Manual of Tropical Housing and Building, Part 1

22 JUNE absorbance air conditioning air flow air movement air temperature air velocity angle of incidence appendix average building calculation cavity cd/m² ceiling chart comfort zone component composite climates concrete conductance construction convection cooling courtyard diffuse direction effective temperature evaporation external fibreboard Figure frequency glare glass graph heat flow rate heat gain heat loss horizontal hot-dry climates humidity illumination increase indoor insulation intensity isopleth latitude light louvres luminance Mahoney table maximum measured method moisture Monthly mean night noise control nomogram normal openings out-door pressure protractor psychrometric chart purlins rain reduced reflected requirements reradiated roof scale season shading devices shadow angle sky conditions slab sol-air temperature solar gain solar radiation sound space surface temperature difference thermal capacity thermal comfort thermal insulation time-lag transmittance tropical U-value unit vapour ventilation vertical W/m² degC walls warm-humid climates wind window