| Keywords |
Life cycle cost ; Energy simulation ; Evacuation ; Acoustical design |
| Abstract |
We carried out this research in order to examine life-time cost of the building after its completion, its acous-tical performance, and the time required for evacuation in the event of a fire. Our research was based on the dataobtained from buildings for teenagers. We obtained the following results. First, the analysis of the total cost estimatesshowed that the most economical case was the case when we used a hot and chilly water generator. Second, thesimulation results from an auditorium experiment indicated that the reverberation time at 500Hz was 1.34 secondswhen all seats were not occupied whereas it reached 1.1 seconds when all seats were occupied. The differences betweenthe calculated RTs and target RTs were respectively 0.04 and 0.02 seconds. Third, we found that the sound pressurelevel was relatively uniform because it was located within 4dB. Fourth, simulation results showed that the ZONE 3turned out to be most effective because its occupants were able to go through each emergency exit within regulated time. |