1. Envıronmental Control Studıo
INTERNATIONAL BURCH UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT of
ARCHITECTURE
ARC 254
Envıronmental Control Studıo
Spring Term
Ahmetspahic Erna

2. Timetable and office hours
Class Schedule: Tuesday 13:00-17:00
Office Hour: Open Door Policy

3. Course Objectives
Students will be provided with knowledge on aspects of building environment controls related to architectural planning and design.
To understand the functions and characteristics of environmental control systems and their place in the development of architectural concepts;
Eviromental control studio offers student an understandind systems in design, e.g. (1) visual, (2) spatial, and (3) performance.

4. Textbooks
* Mat Santamouris, Environmental Design of Urban buildings: An Integrated Approach
* Moore, Fuller, Environmental control systems: heating, cooling, lighting. McGraw-Hill, 1993.
* Baird, George, The Architectural Expression of Environmental Control Systems. Taylor & Francis , 2001.
* Peter F. Smith , Arhitecture in a climat of change . A guide to sustainable design

5. Brief Contents Week 1: Course Introduction. CLIMATE as an context.
Week 2: DESIGN STRATEGIES. Streets. Open spaces. Buildings.
Week 3: DESIGN STRATEGIES. Buildings.Zoned organizations.
Week 4: Fundamentals of LIGHT. Daylighting. Electric lighting.
Week 5: ACOUSTICS Design. Fundamentals of Sound.
Week 6: RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES.
Week 7: Sustainable design. Solar arhitecture. PASSIVE SYSTEM
Week 8: EXISTING housing: a challenge and opportunity.
Week 9: MIDTERM EXAM
Week 10: HVAC System
Week 11: Natural Ventilation .HVAC : VENTILATION
Week 12: HVAC: HEATING & COOLING SYSTEMS
Week 13: Energy Code. WIND + WATER
Week 14: Course evaluation + review.

6. Grading Attendance 5% Activity and participation 5% Studio project 40%
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