Environmental and Ecological Systems

ARCH-5310

An exploration of the fundamental principles of human physiology, thermal and luminous comfort, and indoor quality. Emphasis is on bioclimatic and psychrometric climate analysis and its relationship to architectural design, understanding the energy exchange between body in space, the natural meaning of enclosures, and nonstructural materials and systems. The focus is on passive heating, cooling, and daylighting systems and their design. Exercises include vital sign analysis of existing spaces (thermal, air, luminous), forming hypotheses of building performance, using scientific instrumentation, tenant survey techniques, and physical modeling and simulation techniques related to daylighting and shading techniques. This course is required of all architecture graduate students in the M.Arch. program.

4 credits
Prereqs:
none

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2023
Environmental & Ecological Sys (4c)
  • Michael Todd Stradley
Seats Taken: 0/5
2022
Environmental & Ecological Sys (4c)
  • Michael Todd Stradley
Seats Taken: 2/5
2021
Environmental & Ecological Sys (4c)
  • Mae-Ling Jovenes Lokko
Seats Taken: 0/1
2020
Environmental & Ecological Sys (4c)
  • John Clifford Loercher
Seats Taken: 1/5
2019
Environmental & Ecological Sys (4c)
  • Mae-Ling Jovenes Lokko
Seats Taken: 0/5
2018
Environmental & Ecological Sys (4c)
  • Mae-Ling Jovenes Lokko
Seats Taken: 1/5
2017
Environmental & Ecological Sys (4c)
  • Kelly Raymond Winn
Seats Taken: 4/15
2016
Environmental & Ecological Sys (4c)
  • Ariel Alexandra Rosemary Rempel
Seats Taken: 4/15
2015
Environmental & Ecological Sys (4c)
  • Ariel Alexandra Rosemary Rempel
Seats Taken: 0/15
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