEMENT

Question 6

when MRT differs greatly from the air temperature, its effects must be considered

Answer 6

MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE

Question 7

a diverse organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences to heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigiration

Answer 7

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers)

Question 8

six basic factors of thermal comfort

Answer 8

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:
- HUMIDITY
- AIR TEMPERATURE
- RADIANT TEMPERATURE
- AIR VELOCITY
PERSONAL FACTORS:
- CLOTHING INSULATION
- METABOLIC HEAT

Question 9

if a work environment has high humidity it means there is a lot of water in the air

Answer 9

HUMIDITY

Question 10

warmth that radiates from warm objects such as the sun etc.

Answer 10

RADIANT TEMPERATURE

Question 11

the speed at which air is moving over and individual

Answer 11

AIR VELOCITY

Question 12

thermal insulation provided by clothing

Answer 12

CLOTING INSULATION

Question 13

the heat released from muscle metabolism

Answer 13

METABOLIC HEAT

Question 14

is a coating/thin layer of a material that has very low thermal conductivity

Answer 14

THERMAL BARRIERS

Question 15

a feautre that allows the conditioning system to switch temporarily between heating and cooling

Answer 15

ADAPTIVE COMFORT

Question 16

3 ways of adaptive comfort

Answer 16

• behavioral adaptation
• psysiological adaptation
• psychological adaptation

Question 17

average weather or primarily a function of the sun

Answer 17

CLIMATE

Question 18

“climate” comes form the greek word

Answer 18

KLIMA

Question 19

an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force

Answer 19

CORIOLIS FORCE

Question 20

climatic conditions measured in localized areas near the earths surface

Answer 20

MICROCLIMATE

Question 20

climates that are radically different from what their location would suggest

Answer 20

CLIMATIC ANOMALIES

Question 21

climatic data tables

Answer 21

• SKETCH
  -CLIMATE REGION
• THE CLIMATE
• THE BUILDING BIOCLIMATIC CHART
• CLIMATIC DESIGN PROPERTIES
• BASIC CLIMATE CONDITION
• TEMPERATURE
• HUMIDITY
  -WIND
• SUNSHINE
• DEGREE RAYS

Question 22

huge fusion reactor in which light atoms are fused into heavier atoms

Answer 22

THE SUN

Question 23

the vertical angle at which sun rays strike the earth

Answer 23

ALTITUDE ANGLE

Question 24

when all the points for one day are all connected

Answer 24

SKY DOME

Question 25

time measured by earths rotation relative to the sun

Answer 25

SOLAR TIME

Question 26

solar site evaluation tools

Answer 26

- HELIODONS - sun dials for model testing - conceptually clear heliodons

Question 27

solar responsive strategies

Answer 27

- building orientation - color - window placement - window size - shading - passive solar - solar chimney daylighting - ventilation preheating - active solar - photovoltaics