Ecology concept, ecological built environment design, ecological design parameters affecting energy and water consumption, using alternative energy in ecological design, energy and water conservation in built environment
- Understanding of the importance of designing ecologically and learning its characteristic aspects such as sustainable building concepts, the rational use of energy and water resources, independence from fossile energy sources, energy and water efficiency and climate responsive building design
- Teaching about the ecological systems related energy and water efficient design principles
- Giving information about the traditional and contemporary ecological architecture examples.
- Giving information about the ecological design process
- Developing new proposal in ecological design
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
%70 attendance is mandatory.
Instructor(s)
Professor Filiz Bal KOÇYİĞİT(bu ders güz döneminde açılmıştır)
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Monday, 13.00-16.00, Malz lab. 1
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture and presentations
Principle Sources
- Energy Concious Design, Goulding, John, R., Luxemburg, 1992
- Passive and Low Energy Cooling of Buildings, Givoni, B., 2009
- Toward a Zero Energy Home A Complete Guide to Energy Self sufficiency at Home, Juhnatun, D., 2010
- Energy and Environment in Architecture, A Technical Design Guide, Baker, N., Steemers, K., 1999
- Solar Energy and Housing Design, Volume 1: Principles, Objectives, Guidlines, Yannas, S., 1994
- Energy Conservation Through Building Design, Watson, D., 1979
- Water smart Guidebook, A wateruse efficiency plan review guide for new business, 2008 (Ebmud)
- Conserving water in Buildings, A Practical Guide, Environment Agency, 2007
- Roaf,S., Fuentes, M., Thomas, S., Ecohouse: A Design Guide, 2001
- www.pub.gov.sg, "Water Efficient Building Design Guidebook
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to Ecology in architecture
Lecture
2. Week
Energy and water conservation in ecological design
Lecture
3. Week
Ecological design parameters affecting the use of water and energy (settlement, distances between building, space organization, orientation, building form, building envelope)
Lecture
4. Week
Passive systems affecting energy conservation in buildings
Lecture
5. Week
Active systems affecting energy conservation in buildings
Lecture
6. Week
Research and presentation of climate responsive passive design parameters: winter garden, trombe wall, solar chimney, wind catcher
Student presentations
7. Week
Research and presentation of active design parameters: heating and cooling with sun, wind tribunes, heat pumps
Student presentations
8. Week
Research and presentation of existing energy efficient building examples: Passive houses, solar houses
Student presentations
9. Week
Research and presentation of existing energy efficient building examples: Low energy buildings, ecological buildings
Student presentations
10. Week
Decreasing water loss and water consumption in buildings
Lecture
11. Week
Developing new design proposals for an ecological built environment
Student presentations
12. Week
Developing new design proposals for an ecological built environment
Student presentations
13. Week
Evaluation of the developed models, preparation of the project
Student presentations
14. Week
Evaluation of the developed models, preparation of the project
Student presentations
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
2
60
Final Project
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Critical Thinking: Ability to inquire, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions.
PO-2
Communication: Ability to use appropriate representational media to transmit essential formal elements at design process.
PO-3
Investigation: Ability to gather, record, apply, and comparatively evaluate relevant information within design processes.
PO-4
Design: Ability to reproduce the design information in the creative thinking process, to reach new and original results through universal design principles such as sustainability and accessibility.
PO-5
World Architecture: Understanding world architecture in terms of their historical, geographical and global factors.
PO-6
Local Architecture / Cultural Diversity: Understanding the architectural formations and samples of a geography through its historical and cultural context. Understanding the divergent canons of cultural values, behavioral, social and spatial patterns.
PO-7
Cultural Heritage and Conservation: Understanding of conservation discourses and methods, and the subjects of cultural heritage, conservation awareness, environmental concerns and ethical responsibility.
PO-8
Sustainability: Ability to design projects by using the information regarding the natural and built environment to reduce the undesirable environmental impacts on future generations through means.
PO-9
Social Responsibility: Understanding of the architect’s responsibility about protecting the commonweal, having respect for historical/cultural and natural resources and improving the life quality.
PO-10
Nature and Human: Understanding of the relationship between human, the natural environment and the design of the built environment.
PO-11
Geographical Conditions: Understanding the relationships of site selection, settlement and building design by considering the cultural, economical and social properties as well as the natural characteristics such as soil, topography, vegetation and watershed.
PO-12
Life Safety: Understanding the basic principles of security and life-safety systems in the conditions of natural disasters, fire, etc. through building and environment scales.
PO-13
Structural Systems: Understanding of the basic principles of structural behavior in withstanding gravity and lateral forces and the evolution, range, and appropriate application of contemporary structural systems.
PO-14
Environmental Systems: Understanding the principles of physical environmental systems’ design such as lighting, acoustics, climatization and the use of appropriate performance assessment tools.
PO-15
Building Envelope Systems: Understanding of the basic principles involved in the appropriate application of building envelope systems and associated assemblies.
PO-16
Building Service Systems: Understanding of the basic design principles of building service systems such as plumbing, electrical, vertical transportation, security, and fire protection systems.
PO-17
Building Materials and Assemblies: Understanding of the basic principles utilized in the appropriate selection of construction materials, products, components and assemblies, based on their inherent characteristics and performance, including their environmental impact and reuse.
PO-18
Integration of Building Service Systems: The ability of assessing, selecting and integrating the structural, environmental, security, envelope and service systems of the buildings for building design.
PO-19
Programming and Evaluation: Ability to prepare and evaluate an architectural project program by considering the public benefits in regards of client and user needs, appropriate examplers, space and equipment requirements, financial limitations, site conditions, relevant codes, laws and design principles.
PO-20
Comprehensive Project Development: Ability to produce a comprehensive architectural project that demonstrates to make design decisions across various scales.
PO-21
Considering Building Costs: Understanding the fundamentals of building construction and use costs.
PO-22
Architect-Client Relationship: Understanding of the responsibility of the architect to elicit, understand, and reconcile the needs of the client, owner, user groups, and the public and community domains.
PO-23
Collaboration: Ability to work in collaboration with others and in multidisciplinary teams to successfully complete design projects.
PO-24
Project Management: Understanding of the methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, and recommending project delivery methods.
PO-25
Practice Management: Understanding the basic principles in the architectural practice processes like financial management, business planning, quality management, risk management, discussion and reconciliation.
PO-26
Leadership: Understanding of the techniques and skills architects use to work collaboratively in the building design and construction process and on environmental, social, and aesthetic issues in their communities.
PO-27
Legal Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding of the architect’s responsibility to the public and the client as determined by regulations and legal considerations involving the practice of architecture.
PO-28
Professional Practice: Understanding and fulfillment of employer and intern rights and responsibilities for development of profession.
PO-29
Ethics of Profession: Understanding of the ethical issues involved in profession regarding social, political and cultural issues in architectural design and practice.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To be conscious on ecological design
LO-2
To know the path to be followed in designing ecological built environment
LO-3
To be able to evaluate the built environment examples from the energy and water conservation point of view.
LO-4
To be able to develop new proposal to provide energy and water conservation in building design process