Environmental Science for Architects 2
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ABEE2024 | Department of Architecture and Built Environment | 2 | 20 | Full year China |
- Code
- ABEE2024
- School
- Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full year China
Summary
This module starts by exploring the relationship between the skin of a building and the energy cost of maintaining a comfortable internal environment for building occupants. It has an initial focus on cold external environments where the primary aim is to keep the occupants warm. The module then presents strategies and systems used to maintain comfortable conditions inside buildings, covering passive and active approaches, exploring the impact these have on building design and regulation.
Target Students
Available to 2nd year Architecture students. Also available to incoming exchange students Available to JYA/Erasmus students.
Classes
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 22 weeks
In addition to the lectures associated with this module students from K100 will explore related material in lectures, workshops, tutorials etc. as part of the Integrated Design in Architecture series.A field trip to a case study green building in Hangzhou will take place in late October.
Assessment
- 50% Coursework 1: Illustrated Individual Report - 2000 words
- 50% Coursework 2: Illustrated Group Report - 5000 words
Educational Aims
This module, seeks to give students the ability to explore & appreciate the energy flows that occur out with & within a building & be able to address these in a rigorous manner using a range of analytical tools & techniques. The content is broadly split across seven inter-related teaching blocks dealing with key steady state & dynamic energy flows. Over both semesters it seeks to provide the student with a comprehensive understanding of the heat loss / gain mechanisms that occur within buildings. Following this, the integrated ‘servicing’ required to manage these flows is explored therefore equipping students with a fundamental knowledge of heating and cooling and how this may be achieved by renewable and energy efficient technologies and systems and building services. By combining both components, students should be in a position to generate suitable, energy efficient design proposals that respond to user requirements and the climate and following this be able to perform a basic energy / carbon assessment on any building.Learning Outcomes
This module, the second of two in this series, seeks to give students the ability to explore and appreciate the energy flows that occur out with and within a building and be able to address these in a rigorous manner using a range of analytical tools and techniques. Broadly split into seven inter-related teaching blocks, it deals mainly with the key energy flows (both steady state and dynamic), aiming to provide the student with a comprehensive understanding of the heat loss / gain mechanisms that occur within buildings. Following this, the integrated ‘servicing’ required to manage these flows is explored therefore equipping students with a fundamental knowledge of heating and cooling and how this may be achieved by renewable and energy efficient technologies and systems and building services. By combining both components, students should be in a position to perform a basic energy / carbon assessment on any building.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. an understanding of the heat / energy flows that take place within buildings and how they
affect the operation of a building, its energy consumption (and resultant carbon emissions) and occupant comfort / satisfaction (GC5.1; GC 5.2; GC5.3; GC8.3; GC9.1)
2. an ability to account for these flows in a rigorous manner, assess their relative importance, explore them in detail and reflect critically on them using a range of analytical, technical and observational tools and techniques (GC 5.2; GC5.3; GC8.3; GC9.1)
3. an awareness of the low-energy / energy efficient technologies / systems / approaches and how they may help offset the energy / carbon demands associated with these flows (GC5.2; GC9.1; GC9.2)
4. an ability to identify synergies between the flows and the technologies / systems / approaches in a manner that is coherent, rigorous and relevant to the context within which they sit (GC5.2; GC5.3; GC9.1; GC9.2)
5. an ability to perform a basic energy / carbon audit of a building that considers carefully points 1 to 4 of these learning outcomes (GC5.2; GC5.3; GC8.3; GC9.1; GC9.2)
6. organisation skills, group / team working skills and an ability to manage time carefully
7. an ability to interpret, manage, manipulate and communicate complex and interrelated information in a manner that is appropriate, rigorous, creative and legible.
Conveners
- Dr Wu Deng