ENERGY AND RESOURCES IN ARCHITECTURE

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This lecture and workshop-based course focuses on architectural methods for achieving visual, thermal and acoustical comfort in buildings using primarily non-mechanical means: climate, form, orientation, materials, and structure. Students will learn to analyze energy phenomena and understand energetic implications of a range of design strategies. Principles of sustainable resource management will be introduced. This course is cross-listed with ARCH2700 . (4 credits) spring