| CODE | EVD5502 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Architectural Science 2 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Environmental Design | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is complementary to, and an extension of, EVD5501, in the sense that it continues to develop advanced studies in building physics, and architectural or environmental science, by means of lectures, seminars, and practical sessions. The study-unit develops the focus on the science relating to the performance of buildings and indoor and outdoor climates. In this study-unit, issues related to artificial and natural lighting, acoustics and noise control, moisture control, air quality, and healthy buildings, and integrated renewable energy and other building systems are addressed. Study-unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are: first of all, to address the understanding and modeling of daylight and artificial lighting, including visual comfort, daylight control and fenestration, illuminance value simulation, and lighting design, and the relation with architectural design; secondly, understanding, measuring and simulating architectural acoustics, noise control and vibration within and external to buildings; and thirdly, the issues related to moisture, air quality, and healthy buildings. The study-unit takes a look at advanced building systems that support comfort efficiently, such as smart/intelligent building systems, and integrated renewable energy systems. The concept that informs these studies remains that energy efficiency does not equate to a zero sum between conventional energy consumption offset by renewable energy generation. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Understand the effect of natural daylight on well-being, and define how natural daylight sources can be controlled and integrated in architectural design; - Appreciate the principles of artificial lighting, including light sources and visual comfort; - Identify the parameters that affect the acoustic environment inside buildings, including the transmission of noise and vibrations, and understand how these characteristics affect architectural quality; - Understand the mechanisms of moisture movement in buildings, and the link to air quality and health; - Identify the parameters that contribute to the quality of air inside buildings; - Critically appreciate advanced building systems that support the energy and environmental performance of buildings, such as renewable energy sources, and intelligent building monitoring systems. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Assess the quality of a natural lighting in a building, by simulation and physical models; - Use appropriate computer models to simulate artificial lighting schemes, and use appropriate instruments to calibrate such modeling; - Use appropriate tools and computer software to measure the acoustics of an architectural space; - Design systems to mitigate sound and vibration transmission into and within buildings; - Design buildings that promote good air quality in internal spaces, by judicious selection of materials for finishes, and appropriate mechanisms for control if, and removal of, excess moisture; - Propose the use of building systems that promote good energy performance and high environmental quality without merely promoting a zero balance between conventional energy consumption and "renewable" energy generation; - Use established standards and design guidelines in environmental performance to achieve a higher quality of architectural design. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Ulrike Brandi Licht, (2006) Lighting Design: Principles, Implementation, Case Studies, Edition Detail, Birkhauser. - Mommertz, E., Muller-BBM, (2009) Acoustics and Sound Insulation, Principles, Planning, Examples, Edition Detail, Birkhauser. - Schittich, C., (ed) (2006) Building Skins (New Enlarged Edition) Edition Detail, Birkhauser. - Weller,B., Hemmerle,C., Jakubetz,S., Unnewehr,S., (2010) Photovoltaics: Technology, Architecture, Installation, Edition Detail, Birkhauser. - Dahl, T., (2010), Climate and Architecture, Routledge. Supplementary Texts: - Randall Thomas, R. - Environmental Design of Buildings - An introduction for Architects & Engineers. - Langston, D. - Sustainable Practices in the Built Environment. - Szokolay, S.V. - Introduction to Architectural Science: The Basis of Sustainable Design. - Lang, J. - Creating Architectural Theory: The Role of the Behavioral Sciences in Environmental Design. - Cowan Henry J. - An Historical Outline of Architectural Science (1977). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Fieldwork, Independent Study & Seminar | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Simon Paul Borg Daniel Micallef |
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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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