Air temperature Relative humidity Air movement

+100

-5
Air quality (IAQ) Surface
temperatures

75 degrees
Acoustics
Lighting

65 degrees •quality
•quantity
Security

Building Envelop -The Third Skin

The 3rd. skin moderates the differences between the

The combined affects of
environmental
conditions on
comfort

•Air temperature
•Relative humidity
•Air movement
•Surface radiation
The psychrometric
chart
Charts the combined affects of air
temperature and moisture content

Change in quantity of water in the air

Change in quantity of water in the air
Dry Bulb Temperature Reading
Psychrometric Chart
Definition of Relative Humidity
The amount of moisture in the air
expressed as a percentage of the
maximum amount of moisture the air can
hold at the given temperature.
Example: at dry bulb temp. of 77 and wet
bulb temp. of 63, the air is holding 50% of
it’s maximum capacity at 77 degrees.

Enter wet bulb reading

50% RH

Enter dry bulb reading

 Adding
moisture

cooling warming

drying
Energy efficient zones
Winter: higher humidity off-sets
lower furnace thermostat setting

Summer: lower humidity off-sets

higher AC thermostat setting

Adding
moisture
Winter
Cool &
Humid

cooling warming

Warm &
Dry

drying
Summer
The saturation curve

Air is 100% saturated

with moisture and
condensation begins
50% RH
 What if cooling
continues ?

Air is 100% saturated

with moisture and
continues to cool

50% RH
Moisture removed
by condensation
 Air is 100% saturated
with moisture and
continues to cool

50% RH
Moisture removed
by condensation

Same air is reheated to 70 degrees

and no moisture added – RH of the
room goes down (dryer)
Chart Exercises
What is the RH in the classroom?
Dry bulb ________
Wet bulb _________

Change in quantity of water in the air

Change in quantity of water in the air
RH = _________

Dry Bulb Temperature Reading

Chart Exercises
Based on the current room RH, how
cool would the walls need to get to
start noticing condensation ?
Dry bulb ________

Change in quantity of water in the air

Change in quantity of water in the air
Wet bulb _________
RH = _________

Dry Bulb Temperature Reading

Chart Exercises
Assume the room is at pt. “A” when class
begin and we are comfortable, which
direction would room condition tend to
move toward as a response to our presents
?

Mechanically: (Summer)
we need to (add or remove heat)
we need to (add or remove moisture)
C

D
A - Room starts out
E here