enviromental systems in a row
Environmental systems analysis of 2358 Flora St I chose to analyze an old three-story row house in Clifton. It happens to be the place I am subleasing currently. Although I have not had too much time to spend in it, since I spend all of my time in studio, I have noticed some major problems in the design and implementation of the environmental systems. I will go through some of these environmental issues and how they relate or don’t relate to the architecture and recommend an improvement. The House is in a moderate climate, which means that you have to consider adequate heating for the cold parts of winter and enough cooling for the dog days of summer also. The orientation of the house was not considered at all for any environmental reasons. The narrow façade of the row house faces west, while the southern side is totally blocked from any sunlight by the adjacent row house. The shadow that is cast in between the buildings presents a few problems. One of them being no solar gain on the southern side of the house and the other is the walkway to the sidewalk takes so much longer for the ic
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Approximate Word count = 741
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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