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Tune into the
Edifice Complex Podcast by host Adam Muggleton and
Robert Bean
What Should Drive the Sustainability Bus - Indoor
Environmental Quality or Energy?
Hosted by Uponor
Abstract: Efficiency programs seem to ignore
the fact that the only reason why society uses energy in
buildings is to condition people and generate domestic hot
water. One would then think that all design ought to begin
with the physiological and psychological needs of the
occupants. However in the real world most energy efficiency
programs focus exclusively on enclosures and equipment and
have superficial IEQ requirements. The hope is that the
assembled systems will deliver the desired indoor climate
with the modeled energy. The flaws in this approach are
demonstrated in the poor results from thousands of post
occupancy evaluations.
Following this workshop, participants will learn the human
sciences behind thermal comfort and air quality and how
energy and exergy efficiency is the natural outcome from
engineering the indoor environment using human factor design
tools.
The following tools and standards will be discussed and
demonstrated with an office space case study: ASHRAE’s RP
1383 tool (develop a radiant system module for the
simulation and analysis of spaces and systems), CBE’s
thermal comfort tool (ASHRAE standard 55), Cardinal Glass’
discomfort due to windows tool, Payette downdraft and
radiant discomfort tool, NRC’s ia-quest: indoor air quality
emission simulation tool, Dr. Marsh’s daylight tool and
Velux lighting tool.
Download slides (Easy access password - limited time only =
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