ABSTRACT
To be effective,modification of design information based on climatic data (as suggested in Section 3.2) should be supported by adjustments based on usage type. The energy used in buildings is tied to and influenced by the building usage patterns. Different functions, such as dwelling, work, leisure, and others, create different use patterns and have different related requirements. In terms of building physics, tourist facilities are among those buildings that pose design problems of the highest complexity. One example of this is the indoor environment-function interrelationship. It is possible to identify a number of different functions that require very different approaches while dealing with the design of their respective environments. The major functional groups in the resort are:
* sleeping; * recreational activities of various intensities; * dining; * food processing/cooking; * cold storage; * (non-cooled) storage; * office work; and * laundering.
