Climate: Sustainable (Green) Architecture

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Possible Topics
A. Project Briefing Stage
a. Knowledge of climate change and climate change science and impact on both mitigation and adaptation
b. Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and which ones should be used
c. Communicating the importance of low carbon design
d. Understanding stakeholders, clients, planning and legislative authorities

e. Defining the client’s brief whilst balancing sustainability targets
f. Understanding and prioritizing energy efficiency in low carbon design
g. Importance of sustainable design from inception to completion and handover including post-occupancy evaluation and feedback
h. Understanding the impact of choices on traditional and old buildings

B. Design Process
a. Regulations, codes, guidance and standards (current and planned)
b. Heat gain parameters and understanding the relationship between air tightness, insulation, glazing, heat gain and solar gain.
c. Building services and renewable energy systems
d. Building energy performance/metering and monitoring
e. Understanding the energy assessment process
f. Material selection, embedded energy, recycling and minimising waste
g. Understanding energy and other relevant calculations
h. When to use passive or mechanical ventilation
i. Whole life carbon foot printing
j. Resource energy efficiency, materials, water, energy and behaviour
k. Understanding sustainable benchmarking tools and assessment methods: LEGD, EDGE

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