| CODE | EVD2503 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Performance of Interior Spaces | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Environmental Design | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will be organized as follows: - Design for thermal comfort: The building fabric and the consumption of energy as means of modifying the thermal environment within buildings. The design of the building fabric to achieve thermal comfort within minimum expenditure of energy. The effects of orientation, surface area to volume ratios, areas of glazing, infiltration and ventilation are considered. - The use of energy in buildings: Sources of energy. Thermal installations in buildings. Generation of energy in buildings. Passive low energy architecture. - Daylighting: The importance of daylighting in buildings. Daylight and sunlight prediction. - Artificial lighting: Interior lighting design criteria. Light sources and fittings. Basic computation of artificial lighting levels within buildings. - Noise annoyance: Criteria for noise control in buildings and in the environment. Noise rating criteria. Application of noise control measures in the design of buildings. - Room acoustics: The application of the basic concepts of room acoustics to the design of spaces used primarily for speech or for the performance of music. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to reiterate the importance of integrating environmental design criteria within building design. It intends to build on previous study-units dealing with environmental performance of buildings. It focuses on thermal environment and ventilation, natural and artificial lighting, and the acoustic environment. It aims to introduce students to basic calculations, in the respective disciplines, as well as to the use of simple software to predict the performance of buildings. It also introduces students to the instrumentation used to measure the respective scientific parameters, important in each aspect of internal comfort. 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify the sources of energy gains and losses in buildings and apply this knowledge to the design of buildings to ensure low energy use in the building. - Quantify levels of day-lighting in building and make predictions on the availability of day-lighting within specific environments. - Make judicious selection of lighting equipment and sources in the design of building interiors and predict the levels of lighting within the building. - Quantify design criteria used in the assessment of noise annoyance, from internal and external sources and apply this information in the design of buildings. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Design the building enclosure to achieve thermal comfort within minimum expenditure of energy. - Take into account the effects of orientation, surface area to volume ratios, areas of glazing, infiltration and ventilation on internal building comfort. - Use simple software to model interior thermal comfort conditions. - Thermal installations in buildings. Generation of energy in buildings. Passive low energy architecture. - Undertake simple calculations to predict daylight and sunlight effects on buildings. - Undertake simple computation of artificial lighting levels within buildings. - Select appropriate light sources and fittings. - Use simple software to predict internal lighting levels. - Apply noise control measures to improve acoustic isolation of buildings, and improve room acoustics. - Use simple software to predict acoustic performance. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Solar Architecture, Christian Schittich (ed), Birkhauser, 2003. - Climate and Architecture, Torben Dahl (ed), Routledge, 2010. - Lighting Design, Ulrike Brandi Licht, Edition Detail, 2006. - Acoustics and Sound Insulation, Echard Mommertz, Muller-BBM, Edition Detail, 2008. - Passive House Design, R. Gonzale, R.Vallentin, Edition Detail, 2014. - Photovoltaics, B.Weller, C.Hemmerle, S.Jaukbetz, S.Unnewehr, Edition Detail, 2010. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Fieldwork | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Simon Paul Borg Noella Cassar |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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