Vital Signs - Gordon Wu Hall

		Gordon Wu Hall at Butler College of Princeton University Authors: Jason Boris, Chadwick Conley, and David Stewart School: Temple University Faculty Advisor: Professor Brooke Harrington
		Brief: The goal of this study was to gain a better understanding of the qualities of the physical environment within a building as well as its reaction with and response to the exterior environment. The study includes the building's performance to spatial, thermal, acoustical, and visual tasks as well as issues of building integrity. The students visited the building on six occasions and videotaped the approach, entry, spaces within and equipment that sits on the roof of the building. Questionnaires were prepared for distribution to all of the various users and designers involved with the building. Interviews took place with members of the firm, students who use the building, and people who work in and care for the building. Documents were gathered from the facilities department at Princeton as well as from the architects. Basic thermal characteristics of the building envelope were calculated and temperature and illuminance data were collected in several areas of the building.
		Background: Professor Harrington received a $5000 Vital Signs teaching grant for the spring 1996 term that helped support the student investigation.

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