{"id":2647,"date":"2023-06-28T13:36:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T13:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairconditioning.org\/fc-activity\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=2647"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T13:36:24","slug":"form-and-orientation-selection","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/fairconditioning.org\/fc-activity\/activity\/form-and-orientation-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Form and Orientation Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-4\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objective<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>To enable students to understand the heat gain from different directions of Sun\u2019s position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outcome<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will be able to understand that the choice of a form and orientation of a building affects the heat gain to a building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Conceptual knowledge of passive design strategies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procedure<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Step 1: <\/em><\/strong>Show the following image A and image B to students<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Step 2: <\/em><\/strong>Ask students which image they will want to select for their design&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Step 3: <\/em><\/strong>Give 5 minutes to students to think on the questions posed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Step 4:<\/em><\/strong> Students share their views on the questions for 15 minutes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Step 5:<\/em><\/strong> Explain to students about the heat gain caused due to the East, West, North and South orientation of a design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thumb rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>In northern tropical climates, orient building shorter side to the E-W axis so that thermal gain due to solar radiation will get minimised and daylight infiltration maximised<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Controlling sunlight through horizontal shading devices is easier on the Southern\/Northern side. Whereas, vertical shading devices on the Eastern and Western side of the building.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Image A &amp; B<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"387\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/fairconditioning.org\/fc-activity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Form-and-Orientation-Selection-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2649\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"387\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/fairconditioning.org\/fc-activity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Form-and-Orientation-Selection-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2650\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective To enable students to understand the heat gain from different directions of Sun\u2019s position. Outcome Students will be able to understand that the choice of a form and orientation of a building affects the heat gain to a building. 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