Looking at Environmental Data

Wireless Tag — Environmental Sensors

• Light Sensor 1 — Avery 505
• Light Sensor 2 — Avery 4th Floor Stairwell
• Light Sensor 3 — Ware Lounge

Temperature & Dew Point

1 — Avery 505
Avery 505 has a higher temperature than the Fourth Floor Stairwell and Ware Lounge. It has much greater dew point fluctuation.

2 — Avery 4th Floor Stairwell
The stair well has a more stable temperature and dew point.

3 — Ware Lounge
Ware lounge has a lower temperature with greater fluctuation.

Light

1 — Avery 505
The light mimics the pattern of sensor 2 as the sun moves, but is less bright as the sun doesn’t hit the sensor directly.

2 — Avery 4th Floor Stairwell
You’ll notice the sensor in the 4th floor of Avery has drastically greater brightness with direct sunlight in the afternoons. A pattern of from the sun’s movement emerges throughout each day.

3 — Ware Lounge
Ware lounge is relatively dim, and even seems to go dark on Sep 10–12, perhaps a table that was placed in front of the sensor?

Occupancy

The following temperature and light readings have been overlaid on scheduled class times for Avery 505 and Ware. Information on when class was scheduled was taken from the GSAPP Room Reservations.