{"id":66,"date":"2016-10-27T03:12:52","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T02:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/engdes-student-insights\/?p=66"},"modified":"2019-06-06T14:06:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T13:06:44","slug":"fancy-playing-with-building-physics-in-a-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/engdes-student-insights\/2016\/10\/27\/fancy-playing-with-building-physics-in-a-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Fancy playing with building physics in a ROOM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If at any point in your life, you wondered why the room is dark, why the air is not fresh, or why the speech in an auditorium sounds muffled, the answers lie within building physics.<\/p>\n<p>In the mood to learn a bit about building physics? Here is a <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bath.ac.uk\/zw305\/ROOM\/emails\/INTRODUCING%20ROOM.html\">ROOM<\/a> for you to play with.<\/p>\n<p><em>Check this video of some interactive visual displays inside:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ROOM Preview\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/187363982?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ideas behind ROOM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Playing with ROOM generally follows the pattern below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"slate-resizable-image-embed slate-image-embed__resize-full-width\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/mpr\/mpr\/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAhvAAAAJGRlMmJmZjRjLWIzNDktNDIxMi04NDY5LWEzNGM4ZjMxODg0OA.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It encourages you to visualise the hidden parameters of building design that controls the flow of light, air, heat and sound, to use it as a source of inspiration in the process of developing a design.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slate-image-embed__resize-full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/mpr\/mpr\/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAhjAAAAJGQwOThkZDJlLWNjOTMtNGNjZC1hODI3LTE4Y2IyYmQzMzEzNA.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ROOM currently covers seven topics: <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bath.ac.uk\/zw305\/ROOM\/sunlighttab.php\">sunlight access<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bath.ac.uk\/zw305\/ROOM\/daylightfactortab.php\">daylight access<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bath.ac.uk\/zw305\/ROOM\/ventilationtab.php\">natural ventilation<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bath.ac.uk\/zw305\/ROOM\/fabricheatlosstab.php\">fabric heat transfer<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bath.ac.uk\/zw305\/ROOM\/heatingloadtab.php\">approximation of heating demand<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bath.ac.uk\/zw305\/ROOM\/thermalcomforttab.php\">thermal comfort<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bath.ac.uk\/zw305\/ROOM\/reverberationtimetab.php\">sound reverberation<\/a>, all embeded in the context of a room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I will be discussing about ROOM and evironmental design in architectural education in the architecture research forum at University of Westminster Marylebone campus on 03 November.<span id=\"divtagdefaultwrapper\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slate-image-embed__resize-full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/mpr\/mpr\/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAdvAAAAJGNhZWNmNjM2LTAyMWUtNDc1Yy1hNTVlLTc1NjljMDk2ODc0MA.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"slate-resizable-image-embed slate-image-embed__resize-full-width\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Survey of attitudes to environmental design<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveygizmo.com\/s3\/2790902\/Survey-of-Attitudes-to-Environmental-Design\">a survey<\/a> we are running with architecture practices and schools to understand how architects perceive environmental design and building physics. I invite you to participate and tell us your views with which ROOM will keep growing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slate-resizable-image-embed slate-image-embed__resize-full-width\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"slate-resizable-image-embed slate-image-embed__resize-full-width\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveygizmo.com\/s3\/2790902\/Survey-of-Attitudes-to-Environmental-Design\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slate-image-embed__resize-full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/mpr\/mpr\/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAkpAAAAJDE2ZmFkZmM3LTkzMDMtNDAzNS05Y2IxLTgxMTc2ODUwYmE5Ng.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am also more than happy to give a demo of ROOM and discuss in detail should you be interested in further engaging with the platform and my research.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Find more about ROOM through the following links.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/people.bath.ac.uk\/zw305\/ROOM\/\">ROOM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/project\/ROOM-a-web-platform-for-interactive-learning-of-building-physics-and-environmental-design\">Project log<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/people.bath.ac.uk\/zw305\/ROOM\/emails\/INTRODUCING%20ROOM.html\">Newsletter - Introducing ROOM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ROOMplaywithbuildingphysics\/\">@ROOMplaywithbuildingphysics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ROOM_BathUniACE\">@ROOM_BathUniACE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:z.weng@bath.ac.uk\">z.weng@bath.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If at any point in your life, you wondered why the room is dark, why the air is not fresh, or why the speech in an auditorium sounds muffled, the answers lie within building physics. 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