COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENERGY PROBLEMS IN BUILDING DESIGN

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5124 ENERGY PROBLEMS IN BUILDING DESIGN 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

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MÜJDE ALTIN

Offered to

Architectural Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to give knowledge about energy calculations for buildings to decrease energy requirement of the building and let the students learn how to design a project which is energy conscious by using these calculations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing building regulations and standards about energy efficiency
2   Analyzing the energy requirement and energy effiiency of the building using calculations
3   Recognizing the relationship between architectural design and climate
4   Recognizing the relationship between structural design, construction system and climate
5   Recognizing solar technologies that are used in architecture

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, importance of protection from heat effects in buildings, solving energy problems in building design stage Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
2 General principles of protection from heat effects in buildings (thermal insulation of building components, air permeability of façade components, ability of heat storage), calculations of thermal insulation and definitions (heat transfer, conduction, convection, radiation, heat conductivity, heat transmittance, heat transfer coefficient, heat loss), heat loss calculations Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
3 Heat loss calculations Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
4 Heat loss calculations Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
5 Prevention of transpiration and condensation in buildings, calculations Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
6 Prevention of heat loss in roofs, flat roofs Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
7 Heat insulation of walls Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
8 Heat insulation of floors Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
9 Examination of heat insulation applications Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
10 Solar energy, passive use of solar energy, active use of solar energy, use of solar energy in building design stage Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
11 Examination of building skin-orientation-form relation in the use of solar radiation in building design Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
12 Design of optimum building skin in the control of combined effect of solar radiation and air temperature Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
13 Dimensioning of windows from the viewpoint of optimization of thermal and optical effects of solar energy Students will study the given notes and subjects until next week
14 Mid-term Exam: Submission of the project study

Recomended or Required Reading

- Eicker, U. (2003). Solar technologies for buildings. England: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Özer, M. (1982). Yapılarda Isı-Su Yalıtımları. Istanbul: Özer Yayınları.
- Current literature (books, magazines, etc.) related to the research topics

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, individual research, study and discussion format.

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-Term Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4,LO5)
(Submission of research assignment)
Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3,LO4,LO5)
(Submission of final research assignment)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

This course is taught in a lecture, individual research, individual study and discussion format. Each student either chooses or develops a building project and works individually on this project to analyze energy efficiency of the building and to improve it. Every student in the class should take part during the discussions on these project works. At the end of the semester, each student should submit an individual paper along with the studied and developed project.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mujde.altin@deu.edu.tr, 0 232 301 84 48

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555

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