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MEBS6004 Built Environment

Assignment 01: Thermal environment and human comfort (2024-2025)

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has implemented the development plan for the High West Site located at 142 Pok Fu Lam Road, adjacent to the University Hall. The project will provide two 19-storey towers on a single-storey common podium. It will provide at least 938 student  places   including  living  accommodation  for  management   staff,  common  space, canteen and supporting facilities. In addition, the project will also redevelop two 20-storey towers of senior staff quarters.

As  the  specialist  building  services  consultant,  you  are  asked  to  perform. a  technical investigation of the climatic factors, thermal environment and human comfort for the project so as to develop professional advice and recommendations to support the planning and design of the built environment for the project. The basic information of the site is given below.

 

Figure 1. Location map of the High West Site (source: https://www.estates.hku.hk/)

Information about the High West Site Development (西高山地段發展計劃)

https://www.estates.hku.hk/project-management/project-profile/high-west-site-development https://cnews.hku.hk/2021spring/?p=377

https://mic.cic.hk/en/ProjectsInHongKong/16

https://greenbuilding.hkgbc.org.hk/projects/view/58

https://www.alkf.com/en/projects/project-detail/?pid=5922

Major Tasks

You  are required  to  evaluate the  important  climatic  factors  of the  site,  analyse  how  the thermal environment may affect the building envelope design, and assess the building design strategies for achieving and enhancing human comfort.

You should identify the important information from relevant sources and evaluate the critical issues for the project. If necessary, you may make reasonable assumptions and suggestions to support the technical analysis and assessment. The outcomes of this technical investigation will provide useful guidance for planning and designing the built environment for the project, including  strategies  for  microclimate   design,  passive/bioclimatic  building   design,   solar control and ventilation strategy.

Submission Requirements

You should prepare a technical report of not more than 20 nos. of A4 pages to explain the key findings of the technical investigation in a systematic and logical manner. The contents of the report shall address the following aspects. Other important issues may also be included.

(a) Evaluation of the important climatic factors and implications to site planning, building design and renewable energy resource potential.

(b) Analysis of the thermal environment and influence on building envelope design.

(c) Assessment of the building design strategies and requirements for human comfort.

(d) Recommendations on planning and design of the built environment for the project.

The report shall be submitted in electronic PDF format to the Moodle of the course. The assessment  criteria  of  the  report  include  quality  of  the  content,  organization,  clarity  of thought, and report writing skills. The report will be evaluated on synthesis of information during the course and from your own reading/study, and evidence that you have thought about  the  subject  and  the  lecture  topics  in  some  depth.  A  clear  structure  and  a  logical argument is important and you should provide evidence of critical thinking, originality and effective writing.

Report submission (via Moodle): on or before 22 October 2024 (Tue) Useful References

Aksamija A., 2013. Sustainable Facades: Design Methods for High-performance Building Envelopes, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Bradshaw V., 2006.  The Building Environment: Active  and Passive  Control Systems,  3rd Edition, Wiley.

Heerwagen D., 2004. Passive and Active Environmental Controls: Informing the schematic designing of buildings, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

Liedl P., Hausladen G. & Saldanha M., 2012. Building to Suit the Climate: A Handbook, Birkhäuser.

Szokolay S. V., 2014. Introduction to Architectural Science: the Basis of Sustainable Design, Third edition, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon and New York, NY.