Heat and thermal effects Thermal transmission Temperature Quantity of heat Transmission of heat energy Thermal properties of construction materials Thermal insulation of construction materials Thermal insulation of structural components Heat loss Heat gain Thermal comfort Air temperature Mean radiant temperature U Air movement Air/moisture mixture and its assessment U The psychrometric chart Ventilation Human comfort Air conditioning Condensation Control of condensation Sound Sound and its measurement The nature and propagation of sound waves Measurement of sound intensity and loudness Room acoustics Requirements for good room acoustics Absorption of sound Reverberation Transmission of sound Propagation of sound in open air Reduction by barriers Sound insulation The effects of noise on man Hearing sound Noise criteria The steps in a noise control programme Questions 3U - Section lll Light Artificial lighting Terminology and units of illumination Artificial lighting calculations Direct component of illuminance Indirect component of illuminance The lumen design method Permanent supplementary artificial lighting of interiors (PSALT) Daylighting Daylight factor Prediction methods Daylighting recommendati/ons lllumination for human comfort Light and the eye Glare and its control Visual acuity Visual fatigue Conditions necessary for good illumination Fire Calorific values of common building materials Fire tests on building materials and structures Growth and decay cycle of fires Fire load and fire density Fire gradings Properties of building materials at high temperatures Factors affecting the spread of fire Behaviour of smoke Experiments Climate effects Wind speed Exposure of a structure to the elements The microclimate