Covers human thermal comfort assessment, models, surveys, and standards, emphasizing the importance of adaptive models for naturally ventilated buildings.
Explores thermal comfort fundamentals, including human heat balance and factors influencing comfort, focusing on air temperature, humidity, and control mechanisms.
Covers the basics of HVAC systems, including thermal comfort assessment, psychrometric processes, and key components, with practical examples and exercises.
Explores passive bioclimatic strategies for energy-efficient and comfortable buildings, emphasizing solar heat management, thermal mass storage, and natural ventilation.
Explores dynamics of thermal effects, including time constants, conductivity, and dissipated power, with applications in inkjet heaters, gas sensing, DNA amplification, and actuator technology.
