Define building science.

Definition should include the study of

• indoor thermal environment
• indoor acoustic environment
• indoor light environment
• indoor air quality
• building resource use, including energy and building material use.

These areas are studied in terms of physical principles, relationship to building occupant health, safety, comfort, and productivity, and how those aspects of a building can be controlled.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are physical phenomena that affect buildings?
• How might an industrial setting need to make adjustments for the acoustic environment?
• What influences indoor air quality?
• How might building materials affect these aspects?
• What is the building envelope?