Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction to Sustainable Design:
A discussion of ecological design principles and broad scale urban approaches to sustainable developments.
A selection of case studies will be used to discuss various approaches to incorporating sustainable design objectives into architectural design. Discussion will include material selection, embodied energy, recycling initiatives, quality and durability as attitudes, implications of life cycle costing. |
None |
2) |
Verifying and Marketing Green Buildings:
Selling environmental design requires quantification and data. We will look at some of the Green Building
tools and evaluation methods; including Green Building Advisor software, Athena Environmental Impact Estimator, ENVest, LEED, and Green Globe Standards. |
Peruse the website of the U.S. Green Building Council (authors of LEED): http://www.usgbc.org/
Peruse the website of the British Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (authors of BREEAM): http://www.breeam.org/ |
3) |
Lighting in Buildings:
Detailed look at the use of light in buildings from the point of view of issues of source, quantity, quality, human response, glare, room use, control, strategies, applications. The importance of natural lighting, both from an energy conservation point of view, as well as the aesthetic impact of natural light on interior architecture and the function of space. |
Read Sinopoli: pp. 47-56 |
4) |
Passive solar design |
None |
5) |
At the heart of it all: Energy from the sun |
Readings: Droege pp. 307-312 (100% Renewable: One Man’s Journey for a Solar World); Simon pp. 87-102 (Solar Energy) |
6) |
Wind energy |
Reading: Simon pp. 103-122 (Wind Energy)
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7) |
Midterm exam |
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8) |
Conserving water, gray water recycling, rainwater harvesting |
Read: Moxon: Chapter 3 (pp. 78-83) |
9) |
Sustainable materials, embodied energy |
Read: Moxon: Chapter 3 (pp. 84-106) |
10) |
Cradle 2 cradle design and sustainable material certification schemes |
Read: McDonough and Braungart: Introduction (pp. 3-16) |
11) |
Social sustainability |
Read: Simon Guy, & Steven A. Moore, pp. 47-58 |
12) |
The future of sustainable design |
None |
13) |
Student presentations |
Presentations related to the final assignment |
14) |
Student presentations |
Presentations related to the final assignment |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. |
2 |
2) |
To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. |
2 |
3) |
To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. |
3 |
4) |
To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. |
2 |
5) |
To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. |
1 |
6) |
To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. |
1 |
7) |
To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. |
2 |
8) |
To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. |
2 |
9) |
To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. |
2 |
10) |
To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. |
2 |
11) |
To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. |
2 |
12) |
To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. |
3 |