Past Courses: Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
Grading
Course Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Sun-Earth Relationship, Angle of Incidence
Week 3 and 4: Project selection and preparation, Different Computer and manual plots, Climate Analysis and classification
Week 5: Group presentations, Use of Climate Consultant, Design Guidelines
Week 6: Massing, Orientation, Movement of the sun, Solar heat gain / Surface temperature, absorbtivity, reflectivity, emissivity
Week 7: Materials, humidity buffering capacity, thermal mass
Week 8: Net U value, Heating / Cooling through conduction, design of building assemblies
Project Report (First Partial)
Week 9: Glazing, Lighting: Gain through radiation, Design of Glazing, Glazing control, Design of Shading strategies, Use of Solar 2
Week 10: Convection, Wind, External Pressure, Wind speed, Opening design
Project research: Analysis of vernacular architecture
Week 12: Project Report (Second Partial)
Week 12 & 13: Final project design week
Week 14: Final project review, report and presentations (final)