37811 - Technologies for Sustainable Design II

Learning outcomes

This course provides the skills related to the energy efficiency of buildings, the application of renewable energy technologies (solar, geothermal, ...) integrated in the building and knowledge of systems and their performances in terms of energy efficiency. The student will be able to develop sufficient autonomy in his/her design choices concerning the building energy efficiency. In the design process, congruence between design choices, technological systems and solutions aimed at defining high performance integrated solutions is to be clear.

Course contents

The Lab outcome is the design of low-energy-environmental-friendly architectures, able to couple excellent formal quality and coherence with high functional performances and comfort levels, by producing the minimum impact on the natural resources all along the building life cycle. The relationships between architectural issues, building process structure and technology options will be studied, booth theoretically and by  practical application on case-studies of new construction or retrofitting of existing buildings. The level of sustainability will be assessed by internationally recognized rating systems

 

Readings/Bibliography

A list of recommended reading will provided as the Lab goes along

Assessment methods

Periodical design reviews and final exam, which will assess that

- the design solutions proposed  by the student are coherent and suitable with reference to the analysis carried out on the site of intervention

- student have acquired the knowledge needed to use a SW for climatic/energy analysis of a building and will be able to correctly interpretate the output produced by the SW

Teaching tools

The students will have the free use of several software for modeling and assessment of both energy behavior and comfort performances of the building

Office hours

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