It is known that heating cooling and lighting a building can either add or subtract heat. A basic understanding of how this works can benefit and come in handy when it comes to building sustainably.
Sensible: this is defined as heat that is dry.
Latent Heat: is defined as heat that is released and absorbed by a substance during its change in phase.
Heat transfer: this includes conduction, convection, and radiation.
- Conduction: physical contact in order for heat to be transferred.
- ex: feet touching a warm floor, hands grabbing a cold glass of water.
- Convection: liquids and gasses absorb and contract as they lose heat by conduction.
- ex: finding yourself under a shade during a hot summer day and feeling a cool breeze
- Radiation: energy emitted by particles or waves.
- ex: sun hitting your skin
HUMAN CONFORT IS ALWAYS KEY. CONSIDER CLIMATE--from warm to cold, to humid and a mixture of all.
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