GROUP RESEARCH WORK & PRESENTATION

CLIMATIC
CONCEPTS,
ELEMENTS, AND
FACTORS
GROUP MEMBERS:
DAEP, JANELLA MARIE L.
UBINA, SHERDANNE FAITH P.
VILLANUEVA, ANGELIKA E.

B.S. ARCHITECTURE 2 BLOCK 2

ARCH. ANN MINELLE GAW

Instructor

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CLIMATIC CONCEPTS, ELEMENTS, AND FACTORS
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REPORTER: DAEP, JANELLA MARIE L.

I. INTODUCTION
1. REGIONAL CLIMATE
2. GLOBAL CLIMATE
3. GLOBAL WARMING
4. CLASSIFICATION
2.1 LANDSCAPE EFFECT
2.2 THERMAL COMFORT
5. PATTERNING IN GLOBAL SYSTEM
6. INFLUENCES ON BUILDING
7. KEY OBJECTIVE OF CLIMATIC FACTORS
8. ARCHITECTURAL STRATEGIES

II. CLIMATIC CONCEPTS

1. CONCEPTS
1.1. WEATHER VS CLIMATE
1.2. NATURAL VARIABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
1.3. TELECONNECTION
1.4. RADIATIVE FORCING
1.5. THE ENHANCED GREENHOUSE EFFECT
1.6. CLIMATE RESPONSIVE DESIGN
REPORTER: UBINA, SHERDANNE FAITH P.
III. CLIMATIC ELEMENTS
1. ELEMENTS
1.1. TEMPERATURE
1.2. PRECIPITATION
1.3. WIND AND STORMS
1.4. SOLAR RADIATION
1.5. AIR MASSES
1.6. PRESSURE SYSTEMS
1.7. OCEAN CURRENTS
1.8. TOPOGRAPHY
1.9. CLOUD COVER
1.10. HUMIDITY AND FOG
2. EXPRESSION OF CLIMATIC ELEMENTS
2.1. MEAN (AVERAGE)
2.2. NORMAL
2.3. ABSOLUTE
2.4. EXTREME
2.5. RANGE
2.6. FREQUENCY
2.7. MODE
2.8. MEDIAN
2.9. DEGREE-DAY
2.10. AVERAGE AND STANDARD DEVIATION

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2.10.1. AVERAGE DEVIATION

2.10.2. STANDARD DEVIATION

REPORTER: VILLANUEVA, ANGELIKA E.

IV. FACTORS
1. CLIMATIC FACTORS
1.1 WEATHER TEMPERATURE
1.1.1 FLOWERING
1.1.2 FROST
1.2 SOIL TEMPERATURE
1.3 SUNSHINE
1.3.1 RADIATION
1.3.2 EFFECTS
1.4 RELATIVE HUMIDITY
1.5 WIND
1.5.1 DIRECTION AND SEASONS
1.5.2 WINDBREAK CONFIGURATIONS
1.5.2.1 DENSE WINDBREAK
1.5.2.2 ALTERNATE
1.5.2.3 COMPOUND WINDBREAK
1.5.2.4 PERMEABLE
1.5.2.5 INCORP WINDBREAK
1.6 RAINFALL
1.7 WEATHER DETRIMENTAL PHENOMENA
V. FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE
1. PERSCEPTION OF COMFORT

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A Designers Manual by Bill (p. 106- 136)

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