ARC327   Environment and Technology 5   (10 credits)

Description

The overall aim of the Environment and Technology modules is to provide the knowledge and ability in building technology, environmental design and construction methods that are necessary to undertake design projects in the Design Studio.  This module (ARC327) and the following module (ARC308) are paired thematically and present principles of people and comfort, including in this module: -  human comfort, human experience and architectural spatial qualities regarding lighting, daylighting and thermal perception -  an understanding of passive heating, cooling and ventilation of buildings considering operational energy (operational carbon) Note that ARC327 is accompanied by sister-modules ARC307 (for LSC students) and ARC377 (for CIV students), which share content and assessment at the point of delivery. ARC308 is similarly accompanied by the sister-module ARC378 (for CIV students).

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