Cheng Bo-ki. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-153). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.10 / Chapter chapter 2 --- Background & Literature --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1 --- Why Environmental Design? --- p.15 / Comfort and Energy --- p.15 / "Our Problems: Energy, Environment, and Health" --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2 --- Knowledge in Environmental Design --- p.27 / What is Environmental Design? --- p.27 / Current knowledge in Environmental Design: Thermal Performance --- p.30 / Thermal Studies in Hong Kong --- p.37 / Chapter 2.3 --- Summary and Propositions --- p.42 / Chapter chapter 3 --- Scale Model Study --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1 --- Test Modules Application --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2 --- Research Methodology & Experimental Setup --- p.54 / Testing Facility in CUHK --- p.54 / Solarimeter Substitute --- p.58 / Chapter 3.3 --- Experimental Series --- p.61 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Envelope Colour --- p.61 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Windows --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Shading --- p.75 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Thermal Mass --- p.80 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Orientations --- p.83 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- "Combined Effects ofThermal Mass, Windows and Orientations" --- p.85 / Chapter 3.3.7 --- "Combined Effects ofThermal Mass, Shading and Orientations" --- p.88 / Chapter 3.4 --- Summary of Experiments --- p.90 / Chapter 3.5 --- Predicting Indoor Air Temperature --- p.93 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Development of Predictive Formulas --- p.93 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Parametric Study of Envelope Colour --- p.97 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Parametric Study of Window Shading --- p.100 / Chapter chapter 4 --- Field Study --- p.104 / Chapter 4.1 --- Description of Housing Unit: Concord-I Block --- p.104 / Chapter 4.2 --- Experimental Setup --- p.105 / Chapter 4.3 --- Result of Field Measurement --- p.108 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Perform ance of top-most floor --- p.108 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Performance of Individual Rooms --- p.109 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Effect of Orientation --- p.110 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Indoor Thermal Comfort --- p.113 / Chapter 4.4 --- Summary of Field Measurement --- p.116 / Chapter chapter 5 --- Thermal Performance Prediction --- p.118 / Chapter chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.126 / Appendix 1 --- p.131 / Appendix 2 --- p.133 / Appendix 3 --- p.140
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324677 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Contributors | Cheng, Bo-ki., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Architecture. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 153 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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