Building indoor environment
- Building indoor environment
Building indoor environment covers the environmental aspects in the design, analysis, and operation of energy-efficient, healthy, and comfortable buildings. Fields of specialization include architecture, HVAC design, thermal comfort, indoor air quality (IAQ), lighting, acoustics, and control systems. In total, the indoor experience is known as the indoor environmental quality (IEQ).
References
* ASHRAE Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy
ee also
* Architectural engineering
* Mechanical engineering
* ASHRAE
* IESNA
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