Thermal and Visual Comfort Analysis Using CBE Tools And Velux Simulation of Classroom in R.21 in Gedung Kuliah Bersama V University of Bengkulu

Abstract

Thermal and Visual Comfort are two important subjects in building science. These two requirements also play important roles in creating good indoor environment quality. So does with R.21 in Gedung Bersama V Universitas Bengkulu, which used as a classroom. In a previous study, daylight visual comfort and mean radiant temperature for thermal comfort are already identified. However, the visual comfort of the previous study only defined the annual daylight. Meanwhile, thermal comfort was only defined by the mean radiant temperature obtained. In this recent study, different methods will be conducted to get more reliable results as well as upgrading the research quality. Thermal and Visual Comfort on August at 9 am, 11 am, and 1 pm and 3 pm will be identified. Thermal comfort quality will be measured with PMV standard from CBE calculation. Meanwhile, visual comfort quality will be interpreted using Velux daylight analysis and visualization. Weather data input is collected from Meteoblue. The result of the study showed that thermal comfort of the classroom is higher than standard, with PMV 1. Whereas visual comfort obtained already met the standard. Nevertheless, more output data obtained can improve the research map.