COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMINAR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 6041 SEMINAR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ABDULLAH SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Structural Construction Design
Structural Construction Design

Course Objective

An examination of buildings that were built in different environments, climates with different materials and structure, function and form. The selected buildings are compared according to their plans, function and settlement characteristics and the adequate one is being chosen.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the environmental performance of buildings.
2   Recognize performance criteria.
3   Analyse different sample buildings by performance criteria.
4   Apply different performance criteria on a sample.
5   Evaluate different samples by performance criteria.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, and explanation of the course and its content.
2 Concepts relative to the environmental performance of buildings.
3 Introduction of peformance criteria of buildings.
4 Introduction of peformance criteria of buildings.
5 Examination of different sample buildings by performance criteria.
6 Examination of different sample buildings by performance criteria.
7 Examination of different sample buildings by performance criteria.
8 Application performance criteria on sample buildings.
9 Application performance criteria on sample buildings.
10 Mid-Term Exam
11 Evaluation of sample buildings by performance criteria.
12 Evaluation of sample buildings by performance criteria.
13 Evaluation of sample buildings by performance criteria.
14 Evaluation of sample buildings by performance criteria.

Recomended or Required Reading

N.Şen,Yapı Strüktürüne Iklim Etkisi,Doktora tezi
G G Schierle 1990- 2006, Architectural Structures, Aisc data, American Instutute of Steel Construction, Inc.
Danel E. Williams, Sustainable Design, Ecology, Architecture and Planning.
Peter Gevorkian, Phd, P.E., Alternative Energy Systems in Building Design.
Quentin Pickard, The Architects' Handbook
Joseph Lano, Edward Allen, Architectural Detailing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + FCG * 0.5
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Final %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course is taught in a lecture, individual research, individual study and dicussion format.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

abdullah.sonmez@deu.edu.tr, 0 232 301 84 90

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 50 50
Preparation for final exam 1 50 50
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.411
LO.511

CONTACT INFORMATION
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