Module code: CSE5020-B
Maintaining and improving the quality of our environment is important to life and to the quality of life. In depth understanding of the climate and environment are an integral part of the design process. It seeks to help students develop critical stances concerning the role that environmental design plays in facilitating occupants’ satisfaction and comfort in the indoor environment. This module aims to: Introduce the ways buildings use energy; methods of matching these demands through renewables and low-energy systems; and techniques for assessing the carbon footprint and performance of the building using benchmarking, monitoring, and evaluation. Provide students the ability to reflect on the appropriate environmental strategies and systems that respond to the needs of the occupant, building programme and prevailing climate. Offer the opportunity to explore and appreciate the main steady state and dynamic energy flows that occur with and within a building; understanding of the heat loss / gain mechanisms that occur within a building and an appreciation of the integrated ‘servicing’ required to manage these flows. Provide students the ability to integrate environmental design strategies in new as well as in existing buildings (as a means of retrofit) in a rigorous manner using a range of analytical tools and techniques in a creative and rigorous manner Download the PDF for CSE5020-B_2024_5.pdf