Thermal Discomfort in Buildings
Subject
Architectural Design
,Climatology
,Academic Year
1'st Year
,2'nd Year
,Complexity Level
Beginner
,Content tags
Building Heat Transfer
,Thermal comfort
,Activity Type
Discussion
,Activity duration
< 1 hour
,Objective: To understand the difference between thermal comfort and discomfort
Outcome: Students will share and learn the importance of thermal comfort and issues faced due to thermal discomfort
Procedure:
Step 1: Ask the following questions to students:
a. Are you thermally comfortable in this room?
b. What is Sick Building Syndrome?
c. What are the factors that affect thermal comfort?
Step 2: Give a minute to students to think about the posed questions.
Step 3: Students share their views on the questions for 20 minutes.
Step 4: Note the points on the blackboard.
Step 5: Present the conclusion of the discussion.
References: https://youtu.be/NNAuPqkFNuE