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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 |
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As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. |
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2) |
He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. |
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3) |
Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. |
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4) |
Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. |
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Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. |
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6) |
Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. |
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7) |
Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. |
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8) |
Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. |
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In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. |
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10) |
Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. |
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11) |
Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. |
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