Thermal Environment Design Strategies

2020 ◽  
pp. 63-130
Author(s):  
Chitrarekha Kabre
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Design Strategies

scholarly journals Assessing the built environment of neighborhood in the winter city from the perspective of pupils' commuting safety

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Leng ◽  
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Huimin Zhao ◽  
Chunyu Zou ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Gated Communities ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Signal Identification ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Social Management

Safety commuting environment can promote children’s walking and cycling, thus reducing the risk of obesity and other diseases. Most of the existing studies on children’s safety focus on open space, but pay little attention to children's commuting environment. Moreover, few studies pay attention to the differences between open blocks and gated communities in winter city. Taking Harbin, a winter city in China, as an example, this study uses the optimized IPA method to explore the built environment factors affecting pupils’ commuting safety from three aspects: environment design, social management and road traffic. The results show that the influencing factors of road traffic have the highest impact on pupils‘ commuting safety. In addition, the occupation management in social management also has a great impact. In terms of satisfaction, the satisfaction with gated communities is generally higher than that with open blocks, but the satisfaction of open block is higher in neighbourhood relationship and street thermal environment. By coupling the importance and satisfaction of influencing factors, it is found that safety guardrail, signal identification, occupation management are in urgent need of renovation.

Teaching Reform in the Network IT Environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 278-280 ◽  
pp. 2103-2106
Author(s):  
Hai Feng Chang ◽  
Yu Long Dong ◽  
Jia Jun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Network Information ◽  
Learning Environment Design ◽  
Good Learning

[Purpose] The paper aims to explore instructional design of the structure under the web-based environment, as well as the similarities and differences with the traditional instructional design; with its teaching resources，methods and students' ability to develop design strategies. [Method]Through the introduction of systems analysis and experimental control and from the network hardware environment, resources, environment and cultural environment the network learning environment design is brought forth. [Results]The results show that the network environment, information technology, instructional design, which are based on the learner and the teaching process for the study, aims to achieve a good learning environment, to organize the various elements; to form an ordered system; particularly to emphasis on learning characteristics and learning needs analysis of the measurement, to focus on the design of learning environments and “communication-oriented” classroom activities. [Conclusions] This instructional design under network information technology environment is a very important significance for a variety effective learning activities, for students to stimulate motivation to learn.

scholarly journals Thermal Environment Design of Outdoor Spaces by Examining Redevelopment Buildings Opposite Central Osaka Station

Climate ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Takebayashi
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Wind Velocity ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Heat Budget ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Building Shape ◽  
Outdoor Spaces ◽  
Outdoor Space ◽  
Typical Summer ◽  
Radiant Temperature

Thermal environmental design in an outdoor space is discussed by focusing on the proper selection and arrangement of buildings, trees, and covering materials via the examination of redevelopment buildings in front of Central Osaka Station, where several heat island countermeasure technologies have been introduced. Surface temperatures on the ground and wall were calculated based on the surface heat budget equation in each 2 m size mesh of the ground and building wall surface. Incident solar radiation was calculated using ArcGIS and building shape data. Mean radiant temperature (MRT) of the human body was calculated using these results. Distribution of wind velocity was calculated by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) reproducing buildings, obstacles, trees, and the surroundings. The effect of MRT on SET* was greater than that of wind velocity at 13:00 and 17:00 on a typical summer day. SET* reduction was the highest by solar radiation shading, followed by surface material change and ventilation. The largest ratio of the area considered for the thermal environment was 83% on Green Garden, which consists of 44% of building shade, 21% of tree shade, 7% of water surface, and 11% of green cover. It is appropriate to consider the thermal environment design of outdoor space in the order of shade by buildings, shading by trees, and improvement of surface materials.

scholarly journals Ecodesign of Batch Processes: Optimal Design Strategies for Economic and Ecological Bioprocesses

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Dietz ◽  
Catherine Azzaro Pantel ◽  
Luc Guy Pibouleau ◽  
Serge Domenech
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Batch Processes ◽  
Stochastic Algorithm ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Batch Plant

This work deals with the multicriteria cost-environment design of multiproduct batch plants, where the design variables are the equipment item sizes as well as the operating conditions. The case study is a multiproduct batch plant for the production of four recombinant proteins. Given the important combinatorial aspect of the problem, the approach used consists in coupling a stochastic algorithm, indeed a Genetic Algorithm (GA) with a Discrete Event Simulator (DES). To take into account the conflicting situations that may be encountered at the earliest stage of batch plant design, i.e. compromise situations between cost and environmental consideration, a Multicriteria Genetic Algorithm (MUGA) was developed with a Pareto optimal ranking method. The results show how the methodology can be used to find a range of trade-off solutions for optimizing batch plant design.

Respect for Autonomy: Seeking the Roles of Healthcare Design From the Principle of Biomedical Ethics

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-244
Author(s):  
Liwei Zhu ◽  
Shanshan Zhang ◽  
Zhipeng Lu
Keyword(s):  
Patient Autonomy ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Biomedical Ethics ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Respect For Autonomy ◽  
Healthcare Environment ◽  
Patient’S Autonomy ◽  
Definition Of

Objective: This article aims to discuss the role of the healthcare environment on patient’s autonomy. Referring to biomedical ethics will provide a research logic and form a theoretical framework for healthcare designers to define patient autonomy, to master the conditions for promoting it, and to discover the potential of the environment. Background: In modern society, it becomes the responsibility of healthcare architects to realize the design of “benefit for patients.” The goal of healthcare environment design and research is also gradually from a basic level of ensuring the physiological safety of patients to achieving a higher level of respecting patients and helping realize their self-realization. However, how to express respect to patients in the healthcare environment is ambiguous. In order to break through the limitation of architectural specialty, we propose to introduce biomedical ethics. Under this major premise, this article will discuss from the perspective of respect for autonomy (RA). Method: This article combines the definition of autonomy and the discussion of the medical and nursing practice to summarize and propose the themes about RA. It draws on the top-down deductive logic of biomedical ethics from theory to application and applies the three-condition theory of Beauchamp and Childress to deduce the role of the healthcare environment on patient autonomy in each theme. Conclusion: Introducing biomedical ethics into the study of environmental design provides a more theoretical and systematic way of thinking about the role of the healthcare environment. Some autonomy-supportive design strategies are collected and proposed.

Strategy for Application of Non-Wood Fibrous Material on Roofs at Rurual Areas in Cold Region

2015 ◽  
Vol 730 ◽  
pp. 105-108
Author(s):  
Xin Ran Wang ◽  
Yu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Fibrous Material ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Cold Region ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Insulation Performance

Large energy consumption, serious pollution and poor quality of indoor thermal environment are generally seen during construction in villages and towns in China nowadays, leading to poor building insulation performance. Envolope of enclosure of a buidling is key to its insulation performance. Material selection of building enclosures and green design of construction technology are the key to promoting insulation performance of the building as villages and towns in cold region are subject to special geographical position, climate conditions and economic factors. With a focus on research of traditional non-wood fibrous material modification with existing technology and the engineering practice in non-wood fibre roof in villages and towns of cold region, this paper came up with the prospects of its applicatin in the following design strategies including “ecological and conservation-oriented roofing with modified local materials, new hybrid roofing with simplified construction technology and paper tensioning roofing with innovative synthetic materials”.

Indoor Thermal Environment Test and Investigation Analysis—Based on Newly-Built Residential Houses in Daping Village, Sichuan Province

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 3667-3671
Author(s):  
Hui Cheng ◽  
Jia Ping Liu ◽  
Da Long Liu ◽  
Fang Wei Tang ◽  
Yun Gang An
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Sichuan Province ◽  
Objective Test ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Residential Housing ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Indoor Thermal Comfort ◽  
Housing Environment

Based on the recognition of original defective residential housing environment in Daping village, constructional measures were improved and updated. Objective test and subjective investigation on indoor thermal comfort were carried out and analyzed in the typically new and old residential houses to propose measures for further improvements. This paper aims to summarize experience and deficiencies in aspects of indoor thermal environment design and to provide reference to building design after disasters in future.

Climatic Strategies of Indoor Thermal Environment for Residential Buildings in Yangtze River Region, China

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baizhan Li ◽  
Wei Yu ◽  
Meng Liu ◽  
Nan Li
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
River Region ◽  
Climatic Adaptability

Yangtze River Valley is situated within the Hot Summer and Cold Winter zone, and residents in this region of China would require HVAC system to alleviate thermal comfort conditions, although this is tempered by the Design Code (DBJ50-071-2007) for energy efficiency. A 1-year survey of about 200 residential homes was carried out in eight cities covering the breadth of the region. The acceptable temperature range for the residents in this area was 16.3—28.1°C and the thermal neutral temperature was found to be 27.6°C in summers and 17.5°C in winters. People in different area can vary in their adaptability and comfortableness. Therefore, there is a need to investigate the national comfort parameter introduced in the Code for Design of Heating and Ventilation and Air Conditioning (GB50019-2003). The results found that if air-conditioning system was set to 27.5°C instead of 26°C as required by GBJ19-87: Design Standard of Heating and Ventilation and Air Conditioning, a 16.5% saving of energy consumption could be achieved. The findings demonstrated the role of natural ventilation in the expansion of the thermal comfort zone for the residents, especially during the summer seasons. A climatic adaptability model has been established by this study to contribute to the passive climatic design strategies for a better economic and energy efficiency of buildings.

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