VITAL SIGNS CASE STUDY
SUNSPACE:

TEMPERATURES IN THE SUNSPACE IN GERLINGER HALL

GROUP MEMBERS:
Summer Varde
summermv@yahoo.com

Janelle Black
jblack1@darkwing.uoregon.edu

Yanagisawa Yasuyuki
yyanagis@darkwing.uoregon.edu
The beautiful and historic Gerlinger Hall was constructed in 1921 as a gymnasium for the University of Oregon, and is still used for this purpose today. This building is uninsulated, of wood frame construction, and clad in masonry.

This case study looks at the temperature influxes within the South-facing hallway of Gerlinger Hall, which because of its large window area, acts as a grand sunspace. This sunspace is a popular place for students to study and relax, even while the temperature is out of comfort range.
In this study, we were interested in investigating sources of heat loss and movement of heat through the section of the hallway. Through our investigation, we discovered that solar heat gain was as much of (if not more of )a problem in the space than was heat loss.

There are currently no plans by the University to renovate Gerlinger, but through the results of our investigation, we have proposed several strategies that may improve the thermal qualities of the sunspace.
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