Syllabus

Weeks Date Topics Assignments
Week 01 22.09.2015 Holiday  
Week 02 29.09.2015 energy, climate and design Hassan Fathy, Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture, 1986, Chapter 1
Week 03 06.10.2015 natural energy sources, renewable and clean energy   
Week 04 13.10.2015 Macroclimate and microclimate assignment-1
Week 05 20.10.2015 Site properties: sun position, solar path diagrams  
Week 06 27.10.2015 Site properties: topography, planting, soil READING
Week 07 03.11.2015 thermophysical properties of building components thermal mass, heat transfer and distribution, thermal control, thermal comfort  
Week 08 10.11.2015 passive solar design; principles of passive heating and cooling  
Week 09 17.11.2015 Wind effect and air movement inside and outside of the building  
Week 10 24.11.2015 Design with climate – cases in urban scale  
Week 11 01.12.2015 Design with climate – cases in urban scale assignment-2
Week 12 08.12.2015 Design with climate – cases in building scale  
Week 13 15.12.2015 Design with climate – cases in building scale  
Week 14 22.12.2015 Design with climate case studies