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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 |
1) |
List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions. |
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2) |
Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment. |
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3) |
Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge. |
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4) |
Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules. |
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5) |
Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them. |
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6) |
Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine. |
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7) |
Use at least one foreign language as scientific language. |
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8) |
Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state. |
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9) |
Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development. |
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10) |
Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level. |
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11) |
Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals. |
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12) |
Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems. |
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13) |
Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations. |
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14) |
Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written. |
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15) |
Have the professional and ethical responsibility. |
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16) |
Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions. |
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17) |
Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms. |
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18) |
Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies. |
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