- Docente: Annarita Ferrante
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ICAR/10
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Civil Engineering (cod. 8895)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Civil Engineering (cod. 0930)
Learning outcomes
The Training Objectives of the SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN course is to deliver knowledge for future construction managers and designers on the: i) optimization of site potential; optimization of energy use; optimize building spaces and material use. The course attenders will achieve design capabilities and skills within a total project context in order to achieve quality, high-energy performance up to nearly zero energy buildings (nZEBs).
Course contents
Sustainable Building Design: principles and methods.
Bioclimatic approach in building design.
The EU Directive in Nearly zero energy buildings.
Methods and tools for preliminary energy evaluation.
Application to several case studies.
Readings/Bibliography
Ferrante (2012). A.A.A: Adeguamento, Adattabilità, Architettura_ Teorie e metodi per la riqualificazione architettonica, energetica ed ambientale del patrimonio edilizio esistente, Bruno Mondadori Editore, Milano.
Ferrante (2016) Towards nearly zero energy. Urban settings in the mediterranean climate. Elsevier, USA.
The ZEDbook (Zed Book) Bill Dunster et al., Publisher: Taylor and Francis, ISBN: 9780415391993
Teaching methods
Lessons and design/evaluation test on several case studies
Assessment methods
Final oral examination and ex-empore laboratory tests
Office hours
See the website of Annarita Ferrante