Course - Climate and Built Form - AAR4832
Climate and Built Form
About
About the course
Course content
Inside the course students are trained in the analysis and understanding of climate as a source for the architectural design of comfortable and high performative buildings. Theory lectures provide knowledge of climate analysis, architectural design of bio-climatic buildings, environmental performance analyses and energy modeling, building morphology, passive strategies (passive solar heating, natural ventilation systems, etc.) and building tectonics (up to passive house standards). To most lectures corresponds a laboratory in course AAR4532 letting the students to develop their abilities in computer based energy modeling and the use of simulation tools. Main focus of the course is the environmental performance of climate adaptive buildings and their ability to passively create comfortable internal conditions. Thus energy.
Learning outcome
Knowledge: climatic factors, building morphology, environmental programming, passive strategies, passive solar heating systems, natural ventilation strategies, fundamentals of daylight, detailing and tectonics, green building concepts.
Skills: ability to analyze climatic data, run environmental performance and energy modeling analyses, identify passive strategies through the use of building bioclimatic charts, implementation of passive strategies, optimize form and construction towards optimal environmental performance.
General competence: understand and use of climatic data as a source for the architectural design of environmental performative buildings.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and excercises; shared presentations and discussion.
Further on evaluation
Students submit a case study analysis consisting of a group work and a individual part focusing on a specific issue handled in the course.
Evaluation of the theory course takes into account the effort devoted by the student in integrating numerical analyses of different kinds (climate analyses, environmental performance or energy modeling) with a critical understanding of the buildings architecture. Evaluation takes into account the complexity of the analyses conducted, the methodology used and the relevance of the results for a critical analysis of the project.
In case students fail, they can improve their work (both group and individual task) and repeat the exam according to deadlines decided by the responsible teacher.
The right to complain applies only after the final grade has been given.
If students are willing to repeat the exam to improve their grade, they will need to submit an entirely new case study analysis. You can register for a re-scheduled examination in the next exam period
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Architecture (MAAR)
Architecture (MAAR2)
Architecture - Continuing Education (ARAEVU)
Facility Management (MEIENDOM)
Sustainable Architecture (MSSUSARC)
Recommended previous knowledge
Architectural design; construction technologies and tectonic systems; building physics.
Required previous knowledge
Completed three years basic courses in architecture, engineering or urban planning; bachelor in architecture, engineering or urban planning; or equivalent.
Semester programme is co-ordinated with AAR4833 and AAR4532.
Course materials
Case studies; research articles and other literature; lecture notes; site visits.
Subject areas
- Architectural Design, History and Technology
- Building and Material Technology
- Building Materials
- Building Technology
- Architectural Theory
- Architecture
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
- Aoife Anne-Marie Wiberg
- Bendik Manum
- Donald James Otterson
- Gabriele Lobaccaro
- Inger Andresen
- Ole-Jørgen Bryn
- Per Kristian Monsen