Projects need calculations to be submitted for approvals.

Climate Zones

Geographical / Weather / Wind Some requirements like Comfort, Ventilation remains the same. COP28 - 2070 for India - Policies for Climate Control Projection for various scenarios. Outdoor Comfort, Indoor Comfort

Principles to conduct these analyses

Weather Files -EPW , DDY, STAT, RAIN

Location Sun Positions Temperature Cloud Wind Relative Humidity

  • Dry Bulb Temperature - Doesn’t account 0% Relative Humidity

  • Dew Point Temperature - Accounts for 100% Relative Humidity

  • Mean Radiant Temperature - Average temperature of all environmental surfaces

  • Relative Humidity

  • Wind

  • Wind Direction

  • Direct Normal Rad

  • Diffuse Horizontal Rad

  • Global Horizontal Rad

  • Horizontal Infrared Rad

  • Direct Normal Ill

  • Diffuse Horizontal Ill

  • Global Horizontal Ill

  • Total Sky Cover

  • Barometric Pressure

  • Model Year

  • Ground Temperature

  • U Value

  • R Value

Radiation Units - W/m2 Irradiance Units - Lux

What is the Lux level needed for different scenarios

BREAM

CIBSE - PROMETHEUS Weather File Buying Website

ROLE MODEL - Andrew Marsh

Shading Strategies

Comfort - UTCI - Universal Thermal Comfort Index

Psychometric Chart