ARCH520 CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
| Course Code: | 1200520 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. İPEK GÜRSEL DİNO |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to address the challenges of climate change (CC) in architectural design. By the end of the course, students will understand and apply design strategies for both climate change adaptation and mitigation, with an awareness and technical knowledge of how climate change impacts the built environment and building performance. Building energy simulations and data analysis tools will be used for performance analyses. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to develop a critical perspective on the relationship between design, technology, and creativity in addressing the challenges posed by climate change.
Course Content
Architectural design strategies for climate change, climate change impacts on the built environment, mitigation and adaptation, urban heat island, sustainable design solutions to new and existing buildings, long-term performance predictions under climate change impacts, specific focus on the use of advanced computational methods such as building energy simulations, parametric/algorithmic modeling, data-analytical and data-driven methods for evaluation and prediction, research by design.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will be able to
- Know architectural design strategies regarding CC adaptation and mitigation.
- Articulate the impacts of climate change (CC) and urban heat island (UHI) on the built environment and building performance
- Know concepts related to global warming, urban heat island, and the thermal response of buildings to the CC
- Learn how to select appropriate materials while designing for CC
- Learn how to incorporate renewable energy technologies for CC
- Use computational tools and methods of design, modeling, simulation and data analysis for climate change impact analysis and actions of mitigation and adaptation in the built environment
- Calculate, analyze and visualize projected building performance objectives related to energy use, environmental footprint, occupant comfort/health
- Learn how to calculate long-term projections of the building performance indicators
- Acquire a critical perspective on the relationship between design, technology and creativity