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General
Sustainable Design I focuses on the basic consepts of sustainalble deisgn integrated into existing buidlings. Sustaible development is used as an umbrella in order to investigate concepts of society , economy, environment and culture within the frame of the existing building stock.
Course content
The class focuses on the interior design of existing buildings based on the local climate so that comfort is provided for the users, solar and other RES are utilised, as well as other natural climatic phenomena. In the built environment the improvement of of environmental quality refers to four basic concepts: the creation of comfort areas, the utilisation of RES, the creation of spaces with high environmental quality and the use of natural resources.
Programme aims
The class aims to the unrestanding of the basic concepts of sustianable design and thir implemetation into a design project. The following concepts are investigated: Thermal tranfer Energy Solar radiation – shading, etc Passive design Ventilation Comfort Lighting Materials External space-landscape
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding
Knowledge and understanding of issues of sustainable building both historically as well as the contemporary technologies. Ability to implement the former knowledge to existing problems regarding both interior design as well as the building shell.
Bibliography
– Ενέργεια στην Αρχιτεκτονική, συλλογικός τόμος, Εκδόσεις Μαλλιάρης.
– Ecoδομείν, Βιοκλιματικός Σχεδιασμός Κτιρίων και Εφαρμογές Ανανεώσιμων Πηγών Ενέργειας, εκδόσεις Ψύχαλος.
– Ανδρεαδάκη, Ε., 2006, Βιοκλιματικός Σχεδιασμός, Περιβάλλον και Βιωσιμότητα, University Studio Press, Θεσσαλονίκη.
– Green Architecture Now!, Taschen.
– Anink, D., Boonstra Ch. and John Mak, 1996, Handbook of Sustainable Building, An Environmental Preference Method for Selection of Materials for Use in Construction and Refurbishment, James & James, UK.
– Bougdah, Hocine and Stephen Sharples ,2010, Environment, Technology and Sustainability, TOA2, Taylor and Francis.
– Guzowski, Mary, 2010, Towards Zero Energy Architecture, New Solar Design, Lawrence King, London.
– Plummer, Henry, 2009, The Architecture of Natural Light, Thames & Hudson, UK.
– Randall, Thomas, (ed by), 2003, Sustainable Urban Design, An environmental Approach, Spon Press, London and New York.
– Van Uffelen, Chris, 2012, Passive Houses, energy efficient homes, Braun Publishing AG.