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ST-77 | Buildings' Physics (1)

Compulsory Course | Hours/Week: 2C | ECTS Credits: 2

Titular:

conf.dr.arh. Mihai Opreanu

Learning outcomes:

Knowledge of the bioclimatic environment factors : heat, water, light, sun, biological factors etc. Energy, substance and information exchanges between man, architecture and environment. Conditions of physiological comfort. The role of architectural design in energy conservation, environmental control and ecological compatibility, in designing new buildings as well as in the rehabilitation of existing buildings.

Content:

Energy, substance and information exchanges between man, architecture and environment. Heat as a form of energy; heat migration paths; thermo-physiology; hygrothermal comfort.
Stationary hygrothermal regime. Heat Transmission through homogenous and non-homogenous elements. Water vapor diffusion. Glaser diagram.
Continuity of the thermal protection of the building skin. Thermal bridges. Physical qualities and characteristics of materials in relation with hygrothermal comfort.
Evaluation of hygrothermal behavior of building skin surfaces. Annual thermal balance.
Distribution of mass and thermal insulation capacity; thermal inertia. Methods of improvement of hygrothermal behavior through architectural design.
Physical and physiological properties of electromagnetic radiation and particularly solar radiation. Greenhouse effect. Natural light in architecture; design criteria and evaluation methods.
Real movement of the earth around the sun; seasons. Apparent movement of sun; solar coordinates. Shade diagram or sundial. Projection (or stereographic) diagram.
Shading mask: theory and practice. Main types of solar protection devices and their shading masks.
Selective solar control using projection diagrams and shading masks.
Stuctural and spatial configurations analyzed from the standpoint of natural light and direct sunlight distribution.
Climatic adaptation— general principles, examples. Solar energy use in architecture.
General ecological criteria in the analysis of materials and structural configurations; “healthy” materials and buildings.
Intelligent buildings. Intelligent building skin components. Complex façade design.
Sustainable development in the built environment.

Teaching Method:

Lectures, slideshows, videos. Short practical applications during lectures.

Assessment:

Optional midterm paper; final oral examination.

Bibliography:

Lecture notes, UAUIM handbooks
Crowther, Ecologic Architecture
Compagno, Intelligent Glass Facades
Watson and Labs, Climatic Building Design
Olgyay & Olgyay, Solar control and Shading Devices, Designing with Climate
Szokolay, Solar Energy and Building
Lam, Sunlight as a Formgiver for Architecture
Vale & Vale, Green Architecture