Undergraduate Course: Technology and Environment 2A: Building Environment (ARCH08028)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | T&E2A: Building Environment examines building design in relation to exterior and interior environmental performance. Building on the Stage 1 courses 'Technology and Environment: Principles' and 'Architectural Design: Assembly', the course develops skills and abilities to assess, analyse and design buildings in relation to exterior environmental conditions. These include microclimate modification, energy and water conservation and integration with landscape as well as interior conditions such as natural and artificial lighting control, acoustic performance, and ventilation strategies.
The course places emphasis on designing for passive environmental performance, but introduces mechanical systems as a supplement. The course also examines the application of sustainable building practices, including qualitative and quantitative assessments of environmental performance. Case study project site visits and design-based coursework place emphasis on design integration and applying theory to practice. |
| Course description |
The course will cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to the following:
Climate and Microclimates
Energy and Water Conservation
Landscape Principles
Sustainable Metrics
Daylight and Sunlight
Artificial Light
Acoustics
Ventilation
Thermal Control and Comfort
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 200 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 57,
External Visit Hours 6,
Formative Assessment Hours 03,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
97 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Ability to qualitatively and quantitatively assess environmental building performance.
Ability to apply environmental principles to design of buildings and to clearly communicate intent.
Ability to assess environmental performance of existing buildings. |
| Feedback |
Feedback for each assignment will be given within two weeks of hand in. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply key interior and exterior environmental principles in the development, testing and analysis of architectural designs using appropriate visual techniques.
- Recognise key interior and exterior environmental principles in a design project or case study, and communicate these concerns using appropriate visual techniques.
- Demonstrate an awareness of key environmental principles in architectural design and critically reflect on this learning throughout the course and in the assessment tasks which are given.
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Reading List
Szokolay, S.V., 2014. Introduction to architectural science: the basis of sustainable design, London: Routledge.
Brown, G.Z. & DeKay, M., 2001. Sun, wind & light: architectural design strategies Second., New York, M.Y.; Chichester, England: Wiley.
Brown, R. and Gillespie, T. 1995. Microclimatic Landscape Design: Creating Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency, New York: John Wiley & Sons. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Ability to qualitatively and quantitatively assess environmental building performance.
Ability to apply environmental principles to design of buildings and to clearly communicate intent.
Ability to assess environmental performance of existing buildings.
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Ten lectures + a mix of studio- based tutorials and visits to case study buildings. One session will be a formative assessment, this may be undertaken as an unmarked multiple-choice quiz. |
| Keywords | technology&environment,microclimate,energy and water conservation,passive heating and cooling,li |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr W. Victoria Lee
Tel: (0131 6)50 9450
Email: w.victoria.lee@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Amanda Fleet
Tel: (0131 6)50 2328
Email: afleet@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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