# Environmental Parametrics

## ARCH-4170

This course is an intensive workshop in parametric modeling with specialized focus on environmental simulation and sustainable design. Students learn tools to navigate the intersection of environmental design and computational workflows by mastering parametric modeling and optimization for sustainability. Students gain proficiency in using parametric applications as both an analytical tool and a generative design device. The course exposes students to feedback loops between environmental analysis and design decision, fostering performance-based design strategies. Students explore the integration of parametric modeling with building energy modeling and bioclimatic analysis. Project based exercises are developed to address ecological design principles and optimize systems for multivariable trade-offs.

3 credits
Prereqs:
none

# Past Term Data
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2026

Environmental Parametrics (3c)

- Charles A. Portelli

Seats Taken: 7/20

2025

Environmental Parametrics (3c)

- Charles A. Portelli

Seats Taken: 10/20

Environmental Parametrics (3c)

- Charles A. Portelli

Seats Taken: 8/20

2024

Environmental Parametrics (3c)

- Charles A. Portelli

Seats Taken: 3/10

Environmental Parametrics (3c)

- Charles A. Portelli

Seats Taken: 8/20

2023

Environmental Parametrics (3c)

- Charles A. Portelli

Seats Taken: 0/10

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2021

Environmental Parametrics (3c)

- Charles A. Portelli
- Carly M. Brackett

Seats Taken: 14/16

2020

Environmental Parametrics (2c)

- Charles A. Portelli

Seats Taken: 2/20

Environmental Parametrics (2c)

- Dennis Robert Shelden

Seats Taken: 7/14

2019

Environmental Parametrics (2c)

- Kelly Raymond Winn

Seats Taken: 6/20

Environmental Parametrics (2c)

- Charles A. Portelli

Seats Taken: 2/6

2018

Environmental Parametrics (2c)

- Kelly Raymond Winn

Seats Taken: 4/12

Environmental Parametrics (2c)

- Kelly Raymond Winn

Seats Taken: 3/6

2017

Environmental Parametrics (2c)

- Kelly Raymond Winn

Seats Taken: 11/12

2016

Environmental Parametrics (2c)

- Demetrios Andreas Comodromos
- Kelly Raymond Winn

Seats Taken: 10/12

Environmental Parametrics (2c)

- Demetrios Andreas Comodromos
- Kelly Raymond Winn

Seats Taken: 7/10

2015

Environmental Parametrics (2c)

- Demetrios Andreas Comodromos

Seats Taken: 12/12

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