Climatology

Importance of climate in architecture. Factors affecting climate. Elements of climate: solar radiation, temperature, wind, humidity & precipitation and their measurement.

Climate types all over the world. Tropical climate: climate zones, their charecteristics & responses of the traditional/ vernacular. Micro Climate & Site Climate.

Study of body’s heat production & heat loss, comfort zone, bio-climatic chart, effective temperature isopleths etc. Various models of Thermal Comfort: Static & Adaptive Mode, thermal indices & their applicability.

Understanding the solar position of a place, azimuth, altitude, incidence, using shadow angle protractor for designing shading devices.

Natural lighting, glare, day light factor & factors affecting day-lighting in various space types, principles of day-lighting in tropics.

Requirement, size & position of openings, Air-flow pattern inside &outside buildings.

Orientation of buildings in relation to sun & wind. LIST OF ASSIGNMENTS (Field Exercises & Drawings) 1. Understanding tools & instruments utilized for measurement of climatic elements using the climatology lab & meteorological department. 2. Documenting local case studies of vernacular/ traditional/ historical buildings for understanding their responses to prevailing climate. 3. Collecting data of temperature, humidity, radiation light & wind for specific cities and making solar charts, bio-climatic charts & Mahoney tables for the same.