Unit 4 Assignment 1: Human Comfort Community Building
BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Construction & the Built Environment
Unit 4: Construction Science & Materials
Assignment 1: Human Comfort within Buildings Report
Student: Rian McCaul 13E
Teacher: Mrs C Keyes
Scenario:
A property developer is converting an old railway station into retail and office accommodation. The client is keen to make the working environment for the staff as comfortable as possible. As a consultant, explain how this can be done by addressing the relevant grading criteria.
Introduction:
The developer has come up with the idea of making the old railway into a block of offices’ with also a small corner shop to go hand in hand with this. As the station is quite run down and cold the developer will have to take into consideration …show more content…
Also the colour of the walls or furniture play a factor as if they are light the will reflect the light already present in the room where as if the were dark they would absorb the light.
• Light Sources – Light Sources are divided into two different categories, artificial and natural. Artificial light is the light supplied by lights, lamps or torches. For anyone working in an office/retail environment it is important that a significant amount of light is provided to be able to see what they are doing and also for safety reasons also Natural light is also important as it gives the employee a sense that they arent trapped within 4 walls and a lack of daylight may trigger illnesses such as people being claustrophobic, having a natural light source relaxes people in their everyday tasks.
• Colours – If the colours of the furniture or walls are light, then they will then in return reflect any other light that then shines upon them. Having a brightly coloured room will normally better the mood of any employee opposed to a dark coloured one. If the furniture or walls were a dark colour the light would then be absorbed by it and not
Unit 4: Construction Science & Materials
Assignment 1: Human Comfort within Buildings Report
Student: Rian McCaul 13E
Teacher: Mrs C Keyes
Scenario:
A property developer is converting an old railway station into retail and office accommodation. The client is keen to make the working environment for the staff as comfortable as possible. As a consultant, explain how this can be done by addressing the relevant grading criteria.
Introduction:
The developer has come up with the idea of making the old railway into a block of offices’ with also a small corner shop to go hand in hand with this. As the station is quite run down and cold the developer will have to take into consideration …show more content…
Also the colour of the walls or furniture play a factor as if they are light the will reflect the light already present in the room where as if the were dark they would absorb the light.
• Light Sources – Light Sources are divided into two different categories, artificial and natural. Artificial light is the light supplied by lights, lamps or torches. For anyone working in an office/retail environment it is important that a significant amount of light is provided to be able to see what they are doing and also for safety reasons also Natural light is also important as it gives the employee a sense that they arent trapped within 4 walls and a lack of daylight may trigger illnesses such as people being claustrophobic, having a natural light source relaxes people in their everyday tasks.
• Colours – If the colours of the furniture or walls are light, then they will then in return reflect any other light that then shines upon them. Having a brightly coloured room will normally better the mood of any employee opposed to a dark coloured one. If the furniture or walls were a dark colour the light would then be absorbed by it and not