| DOUBLE SKIN

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
The facade governs the interaction between
the building's internal environment and the external climatic
forces.
The environmental second skin facade is able
to delivery high levels of occupant comfort in an energy efficient
fashion due to its ability to respond to the changes in the
external environment provides occupant comfort.
In this section, the components and devices
which constitute the environmental second skin facade are
identified and their role in delivery comfort is discussed.
Comfort is a complex balance of four key criteria
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LIGHT - visual environment |
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HEAT - thermal environment |
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NOISE - acoustic environment |
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SMELL - air quality |
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