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School of Environment and Society
- Department of Architecture and Building Engineering
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- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
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- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Murata Ryo
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Intensive (M1-314)
- Group
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- Course number
- ARC.D441
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2017
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2017/3/17
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
Passive solar design is a methodology for architectural design, based on knowledge from environmental engineering, that takes into account the physical properties of buildings. This course deals with the use of natural energies such as light, heat, and wind and the concrete configuration methods of architecture, through historical and modern works.
Students work to acquire systematic knowledge through lectures, create design plans, analyze assigned problems, and give presentations and participate in discussions. Furthermore, to facilitate the education of diverse talent and cooperative learning, English will be used as the primary language, and Japanese as the secondary language.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Learn aspects of the theory and practices of passive solar design
2) Learn to take into account the correlations between architectural objects such as floors, walls, roofs, and windows with environmental effects such as the regulation of light, heat and wind that use these objects
3) Apply gained knowledge and come up with specific ideas through proposing solutions for problems
4) Enhance presentation skills and international sensibility by performing presentations and participating in discussions in English.
Keywords
Passive solar design, Environmental architecture, Sustainability, Architectural design, Architectural planning
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
The first half of the class is devoted to a lecture, the second half is devoted to students' research works and presentations.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Understand the origin of passive design |
| Class 2 | Passive solar design and geographical factors | Understand the geographical factors on passive solar design |
| Class 3 | Passive solar design and historical factors | Understand the historical factors on passive solar design |
| Class 4 | Passive solar design and physical factors | Understand the physical factors on passive solar design |
| Class 5 | Basic theory for passive solar design | Understand the basic theory of passive solar design |
| Class 6 | Design of light | Understand specific methods on design of light |
| Class 7 | Design of air flow | Understand specific methods on design of light |
| Class 8 | Design of heat | Understand specific methods on design of heat |
| Class 9 | Passive heating and passive cooling | Understand the difference between passive heating and passive cooling |
| Class 10 | Passive design and Life cycle assessment | Understand the relationship between passive solar design and LCA |
| Class 11 | Presentation and discussion on design of light | Research and presentation about design of light |
| Class 12 | Presentation and discussion on design of air flow | Research and presentation about design of air flow |
| Class 13 | Presentation and discussion on design of heat | Research and presentation about design of heat |
| Class 14 | Presentation and discussion on design of passive heating and passive cooling | Research and presentation about passive heating and passive cooling |
| Class 15 | Presentation and discussion on design of passive design and Life cycle assessment | Research and presentation about passive solar design |
Textbook(s)
N.A.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Dictionary of methods of passive solar design (SHOKOKUSYA)
The design method of the LCCM demonstration house (KENCHIKU GIJUTSU)
Assessment criteria and methods
Presentation and report.
Related courses
- ESD.D502 ： Sustainable Campus Design
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None required.
