ARCH 7530 - Building Performance Simulation Hardi Shah
Assignment_FINAL PROJECT: Evidence-based Analysis
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SITE: AUGUSTA, MAINE; CLIMATE ZONE: 6A
only 454 (5.8%) hours out of the year are between 18c-25c and 40-70% relative humidity
introduced ‘capture internal heat’ as a passive strategy: brought 30% more hours into comfort
94% HOURS ARE BELOW 18C DEW POINT TEMP 82% HOURS ARE BELOW 18C DRY BULB TEMP 64% HOURS ARE OUTSIDE COMFORTABLE RH LARGE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER YEAR ROUND
STRATEGIES REVOLVING AROUND REDUCING THE HEATING LOAD AND INCREASING THERMAL COMFORT INDOORS WHILE MAINTAINING ADEQUATE DAYLIGHTING IN THE SPACES.
This project iteratively improves conditions within a unit on the 6th floor of a midrise apartment building in Augusta, Maine. The fabric of Augusta is largely low and mid rise buildings so the site was designed to reflect that. I placed an open garden on the south side of the building and oriented so the south has no solar obstruction.