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Sustainable Design II

Course Code:

Π1-7030

Semester:

F' Semester

Specialization Category:

ΜΓΥ

Course Hours:

4

ECTS:

4

Eclass Link:

https://eclass.uniwa.gr/courses/IA218/


General

The course Sustainable Design II concerns individual specialized issues of Sustainable Construction of buildings and outdoor spaces and their implementation at an experimental level.

Cource content

The course focuses on, among other things, the concept of near Zero Energy Buildings. Consumption of building plays a key role in tackling the energy crisis and therefore detailed issues and energy saving methods will be addressed. In addition to the energy issue, students will be asked to address issues such as project management, resource seeking, project sustainability, user comfort and other means of sustainability. That is, parameters will be investigated not only environmental construction and natural environment but also economic and social. The course focuses on on-site recording and measurements of buildings and urban areas in terms of environmental parameters. The class proposes the sustainable redesign of spaces after the process of environmental recording and parametric software analysis. It also empowers students to critically address the concept of sustainability, formulate critical views on contemporary sustainable design, and envision practices for a more sustainable future.

Programme aims

The course aims for students to gain specialization in the field of Sustainable Building and Urban Design. Students have the opportunity to apply what has been taught in the course Sustainable Design I, which concerned basic principles, in practice. The course is supported by advanced textbooks. It also aims to use the knowledge and understanding they have acquired in a way that demonstrates a professional approach to their work or profession and have skills that are typically demonstrated by developing and supporting arguments and problem solving within their field of knowledge. To have the ability to gather and interpret relevant evidence to formulate judgments involving reflection on relevant social, scientific, or ethical issues. To be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences. Finally, to have developed those skills of acquiring knowledge, which they need to continue in further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding

The student will be able after completing this course to undestand the priciples of Sustainable Design and implement and analyse them both in a theoretical but also into a specific design project.

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