ARCH716 - Climatic Design for Sustainable Architecture - Module Description

Java Python ARCH716 - Climatic Design for Sustainable Architecture - Module Description

Aims

The aims of this module are to:

(i) to develop a good understanding of the climate-related data and techniques that are relevant for the sustainable environmental design of buildings

(ii) to demonstrate how such designs should be carried out in a climate sensitive manner

(iii) to explain the role and importance of the microclimate between buildings

(iv) to enable students to select and use appropriate analytical tools and methodologies that can be integrated to show a holistic approach to climate sensitive design that considers climate, sustainable design, choice of materials, energy use and landscape

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module students should have developed the skills and understanding necessary to successfully undertake the following tasks:

(i) the design of buildings and their surroundings optimised with respect to climate, environmental and energy issues

(ii) the acquisition and subsequent analysis of climate information and data in a way that informs design decisions in a successful and appropriate manner

(iii) the appraisal of building schemes from a holistic environmental design point of view and the use of a variety of relevant environmental assessment techniques to analyse critically proposed and built design solutions

The module consists of lectures and interactive tutorials with exercises undertaken by the students. Students are expected to take an active part in the discussions and to present responses to assigned work in a variety of formats –written, oral and visual.

Initial rea ARCH716 - Climatic Design for Sustainable Architecture - Module Description ding list

1. Barber DA (2020) Modern Architecture and Climate: Design before Air Conditioning, Princeton University Press

2. Bougdah H and Sharples S (2010) Environment, Technology and Sustainability, Taylor & Francis

3. Designing Buildings Wiki http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Building_science

4. Dolas S (nd) 15 examples of climate responsive buildings around the world https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/designing-for-typologies/a2180-15-examples-of-climate-responsive-buildings-around-the-world/

5. James M and James J (2016) Passive House in Different Climates: the Path to Net Zero, Routledge

6. Kabre C (2018) Sustainable Building Design: Applications Using Climatic Data in India, Springer

7. Lechner N and Andrasik P (2021,) Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Strategies Towards Net Zero Architecture (5th edition), John Wiley

8. Pelsmakers S (2014) The Environmental Design Handbook (2nd edition), RIBA Publishing

9. UN_HABITAT (2015) Sustainable Building Design for Tropical Climates https://unhabitat.org/books/sustainable-building-design-for-tropical-climates/

10. Whole Building Design Guide https://www.wbdg.org/

Credit weighting

The course carries a credit weight of 15 which implies a maximum total of 150 student hours of effort (which includes attendance at the teaching sessions, background reading, personal research on the topic, preparation and submission of assignments and other work, etc).

Assessment

One assignment must be completed, which relates to climatic information and understanding