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Simulated and Measured Environments

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Current Weather @ Education Hall, Old Westbury NY

This station, (GW4054), transmits weather data to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) over the Citizen's Weather Observation Program (CWOP).

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Module 2: Comparing Environments (Fall 2025)

For Module 2, you will need these data sets from the sensors in the Ed Hall Library and the Weather Station.

Please Complete this survey after the assignment:

Module 2: Comparing Environments (Fall 2025)

Environmental Monitoring Apps

for INDOOR / INDIVIDUAL Environment Data

GOVEE Home
Monitor Dry Bulb Temperature (interior and exterior) and Relative Humidity.
HOBOconnect
Monitor HOBO data loggers, configure devices, download environmental data, and manage monitoring projects.

OUTDOOR

Vsensor
Measures illuminance in lux and solar irradiance and provides accurate data to evaluate lighting and solar exposure.
mPing
Report real-time weather conditions. Groundtruth forecasts and enhance meteorological research.

CLIMATE

GLOBE Observer
Contribute to global environmental monitoring by submitting data on clouds, land cover, and mosquito habitats. NASA/NOAA citizen science.

SUNPATH

Ed Hall INTERIOR and EXTERIOR Environmental Data

DAVIS - OUTDOOR Weather Data
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U: EdHallLibrary
P: EHLibrary101!
Education Hall Library Rm. 101 Indoor Environment Sensor Data (https://www.licor.cloud/)
Click more info for more account information.

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U: EHSameHOBO
P: EHSAMEhobo101!
Select and download additional weather data by timeframes here,
Ed Hall Library Indoor Sensor Dashboard
INDOOR Environmental Data Dashboard
OR Select and Dowload Data from the APRS here

100 Days of Environment Data:

Weather Data from Nov 5-Feb 5 2024

Weather Station Data 110524-013125
Indoor / Outdoor Dry Bulb Temperature and Relative Humidity

Modules

Module 1 - Knowledge Check
Please complete these so that we can improve this activity.
Module 1 Designing Indoor Comfort Miro Board
Module 2 - Knowledge Check

Site Analysis

Sun, Wind and Light by G. Z. Brown; Mark DeKay; Virginia Cartwright (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780471348771

Publication Date: 2000-11-07
Energy Accounts by Dan Willis (Editor); William W. Braham (Editor); Katsuhiko Muramoto (Editor); Daniel A. Barber (Editor)
ISBN: 9781138914063

Publication Date: 2016-08-02
Site Matters by Andrea Kahn (Editor); Carol Burns (Editor)
ISBN: 0415949750

Publication Date: 2005-01-15
Design with Climate by Victor Olgyay (Contribution by); Donlyn Lyndon; John Reynolds; Ken Yeang
ISBN: 9780691169736

Publication Date: 2015-09-01

Copernicus Climate Change Service - Global Datasets
Urban Weather Generator
Urban Weather Generator [UWG] estimates the hourly urban canopy air temperature and humidity using weather data from a rural weather station. It takes a rural epw file and the *.xml (or *.xlsm) input file, which describes your urban canyon.

The output is a morphed weather file [epw] that captures urban heat island effect and is compatible with many building performance simulation programs. (MIT)
Climate.OneBuilding.org
Repository of free climate data for building performance simulation. From the Creators of the EPW
Climate.gov from NOAA
Carbon Brief - Clear on Climate
Carbon Brief is a UK-based website (.org) covering the latest developments in climate science, climate policy, and energy policy.

Social Explorer
Use Social Explorer to visually explore demographic information, from census and economic data to election and religion data, and more. Users can visually explore change over time and understand the patterns behind the raw numbers.
Statista
Statista is one of the world’s largest statistics portals providing access to relevant data from over 18,000 sources. Statista’s team of trained specialists manually analyze, audit and update all statistics ensuring the maintenance of high standards.

American Community Survey
American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides vital information about people living in the United States.
American Housing Survey (AHS)
HUD-GIS datasets

Download Weather Data from Additional Weather Stations

Retrieve Current Weather Data APRS* Instructions:

*Automatic Packet Reporting System-Internet Service.

1. Go to APRS (https://aprs.fi/weather/) Enter the Ed Hall Weather Station Call Sign: GW4054

2.Enter the State and End Time for the Weather Data you need

3. The reports show weather, temps, windspeeds, pressure, and precipitation:

NYS Heating/Cooling Degree Day Calculator

NYS - Northeast RCC CLIMOD 2 - Daily Degree Days
1. Choose Product: Multi-Station, Date Range
2. Option Selection: Daily Degree Days
3. Search for the Station from the desired area.
(GO).

Relative Humidity Calculator

Relative Humidity from NOAA MADIS
1. Locate the station
2. Select the RH variable.
3. Click graph/

Climate Analysis

CBE Clima to analyze and visualize climatic data.

Betti G., Tartarini F., Nguyen C., Schiavon S. (2022). CBE Clima Tool: a free and open-source web application for climate analysis tailored to sustainable building design. Version: 0.8.10 https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2212.04609

CLIMA

Architecture Education AND Climate Litearcy

Climate Architecture and Storytelling
Hear from field leaders across disciplines who have found ways to tell stories at the intersection of climate and architecture that have gained notice and prompted change. Moderated by Allison Agsten, Director, Center for Climate Journalism and Communication at USC.
Grant, Elizabeth J.
(2020). Mainstreaming environmental education for architects: the need for basic literacies.
O'Dwyer, S., Geoghegan, E., Nisonen, E., Castano-De La Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S., Lykouras, I., ... & Coraglia, U. M. (2023).
Architectural education: methods for integrating climate change design (CCD) in the curriculum. AMPS Proceedings Series, 28(2), 167-189.
Schiano-Phan, R., Gonçalves, J. C. S., & Vallejo, J. A. (2022).
Pedagogy Pro-Design and Climate Literacy: Teaching Methods and Research Approaches for Sustainable Architecture. Sustainability, 14(11), 6791.

Research Priorities

Observing Climate Data for Design Decisions

Measuring Building Performance

Universal Hot Box
Oak Ridge National lab has a Research level Guarded Hot Box

Weather, Climate and Design (Books and eBooks)

Arium: Weather and Architecture (2010)
BIG. Hot to Cold. an Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation by Taschen (Editor)
ISBN: 9783836557399

Publication Date: 2015-01-15
Climates (2016)
Design Studio Vol. 1: Everything Needs to Change (ebook) (2021)
Design with Climate (2015)
Drawing Climate (2021)
ISBN: 9783035623604
Man, Climate and Architecture (1981) by B. Givoni
Passive House in Different Climates (2016)
Weather Architecture (2012)

Journals

'Architectural Engineering'
ASHRAE Journal
ASHRAE Transactions
Energy & Buildings

Weather Station References

A Meteorologist’s Guide To Get More And The Best Quality Weather Station Data
Weather Station Siting, Performance, and Data Quality Guide
Meteobridge
For the selection of data logging and weather serving embedded products.
Citizens Weather Observing Program
Personal Weather Stations and Sharing Weather Data via the Internet.
Butler, Michael K. 2019. “Personal Weather Stations and Sharing Weather Data via the Internet.” Weather (00431656) 74 (1): 22–29. doi:10.1002/wea.3206.
The Personal Space Weather Station.
Silver, Ward. 2018. “The Personal Space Weather Station.” QST 102 (4): 38–41. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aci&AN=128714540&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Using recurrent neural networks for localized weather prediction with combined use of public airport data and on-site measurements.
Han, Jung Min, Yu Qian Ang, Ali Malkawi, and Holly W. Samuelson. 2021. “Using Recurrent Neural Networks for Localized Weather Prediction with Combined Use of Public Airport Data and On-Site Measurements.” Building & Environment 192 (April): N.PAG. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107601.

S.A.M.E. Lab

Weather Data Sources

S.A.M.E. Github Documentations

Building Simulation News