| CODE | EVD5103 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Thermal Environment | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Environmental Design | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit, through the lecturing component, exposes the students to the essential concepts of heat transfer through the building fabric, and its effects on energy consumption of environmental control systems. Through practical fieldwork and the presentation of case studies, students learn different aspects of heat transfer and the enhancement of thermal comfort and the improvement of energy efficiency for achieving such goals. Study-unit Aims The aims of this study-unit are to expose students to the identification and differentiation of: - heat transfer parameters, their measurement and importance in environmental design; - different aspects of heat transfer through the building envelope and its individual constituent materials; - criteria for the control of heat transfer and legislative standards; - realise the potential for control of heat transfer as one component of a sustianable design scheme towards energy efficiency. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be: - Given the knowledge of heat transfer through the buildings envelope, students will be able to quantify the amount of energy lost/gained through each element; - Given such an understanding, students shall be able to identify acceptable levels of thermal comfort for a given use of a space; - Equally given an awareness of standards & BAT (best available technology), students shall be able to identify the acceptable energy losses for a use-specific environment. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify the climatic variables that constitute the microclimate around a cluster of buildings. - Explore the possible use of such parameters to achieve the most sustainable design scheme for a new building of a given category (residential/commercial/industrial). - Upon completion of this study-unit, students will be expected to produce an in-depth study of energy consumption of environmental systems, working with specific tools and media, demonstrating competency in reporting through quantifiable measures. - On completion of this study-unit, given one or a number of case studies, the students will be able to make their own judgement to assess the energy efficiency of an existing building, typically launched as a refurbishment project, also proposing means of improvement to its energy consumption trends. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Main Text/s: - Edholm, O.G., Man, Hot and Cold (1978). - Fanger, P.O., Thermal Comfort & Engineering (1984). - Koeningsburger et al, Manual of Tropical Housing (1981). - Environmental Design of Buildings - An introduction for Architects & Engineers - Randall Thomas Supplementary Readings: - Climate Responsive Design - Richard Hyde - Sustainable Practices in the Built Environment - Langston, Ding - Hawkes, D., The Environmental tradition: studies in the architecture of environment, (1996). - Samuels, R. and Prasad, D. K., Global Warming and the Built Environment, (1994). - Baker, N. and Steemers, K., Energy and Environment in Architecture, (2000). - Roaf, S., Hancock, M., (eds.) Energy efficient building: a design guide, (1992). - Yannas, S. Solar Energy and Housing Design, 2 vols.(1994). - Givoni, B. Man, Climate and Architecture, (1976, 1985, 1992). - Olgyay, V. Design with Climate: Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism, (1992). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Fieldwork, Lectures and Tutorials | ||||||||||||
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