UPLB Map Main Campus

This institution started as the Manila Business School[14] (MBS, also referred as the
Manila School of Commerce[15]), founded on October 19, 1904[15] as part of the
city school system under the superintendence of Gabriel A. OReilly.[16][2] The
school was established to meet the demands of needed businessmen and
businesswomen for government service and private employment.[17] It was
renamed as Philippine School of Commerce (PSC) on 1908[14] and was made an
Insular (or national) school.[17] In 1911, the school was again placed under the
administration of the city school system but still kept its status as an Insular (or
National) school.[17]
In 1933, PSC merged with the Philippine Normal School (PNS)[14] and the Philippine
School of Arts and Trades. The resulting merger placed PSC under the
administration of PNS.[17] PSC students who completed their courses were
considered graduates of the PNS.[17] In 1940, President Manuel L. Quezon through
his graduation address at Rizal Memorial Stadium promised a new building for the
school.[17] Subsequently, in 1942, Congressman Manuel A. Alazarte along with the
PSC's Department Head Luis F. Reyes formulated a bill to this effect and was
presented to Congress. Unfortunately, the plan was not carried out because of the
war in the Pacific.[17]
In 1946, efforts for the school's re-establishment and rehabilitation was initiated and
it was intensified. The Bureau of Public Works released more than 8,000 for the
repairs and maintenance of public buildings of which the school is a beneficiary. The
ruins of PNS's Normal Hall was reconstructed and the college resumed its operations
there before it was converted as a dormitory a year later, forcing PSC to continue its
operations on its former campus before the PNS-PSC-PSAT merger.[17] PSC's

campus lot size is inadequate and therefore school authorities intensified its plans
and proposal to acquire a new lot and on July 31, 1947, two buildings at Lepanto
Street (now S. H. Loyola Street) in Sampaloc, Manila were leased to the government
for the exclusive use of PSC.[17] One year later, the school acquired its P.E.
Grounds, adjacent to its campus. It continued its operations there until 1971.

The PUP Main Campus, which was later named after Apolinario Mabini and was now
known as the PUP Mabini Campus, is the flagship university grounds. The campus
was accordingly renamed when Dr. Nemesio Prudente reorganized the university in

1988.[31] The A. Mabini Campus hosts the core cluster of academic buildings and
services. The first building built on the site is the Main Academic Building, which
was originally intended to be a military tenement. The Ninoy Aquino Library and
Learning Resources Center is regarded as one of the largest libraries in Southeast
Asia.[32]
Parks inside the campus include the Luntiang Pilipinas Forest Park, which contains a
lagoon and is sealed by walls that imitates Fort Santiago and its walls in Intramuros,
and the PUP Linear Park that was constructed in 2006 facing the Pasig River. The
Freedom Plaza was built for PUP's Centennial Year that was celebrated in 2004 and
was finished in 2007. Sports facilities in the campus include the PUP Gymnasium
and Sports Center, an Olympic-size swimming pool, two basketball courts, tennis
courts, and the university oval (sports ground) and grandstand.[33]

Comfort has been defined as the condition of the mind which expresses satisfaction
with the surrounding environment .
In architecture science thermal comfort in buildings can be achieved by heat
transfer mechanisms , which are conduction where by heat energy is transferred
between bodies in direct contact .
Secondly heat can be transferred through convection where heat moves through
liquid or gas molecule mediums . Radiation is also identified as a heat transfer
mechanism because heat energy is transmitted as electromagnetic waves and
finally evaporation, heat in this mechanism is transferred through water vapor
where by heat is lost to the atmosphere through vapor.

What is thermal comfort?

Human thermal comfort describes the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with
the surrounding environment and refers to several conditions in which the majority
of people feel comfortable. The human body produces heat depending on the level
of activity, and expels heat according to the surrounding environmental conditions.
The body loses heat in three main ways: radiation, convection and evaporation. An
unpleasant sensation of being too hot or too cold (thermal discomfort) can distract
people from their activities and disturb their well being. This may reduce the ability
to concentrate and decrease motivation to work. Thermal comfort is affected by six
variable factors which are needed to maintain a healthy balance in order to sustain
satisfaction with the surrounding environment.
1) Air Temperature is the most common measure of thermal comfort and can easily
be influenced with passive and mechanical heating and cooling.
2) Mean Radiant Temperature is the weighted average temperature of all exposed
surfaces in a room. The greater the difference between air temperature and
exposed surfaces, the greater the Relative Air Velocity.

3) Relative Air Velocity (wind chill factor) is the apparent temperature felt on
exposed skin due to wind. For example, if cold air is leaking in from a window, the
air temperature feels lower than the actual air temperature, hence the increased
likelihood of feeling cold, even when the heater is on.
4) Humidity or relative humidity is the moisture content of the air. If the humidity is
above 70% or below 30% it may cause discomfort.
5) Activity Levels can reduce the heating needs, as lower air temperature is
acceptable when occupants have higher activity levels.
6) Thermal Resistance of clothing or warm blankets in a bedroom can reduce the
need of heating.
Building design is affected by the first four of these thermal comfort variables. The
last two depend on the action and behaviour of the occupants.
What factors are influencing thermal comfort ?
If the insulation applied is faulty or insufficient, the exposed surfaces in a room will
stay significantly colder in winter or hotter in summer than the room temperature.
Although the heater pumps hot air into a room, or the air-conditioning blows cool
air, the thermal radiation will affect the equilibrium. The Mean Radiant Temperature
is affected negatively and the occupants wont feel comfortable.
The ceiling isnt insulated or the insulation is penetrated for example because of the
installation of down light. As warm air is always moving upwards, heat is lost to the
cooler air in the roof space.
Air leakage around doors, windows, down lights, pipes, and other wall penetrations
are exceeding the acceptable Relative Air Velocity.
Wrong application of thermal mass can influence the Mean Radiant Temperature and
can therefore increase the need of mechanic heating and cooling.
Under- performing windows and doors (when air is able to leak in/out of poor fitting
doors and windows) are also influencing the Mean Radiant Temperature and the
Relative Air Velocity.
When it comes to comfort, the perception of temperature is more important than
the temperature itself. For a person to feel comfortable, the difference of
temperature between the head and the feet should not exceed 2.5 degrees. This
demonstrates the importance of floor insulation and this explains why we usually
feel more comfortable standing barefoot on carpet than on tiles.