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Description
This module equips students with essential tools to navigate the complex landscape of sustainable building design and resilience. It empowers students to evaluate the efficacy of passive design strategies in mitigating and adapting to the climate emergency. The module explores strategies including natural ventilation, mixed mode ventilation, passive solar heating and cooling, whilst addressing embodied carbon in domestic building design. It also confronts multifaceted challenges, such as the impact of vector-borne diseases on human habitats, using local and indigenous materials, cultural aspects, etc. This holistic approach encompasses passive building solutions and operational concerns and underscores the urgency of adapting our designs to confront the climate emergency and its interconnected challenges.
Module learning outcomes:
At the end of this module, students will be able to:
鈥� Know the different passive design options for various types of buildings.
鈥� Understand how passive design systems play a role in mitigating and adapting to the climate emergency.
鈥� Use modelling techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of natural ventilation, mixed mode ventilation, and passive solar options for buildings.
鈥� Undertake a group design project to give advice on bioclimatic design.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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