A simplified tool for building layout design based on thermal comfort simulations

作     者：Prashant Anand Chirag Deb Ramachandraiah Alur 

作者机构：Civil Engineering Department (BTCM Division) Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India Department of Building School of Design and Environment National University of Singapore Singapore 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Architectural Research》 (建筑学研究前沿（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第6卷第2期

页      面：218-230页

核心收录：

学科分类：080705[工学-制冷及低温工程] 0601[历史学-考古学] 060107[历史学-文化遗产与博物馆] 06[历史学] 060207[历史学-专门史] 07[理学] 08[工学] 083304[工学-城乡发展历史与遗产保护规划] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 0712[理学-科学技术史(分学科，可授理学、工学、农学、医学学位)] 0602[历史学-中国史] 0833[工学-城乡规划学] 

主　　题：Thermal comfort Building layoutdesign Building orientation Simplified tool ECOTECT simulation 

摘      要：Thermal comfort aspects of indoor spaces are crucial during the design stages of building layout planning. This study presents a simplified tool based on thermal comfort using predicted mean vote （PMV） index. Thermal comfort simulations were performed for 14 different possible room Layouts based on window configurations. ECOTECT 12 was used to determine the PMV of these rooms for one full year, leading to 17,808 simulations. Simulations were performed for three different climatic zones in India and were validated using in-situ measurements from one of these climatic zones. For moderate climates, rooms with window openings on the south facade exhibited the best thermal comfort conditions for nights, with comfort conditions prevailing for approximately 79.25% of the time annually. For operation during the day, windows on the north facade are favored, with thermal comfort conditions prevailing for approximately 77.74% of the time annually. Similar results for day and night time operation for other two climatic zones are presented. Such an output is essential in deciding the layout of buildings on the basis of functionality of the different rooms （living room, bedroom, kitchen） corresponding to different operation times of the day.