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The following notes supplement the materials presented in class, the course text and readings.

Downloadable Course notes

The following notes from the actual class slideshows can be downloaded in .pdf format. These notes will be made available as material is developed. 

To read these notes you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader  installed (this is available free at http://www.adobe.com):

• Course Overview
• Thermal conditions
• Thermal regulation
• Thermal comfort
• Temperature and performance

• Human respiration
• Ventilation
• Indoor air quality (gases, particulates and fibers)
• Indoor air quality (biological contaminants)
  • US EPA The Inside Story (including .pdf download)
  • US EPA Indoor Air for Health Professionals (including pdf download)
  • Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers (pdf download)
  • US EPA - Indoor Air - Large Buildings (I-BEAM text)
  • I-Beam software
  • OSHA Indoor Air Quality in Commercial and Institutional buildings
• Sick Building Syndrome
  • Keeping Buildings Healthy book
  • US EPA SBS information

• Human vision
• Light, color, sources
• Lamps and luminaires
• Lighting design
  • Lighting software
  • CFD/LED Energy Savings Calculator
• Visibility
• Glare
• Lighting research

• Sound, Hearing, Noise and Occupational Hearing Loss
• Sound in Buildings, Noise Control
• Speech Privacy
• Whole body vibration