# README

## Formal title

  Dataset for ``The importance of thermal modelling and 
  prototyping in transitional shelter design''


## Abstract

The dataset describes monitored environmental conditions of unoccupied 
shelter prototypes in the refugee camp of Azraq (Jordan).
The monitored environmental conditions are temperature and relative humidity
every hour both outdoors and indoors.
The 7 shelter prototypes include a control shelter without modifications and
6 variants implementing a range of passive measures (increased ventilation,
insulation, thermal mass and/or roof shades).


## Description

Dataset for ``The importance of thermal modelling and 
prototyping in transitional shelter design''.
The dataset corresponds to the monitoring of environmental
conditions of unoccupied shelter prototypes 
in the refugee camp of Azraq
(please see details in data archive page).

Funded by: EPSRC - Healthy Housing for the Displaced - EP/P029175/1.


## License

The dataset is licensed under a 
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.


## Data

The data is stored in plain-text comma-separated value files encoded in UTF-8.

<folder>
 ├── readme.txt     # This file
 ├── S01_IR01.csv   # Sensor type A. Shelter: Control (indoors).
 ├── S05_IR01.csv   # Sensor type A. Shelter: Increased ventilation (indoors).
 ├── S06_IR01.csv   # Sensor type A. Shelter: Thermal mass cavity fill (indoors).
 ├── S07_IR01.csv   # Sensor type A. Shelter: Increased insulation (indoors).
 ├── S09_IR01.csv   # Sensor type A. Shelter: Ventilated roof shade (indoors).
 ├── S10_IR01.csv   # Sensor type A. Shelter: Thermal mass sandbags (indoors).
 ├── S11_IR01.csv   # Sensor type A. Shelter: XPS insulation and roof shade (indoors).
 ├── SITE_TR01.csv  # Sensor type B. Compound (outdoors): South.
 └── SITE_TR02.csv  # Sensor type B. Compound (outdoors): North.

* Date-time:
  - Record period: from the 17th of August 2018 until the 7th of October 2018.
  - Date-time format:
    - UTC
    - YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
* Location:
  - Azraq Refugee Camp (Jordan): Village 02 / Block 11 / Parcel 13 .
  - GPS: 31.908502 °N, 36.573801 °E.
* Shelters:
  - Please refer to journal publications for a detailed description of
    the shelters and data collection methods.


## Sensor types

* Sensor type A:
  - Manufacturer: iButton.
  - Model:        DS1923.
  - Year:         2018.
  - Sensors: Refer to manufacturer for detailed analysis
    - Temperature [°C], accuracy ±0.5 °C, response time up to 130 seconds.
    - Relative humidity [%], accuracy ±5 %, response time up to 130 seconds.
* Sensor type B:
  - Manufacturer: Tinytag.
  - Model:        TGP-4500.
  - Year:         2018.
  - Sensors and accuracy:
    - Temperature [°C], accuracy ±0.5 °C, response time up to 25 minutes.
    - Relative humidity [%], accuracy ±3 %, response time up to 25 minutes.