INT3904 Sustainable DesignBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
INT3904 Sustainable Design Spring 2 0 2 4
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. ŞEVKİYE MERVE TAŞOZ
Course Lecturer(s): Assist. Prof. ŞEVKİYE MERVE TAŞOZ
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course centers on issues surrounding the integration of sustainable and passive design principles into conceptual and practical architectural design.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1.Illustrates ability to analyze information gathered from the framework of actual physical, and environmental constraints, and synthesizes these with diverse knowledge and considerations in order to create innovative spatial solutions,
2. Identifies pertinent green technologies and grasps the ways in which these are integrated into architectural design.
3. Gain an idea about the future assumptions of nature-compatible and sustainable designs.
4. Be able to categorize and criticizes sustainable designs.

Course Content

The course will focus on passive solar design, daylighting,PV, wind, double skin technologies, Cradle 2 Cradle, Design for Disassembly, Zero Carbon/Carbon Neutral strategies and other sustainability initiatives. Case studies will be used extensively as a vehicle to discuss the success/failure of ideas and their physical applications.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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)
7) Midterm exam
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

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Mary Guzowski, Towards Zero-Energy Architecture: New Solar Design, Laurence King Publishers, 2010

Michael Braungart, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, North Point Press, 2002

James M. Sinopoli, Smart Buildings Systems for Architects, Owners and Builders, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009
References: Yok/None

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 13 % 5
Quizzes 5 % 10
Homework Assignments 5 % 5
Project 2 % 20
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 14
Project 12 36
Midterms 1 2
Final 1 2
Total Workload 96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Engages in design, planning, and implementation activities in the field of interior architecture that can respond to different spatial configurations, user groups, and needs in national and international contexts, 1
2) Analyzes data collected by focusing on user needs alongside real physical, social, and economic constraints, synthesizes various information and thoughts using individual and professional skills of the 21st century, and uses these processes to develop creative spatial solutions. 2
3) Produces creative, innovative, aesthetic, and original spatial solutions using abstract and concrete concepts, 3
4) Uses contemporary knowledge production, expression, representation, and technologies required by the field of interior architecture, 4
5) Gains knowledge about contemporary spatial fittings and construction techniques in design and implementation works in the field of interior architecture; follows the industry and current developments, 1
6) Embraces and prioritizes the relationship between human-environment, user health and safety, universal design principles, and sustainable design approaches in the field of interior architecture, 5
7) Acquires a design understanding that respects the social and cultural rights of society, cultural heritage, and nature, and can make conscious decisions on these matters. 3
8) Follows national and international values and developments in the fields of interior architecture, architecture, design, and art, participates in teamworks, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work, and is knowledgeable in ethical issues, 4
9) Gains an understanding of legal regulations and standards in interior architecture; and becomes aware of professional ethics and responsibilities. 1