DEA 6520 - The Ambient Environment

(CU-SBY)

Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Recommended prerequisite: DEA 1500. Co-meets with DEA 3500.

S. Kalantari.

Intended for graduate students who want a more thorough grounding in human factors considerations than is provided by DEA 3500. Each student is required to attend DEA 3500 lectures, meet with the instructor and other graduate students for an additional class each week, and complete additional readings and projects.

Introduces human-factor considerations in lighting, acoustics, noise control, indoor air quality and ventilation, and the thermal environment. Views the ambient environment as a support system that should promote human efficiency, productivity, health, and safety. Emphasizes the implications for planning, design, and management of settings and facilities.

Outcome 1: Explore key concepts in each of the major topic areas covered i.e. indoor climate (thermal conditions, ventilation and air quality), indoor lighting, and indoor acoustics.

Outcome 2: Understand environmental measurement techniques and be familiar with methods.

Outcome 3: Conduct a human factors analysis of an indoor environment.