The science of construction, also known as building science, is the application of scientific principles and engineering expertise to the construction process. It involves a variety of sciences, including physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, architecture, and the life sciences.
Here are some examples of how science is used in construction:
Physics
Understanding how much force a material can hold up, and how insulation works to keep air from passing through a building
Chemistry and biology
Understanding how molecules react to ensure that building materials are safe for people to work with and be in
Building science
Understanding how a building acts as a system to improve its energy efficiency, comfort, durability, and indoor air quality
Building science uses methods from both the natural and hard sciences, as well as the social and soft sciences. Natural and hard sciences include controlled experiments, physical measurements, remote sensing, and simulations. Social and soft sciences include case studies, interviews, surveys, and observational methods.
건축 과학 은 더 나은 실내 환경 품질(IEQ), 에너지 효율적인 건축 환경 , 거주자의 편안함과 만족을 제공하기 위한 과학 및 기술 중심의 지식 모음입니다 . 건축 물리학, 건축 과학 및 응용 물리학은 건축 과학과 겹치는 지식 도메인에 사용되는 용어입니다.
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Building science is
the science and technology-driven collection of knowledge in order to provide better indoor environmental quality (IEQ), energy-efficient built environments, and occupant comfort and satisfaction.
Building physics, architectural science, and applied physics are terms used for the knowledge domain that overlaps with building science. In building science, the methods used in natural and hard sciences are widely applied, which may include controlled and quasi-experiments, randomized control, physical measurements, remote sensing, and simulations.
On the other hand, methods from social and soft sciences, such as case study, interviews & focus group, observational method, surveys, and experience sampling, are also widely used in building science to understand occupant satisfaction, comfort, and experiences by acquiring qualitative data.
One of the recent trends in building science is a combination of the two different methods.
For instance, it is widely known that occupants' thermal sensation and comfort may vary depending on their sex, age, emotion, experiences, etc. even in the same indoor environment.
Despite the advancement in data extraction and collection technology in building science, objective measurements alone can hardly represent occupants' state of mind such as comfort and preference.
Therefore, researchers are trying to measure both physical contexts and understand human responses to figure out complex interrelationships.
Building science traditionally includes the study of indoor thermal environment, indoor acoustic environment, indoor light environment, indoor air quality, and building resource use, including energy and building material use.[1]
These areas are studied in terms of physical principles, relationship to building occupant health, comfort, and productivity, and how they can be controlled by the building envelope and electrical and mechanical systems.[2]
The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) additionally includes the areas of building information modeling, building commissioning, fire protection engineering, seismic design and resilient design within its scope.[3]
One of the practical purpose of building science is to provide predictive capability to optimize the building performance and sustainability of new and existing buildings, understand or prevent building failures, and guide the design of new techniques and technologies.