Course detail

Fundamentals Designing of Ecological Buildings

FA-NESAcad. year: 2012/2013

Deepening the students' ability to design energy-saving buildings with a healthy indoor environment.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. arch. Hana Urbášková, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Design V. (UN5)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge of principles of devising energy-saving concepts, and ability to use them in the building's architectural design.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of building design (urban, architectural and structural design).

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Working out of assigned seminar work (analysis of an ecological building's design).

Course curriculum

1. Architecture and environmentalism
2. Assesment urban design architectural and basics for drafting ecological constructions
3. Exploitation alternative sources energy at ecological build - up
4. Stavebně physical requirements ecological build - up
5. Design requirements ecological build - up
6. Selection materials
7. Power draft - option system heating
8. Balance - sheet energy - saving procuration
9. Water management
10. Indoor climate
11. Common methodical progress at processing ecological plans
12. Ecological living - fundamentals drafting - art live
13. Instances ecological build - up

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim is to make the students -future architects - acquainted not only with design requirements, but also with implemented ecological buildings which, due to increasing ecological and sanitary requirements, will gain ever greater significance in the building industry.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Obligatory consultations within the scope of seminars, according to a fixed schedule

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Humm,O.: Nízkoenergetické domy (CS)
Malaniuk, B.: Architektura ekologických staveb (CS)
Mollison,B.: Úvod do permakultury (CS)
Neufert,E.: Navrhování staveb (CS)

Recommended reading

Barbara Sternthal: Die schönsten Passivhäuser, 2011, ISBN978-3-85033-536-2 (CS)
Danilo Palazzo, Frederick Steiner: URBAN ECOLOGICAL DESIGN - A PROCESS FOR REGENERATIVE PLACES, 2012, ISBN 9781597268295 (CS)
Manuela Roth: ECOLOGICAL LIVING, ISBN 978-3-8327-9306-7, (CS)
Marta Serrats, Visions of the Future: ARCHITEKTURE FOR THE 21st CENTURY, 2011, ISBN 978-84-9936-102-4 (CS)
Mary Guzowski: TOWARDS ZERO ENERGY ARCHITEKTURE, ISBN 978-1-85669-678-4 (CS)
Torben Dahl: CLIMATE AND ARCHITECTURE, 2010, ISBN 978-0415563093 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme ARCHURB Bachelor's

    branch ARCH , 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Special seminar

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. arch. Hana Urbášková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Sustainable development, basic concepts
Sustainable settlements, examples of solutions
Economical use of natural resources
Water management, land-use concept
Ecological aspects of urbanism and architecture (design principles for environmental projects)
Ecological housing - the art of living
The quality of the passive house
Why build a sustainable, healthy homes, healthy environment
The energy concept - balance of energy efficiency measures, alternative energy sources
plus houses
Green building design requirements, material selection
Examples of ecological construction,
Contemporary trends. Test test. evaluation of the subject