Sustainable Building Glossary
Usability and performance: Achievement of thermal comfort, indoor air quality through ventilation etc. in a building must be straightforward and the related equipment should be self-explaining to a maximum extent. Modern buildings however feature digital equipment to control thermal comfort and indoor air quality and also utilise complex technologies such as controllers, heat exchangers etc. It is necessary that in case these devices fail due to power cuts or breakdowns they can be over-ridden (windows that can be opened etc.).
