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Tune into the
Edifice Complex Podcast by host Adam Muggleton and
Robert Bean
2023 ASHRAE UAE Falcon Chapter, Abu Dhabi
and Dubai
Abu Dhabi: What Should Drive the
Sustainability Bus - Indoor Environmental Quality or Energy?
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2023.ASHRAE.Bean.Dubai)
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.
Dubai, Manipal University: An Introduction to Thermal
Comfort: The Human Factors of Sensation, Perceptions and
Responses
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2023.ASHRAE.Bean.Dubai)
Abstract:
Next to sound, thermal discomfort is the second leading
indicator of poor indoor environmental quality. In part this
is due to industry using air temperature as the exclusive
proxy for comfort and 72F (22C) as the metric for
compliance. Participation in this course will equip members
with a complete understanding of how people actually sense
their thermal environments, the subjectivity of perceptions
and the negative consequences of resulting responses. This
is the course architectural, engineering, interior design,
builder and trade school curriculums and manufacturers
should teach - but don’t.
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Thermal Comfort Principles and Practical Applications for
Residential Buildings
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