Madison DiAddezio | Lighting/Electrical
Adviser: Shawn Good
P R O P O S A L S
M E C H A N I C A L B R E A D T H
A mechanical breadth to be explored is a thermal comfort and ventilation analysis of the fitness center located on the first floor of the Honeycomb. Since this space will already be producing a higher amount of latent heat, additional gain through the curtain wall facade would be deemed undesirable. In the mechanical breadth I will be doing a total load (lighting, equipment, fenestration) study in order to ensure proper thermal comfort and air delivery requirements are met in the newly designed Fitness Center. Since the level of activity will increase in the fitness center, the latent and sensible heat load would increase the cooling demand on the building. Since the Honeycomb is located in the Bahamas, the cooling demand on the building is already high therefore exploring options to reduce the heat gain in a large space is important. Implementing proper air delivery volume equipment and velocity at which air should be supplied to the space will help with overall comfort in the space. An analysis of the exterior envelope surrounding this space will be important, as well as understanding the current air delivery system. By using the ASHRAE Standard 62.1, ASHRAE Standard 55, The Berkeley Thermal Comfort tool, and TRACE 700 Load Design software I will be able to understand the heat transfer gain occurring, and be able to decide necessary terminal air delivery equipment to achieve desired air delivery speed.
A C O U S T I C A L B R E A D T H
For an acoustical breadth I will be analyzing the impacts of a fitness center to the surrounding spaces. I will conduct an acoustical analysis of the space in terms of sound isolation and background noise to understand the transmission loss of a barrier between the Fitness Center and the Lobby. The goal is to eliminate background noise and to ensure proper sound isolation. Since this space was originally designed for a department store, the original materials used in the space will need to be updated to accommodate for the vibrations and sound that would potentially occur in this space. It will be important to understand the Sound Transmission Class (STC) as well as the transmission loss of the current structure of the space. It is important that elements and materials of the fitness center meet the target levels of sound, and sound isolation wanted in the space. In order to increase sound isolation, it is important to reduce the transmission of sound energy obtained through structural discontinuity. The proper noise control values will be obtained from Architectural Acoustics: Principles and Design. From that information, I will be able to choose target STC ratings for the materials in the space.
While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐in progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Madison DiAddezio. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.