Technology and Environment 3

Overview

Comprising lectures and seminars focusing on selected elements of Building Technology and the Internal Environment. This component is assessed through both assignment and written examination.

Building Construction: Modular co-ordination, principles of advanced facade construction, and component assembly.

Building Structure: Review of principles, elements, assembly, structural systems and stability in steel, concrete and timber, foundations and soil mechanics. Critical appraisal of appropriate structural, constructional and material systems.

Environment and Sustainability: relating to medium scale buildings. Selection, spatial requirements and integration and coordination of active and passive building service strategies and low energy systems with the structure and fabric of a medium and large scaled building, The technology required for environmental control of heat loss and heat gain and in particular instances a fully controlled environment. Examine issues of renewable energy and its position within sustainable planning of cities.

Learning Objectives

On completion of this module, students should demonstrate:

An ability to undertake research precedent studies that critically examine environmental systems and technological strategies.

An understanding of decision-making behind the integration of structure, facade and spatial layout.

An understanding of material choice, assembly and sustainability with the design and construction process of medium and large buildings.

An understanding of advanced building envelope systems, their functional and economical and environmental implications

An understanding of the impact of building services and science in the integration of design and construction in architecture

An ability to compile an analytical report outlining the constructional and environmental strategies that also demonstrates detailed resolution of a significant element of a design project.

An understanding of UK legislation, building regulations, and the responsibilities of an architect, including the ones related to health and safety.

Skills

On successful completion of this module, each student should be able to:

Demonstrate an ability to propose structural, environmental and services strategies and arrangements for a medium to large scale building.

Demonstrate competency in accessing relevant technical information and its application to design.

The ability to conceive and develop a design proposal with the critical incorporation of building services technologies so as to achieve sustainable visual, thermal and acoustic environments.

Assessment

75% lecture attendance; successful completion of all coursework