ABSTRACT

This paper presents data on air temperature and relative humidity collected at Hardwick Hall between July 2018 and August 2019. By reference to historic weather records of the climate of the Elizabethan period and consideration of the changes that have been made to the fabric of the building it is possible to recreate a picture of the environment of the house at the time of its construction. The monitored data have been input into a model of the effect of the fireplaces and windows in promoting thermal comfort in key spaces of the house. This allows us to build a more complete description of the inhabitation of the house, informed by contemporary records of building accounts and inventories. The outcome is to provide a new understanding of the environment of the house through the combination of modern building science and architectural history.

摘要

本文介绍了 2018 年 7 月至 2019 年 8 月在 Hardwick Hall 收集的气温和相对湿度数据。参考伊丽莎白时代气候的历史天气记录，并考虑到建筑物结构的变化可以重建房屋建造时的环境图片。监测到的数据已输入到壁炉和窗户在促进房屋关键空间热舒适度的效果模型中。这使我们能够根据建筑账目和库存的当代记录，对房屋的居住情况进行更完整的描述。结果是通过现代建筑科学和建筑历史的结合，提供对房屋环境的新理解。