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| ARCH2007-2 | Environmental design of buildings in the context of sustainable development
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 30h Pr, 2d FW |
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| Holder(s) : | Sigrid Reiter |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | This course on environmental design of buildings includes a theoretical part and an architectural project.
This course teaches principles of sustainable development, principles and techniques of environmental buildings and different methods for evaluating the environmental quality of buildings.
The course content includes :
- the concept of sustainable development,
- sustainable development principles applied to architecture,
- principles of buildings environmental design,
- how to reduce energy consumption in buildings,
- environmental water management,
- criteria for selecting environmental construction materials,
- waste management,
- quality of the indoor environment (comfort, health),
- the method HQE (High Environmental Quality) and a few other methods for evaluating the environmental quality of buildings. |
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| Course objective : | The course objectives are:
- Understanding the issues and principles of sustainable development in architecture.
- Learning the principles and techniques of buildings environmental design.
- Knowing the method HQE, its advantages and gaps compared to other methods for evaluating the environmental quality of buildings.
- Integrating these theoretical skills in a practical design project of an environmental building. |
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| Prerequisites : | None. |
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| Workshops : | The goal is to design an environmental building. This project is a unique educational experience : students from the University of Liege collaborate with students of the Ecole nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Nancy thanks to a Digital Collaborative Studio created by Lucid (University of Liège): a shared design environment. |
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| Organization : | First semester, on Tuesday from 16 pm to 18pm. |
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| Written notes : | The slides accompanying the oral presentation are available in pdf format via WebCT |
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| Assessment : | The assessment focuses on:
- a written examination on the course.
- a final presentation of the environmental
design project. |
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| Contacts : | Prof. Sigrid Reiter
Chemin des chevreuils, 1 (Bât. B52/3)
4000-Liège
BELGIUM
tél.: +32 (0)4 366 94 82
fax: +32 (0)4 366 29 09
e-mail: sigrid.reiter@ulg.ac.be
www.lema.ulg.ac.be |
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