TROPICAL DESIGN – CORRELATION 2

1. N.E. Direction of Amihan

2. Climate Defined a region with certain temperature,dryness,wind,light,etc. An integration in
time of the atmospheric environment of a certain geographical location.
Encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind,
rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meterogical elements in a given region
over long period of time.
3. Temperate Philippine climate can be generally classified as
4. Wind A climatic element which provides natural ventilation and usually cools buildings and
people because it accelerates the rate of heat transfer. Not predictable as the sun's
movement.
5. 60% In warm humid tropical climates relative humidity during summer months is usually
___ % which impairs evaporative cooling of the body.
6. North Windows facing in this direction admits even natural light, produces little glare and
no unwanted summer heat gain.
7. Humidity Indoor ___ can cause fungus due to poor circulation of air.
8. High performance ___ building uses durable and energy efficient materials.
9. Horizon Also called the altitude or 90 degrees from the observers horizon
A vertical distance measurement between a reference datum
10. Thermal mass The 4 individual factors needed to completely specify a thermal environment are:
temperature, humidity, rate of air movement and ___
11. North Sunny sides are at the axis of east, west and ___ direction.
12. 50% to 100% Characteristics of Tropical Climates Humiditylevel
Relative Humidity
13. powerful Computer programs currently being developed to provide reliable estimates of
computers natural ventilation will need ____.
14. Building fabric This design variable refers to the materials and construction of thermal insulation,
surface qualities, shading and sun control.
15. S.W. Direction of Habagat
16. May to October Prevailing wind in the Philippines: Habagat (SW)
17. Tropics temperature, high level of humidity and long periods of sunny days.
18. Urban heat island phenomenon where the urban temperature is hotter than rural temperature
19. Sol-air The temperature of the outside air in contact with a shaded wall or roof which would
temperature give the same rate of heat transfer and the same temperature gradient as the
combined effect of solar radiation and air temperature
20. Air-flow What architects need to realize is that the ___ within a group of buildings is
inextricably linked to the shapes and spaces of buildings, a design responsibility that
care must be given in relation to adverse wind effect and lost of potential for natural
ventilation
21. Vernacular Tropical Architecture is the outbreak of ___
Architecture
22. Unilateral In tropical design ___ lighting is preferred.
23. 5 Wind speed increases rapidly as the percentage of opening area increases from 0
to ___ %
24. Natural Sometimes the most important consideration in site selection or planning is a
realization of the need and benefits of protecting the ___environment
25. To the East or The direction of the sun path as measured from true south is
West
26. Building envelope design plane that serves as a climatic mesh or fabric that filters the outside
environment not only provide aesthetic fenestrations but creates an indoor
enviroment that is comfortable
27. Habagat The season in the Philippines characterized by hot and humid weather and frequent
heavy rainfall with a prevailing wind from the west, this destructive monsoon wind
challenges us to build resilient cities.
28. Feng Shui Asian planners guidelines in the form of ___or those by Olgyay Design with climate
are some sources of guidelines for siting towns with respect to climate
29. North Windows facing in this direction admits even natural light, produces little glare and
no unwanted summer heat gain
30. November to April Prevailing wind in the Philippines: Amihan (NE)
31. Air temperature Most refernces to heat stress in humid tropical climate regions pay attention or
focuses on ____ as a critical variable
32. Climate The most important environmental factor or the first to consider by architects when
designing buildings. Dictates passive design strategies for effective and suitable
sites
33. Thermal mass It is a property that enables building material to absorb, store, and later release
significant amount of heat and is considered well in designing for the tropics to
maintain comfortable temperature within.
34. increases Wind speed____ with the increase in height above the ground.
35. DTR Diurnal Temperature Range
36. Dynamic shading Using plants for green walls and roofs is called__
37. Heliothermic ___ planning is called the site planning that accounts for natural solar heating and
cooling processes and their relationship to building shape, orientation and designing
to gain heat from the sun.
38. Shading Overhangs and diffusing horizontal waffles we call fins provides high quality ____
39. Solar radiation Short wave radiation radiation
40. Short, east to Rectangular building shall be oriented with the _____ axis running ___ to lessen
west unwanted solar heat gain
41. 26.5 deg.C What is the annual mean temperature if the highest DBT of the year is 37 deg. C.
and the lowest DBT is 16 deg. C
42. Smart landscape Responsible land use mean adapting ____ system
43. 20 30 deg.C Characteristics of Tropical Climates Temperature average mean temperature (dbt)
44. Light Shelves Aside from skylights ___ also serves as daylighting for structures
45. Solar Energy ?? A climatic element and when combined with air temperature, wind movements and
solar radiation affects human comfort. Too much of this element can amplify heat
and make it feel ""muggy"" while lack of it can be uncomfortably dry.
46. Bernoulli's This principle uses wind speed differences to move air
47. Evaporative Cools the air by water evaporation is drawn over a cooling pond or mist and can be
cooling cooler thn outside temperature
48. Day lighting The illumination of buildings by natural light
49. Convection transfer of heat between surface and a moving fluid or the transfer of heat by
movement of the molecules from one point in a fluid to another
50. Wind shadow The tendency of air or gas in a shaft or other vertical space to rise when heated,
creating a draft that draws in cooler air gas from below
51. Passive cooling Defined as a removal of heat from the building environment by applying natural
processs in the design to eliminate heat by convection, radiation and evaporation
52. Azimuth Angle of the sun or moon position along the horizon
53. Climate in the Warm Humid: Location areas between 7º north & south of the equator Warm Humid:
tropics Conditions with high relative humidity high average temperatures cloudy skies, sky
glare can be distressing intense rainfall and abundant vegetation, fungi are a
persistent problem
54. Document and Good architectural design in warm humid tropics can be measured not only on
measure thermal visual appearance but the ability t
performance of the
bldg. that architects
designs
55. Radiation Rate of heat transfer that occurs through a unit thickness of material for a unit area
subjected to a unit difference in temperature
56. 4% The maximum solar heat factor for walls in warm humid tropics
57. Transitional Spaces located between outdoor and indoor environment
space
58. Cold Climate A climate classification where the main problem is the lack of heat (under heating)
or an excessive heat dissipation for all or most parts of the year
59. Cross Design buildings with ___ ventilation
60. I, ii Sustainable Design and tropical architecture is related in terms of: i optimization of
Sun and Wind Energy and or ii Providing good indoor quality and thermal comfort
61. Radiation A process by which energy is transferred form one molecule to one adjacent to it
without relative displacement
62. insulation, large Tropical architecture is all about achieving thermal comfort through the use of
passive design elements like sunshades, cavity walls, light shelves, overhangs, roof
and wall__ and even shading from___ trees to block the sun.
63. Single loaded Type of corridor that is preferred in academic buildings with large exterior surface
corridor for daylight exposure
64. consumerism Houses in large scale subdivision in recent years exhibit little consideration with
regards to tropical design and are the product of intensive __
65. Solar Energy A method of converting solar energy into direct current electricity using
semiconducting panel that exhibit creation of voltage or electric current upon
exposure to sunlight.
66. Comfort Zone Range under which most people feel comfortable
67. I, ii, iii What items can be considered as a heat sink? I water feature, ii landscape, iii
building forms, iv radiant cooling, v. evaporative cooling, vi wind shadow, and vii air
tightness
68. Light Paint roof/wall with ___ color along the sunny side to deflect heat rays
69. Passive When air temperature exceeds 37 deg. C in humid tropical cities ____ cooling is no
longer possible which makes active design or refrigeration restore thermal comfort.
70. Urban With rapidly growing population in warm humid tropics there is an urgent need to
develop better climatically adapted ___ designs
71. Building The most important design strategies for solar design is correct orientation of the __
72. Micro-climate local atmospheric zone where the climate differs from the surrounding area
73. Tropical local set of atmospheric conditions that differ from those of the surrounding area
climate???
74. Stack __ effect is the tendency of warm air to rise when heated, resulting in cooler air
being drawn through windows at a lower level.
75. Wind shadow the reflection of a solar energy
76. Climatic region In broad terms, the ____ of the earth are four: the cold, the cool temperate, the
warm-humid, and the hot-dry
77. Amihan The season in the Philippines dominated by trade winds characterized by moderate
temperature of little rainfall, also called the northeast wind that can ventilate
bedroom area.
78. Light Shelf It is a horizontal light reflecting overhang that allows daylight to penetrade deep in a
structure and if placed above eye-level it provides shade near a window and help
reduce glare
79. Solar Energy form of light transmitting fenestration forming all or a portion of the roof of a building
to receive daylight
80. Louver Window blind or shutter with horizontal slats that are angled to admit light and airbut
keep out rain and direct sunlight
81. Heat sink Any cool mass that is available for the absorption of excess heat, including water
bodies, the ground, and massive building materials
82. Large To attain continuous natural ventilation in tropical design what is the prescribed size
of a window openings towards the windward and leeward side of the building
83. Briese Soliel French Term known as sun breaker
84. A Which of the following statements is not true? A. Transitional spaces in tropical
zones are located on the north and south sides of the building where the sun's
penetration is not as great. B. Tropical regions need both vertical and horizontal
shading throughout the year. C. For Tropical zones, generally much ventilation is
desired. D. Transitional spaces require total climatic control and natural ventilation is
not sufficient
85. Clerestory Vertical windows located on high walls extending up from the roof line, designed to
allow light and breezes into a space without compromising privacy
86. South facing Ideal direction where to place solar shading system