Thermal comfort

Sub-functions

• Building form / compactness (surface-to-volume ratio), 1 solutions
• Site & building orientation (relative to sun and prevailing wind), 1 solutions
• Heat-loss prevention (insulation), 11 solutions
• Thermal bridging elimination, 2 solutions
• Airtightness, 1 solutions
• High-performance openings (windows, doors, glazing), 6 solutions
• Passive solar heat gain (winter), 2 solutions
• Solar gain avoidance / shading (summer), 4 solutions
• Thermal mass (heat storage/release), 2 solutions
• Active backup heating, 3 solutions
• Active cooling, 3 solutions
• Ground-source temperature moderation (earth tubes, buried pipes, earth-sheltering), 3 solutions
• Entry transition / thermal buffer spaces (unconditioned buffer zones e.g. north-facing utility rooms; solar buffer spaces e.g. south-facing attached sunspace/greenhouse), 2 solutions
• Zoned / selective space conditioning (heating/cooling only occupied or active spaces), 1 solutions