Architecture, Energy and Climate. Basics for the design of the Well-Tempered House

Code:

50139C5

Acronym:

AC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Building Technology

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Arquitectura (A)
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Degree in Architecture

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIARQ	53	MIARQ	4	-	3	-	81
			5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

In the classes the following thematic groups are crossed:

1. Introduction

1.1. Premise: Directive 2010/31 / EU and the urgency of the good energy performance of buildings, within the framework of sustainable development;
1.2. High-tech or Low-tech? Contemporary problems in the design of the well-tempered house

2. Energy in Architecture

2.1. The nineteenth-century thermodynamic parable: from Orson Fowler to Keck & Keck architecture;
2.2. The demand of the 18ºC and the thermal inadequacy of the modern Machine à Habiter;
2.3. The Solar House, the Well-Tempered Architecture of Reyner Banham and the Team XX;
2.4. Energy and low carbon design. ZEB: Zero Energy Buildings.

3. Physical phenomena associated with climate and comfort

3.1. Physiology, environment and comfort;
3.2. Bioclimatic interpretation of atmospheric conditions;
3.3. Mechanisms of energy exchange and retention;
3.4. Hygrothermal comfort, ventilation regimes and comfort standards;

4. Building design strategies from passive solutions of environmental control to technological innovation

4.1. Between the earth and the sky. Vernacular architecture as a bioclimatic apparatus;
4.2. Passive solar energy solutions: shading mechanisms and thermal storage; buffering and spatial zoning; ventilation, cavities and fenestrations;
4.3. Transparent or opaque; light or dense; narrow or thick; smooth or rough; light or dark; light or shadow; north or south;
4.4. How much does a building weigh? Identification of new and old materials towards a sustainable construction.

Mandatory literature

Banham Reyner; The architecture of the well-tempered enviroment
Olgyay Victor; Arquitectura y clima. ISBN: 84-252-1488-2
Klaus Daniels; Low-Tech, Light-Tech, High-Tech. ISBN: 3-7643-6329-0
Stewart Brand; How buildings learn. ISBN: 0-75380-050-0
Edwards Brian; Sustainable architecture. ISBN: 0-7506-4134-7
F. Javier Neila González; Arquitectura bioclimática en un entorno sostenible. ISBN: 978-84-89150-64-5
Christian Schittich; Solar architecture. ISBN: 3-7643-0747-1
Manfred Hegger e outros; Energy Manual. Sustainable Architecture, Birkauser, 2008. ISBN: 978-3-7643-8764-8
Roberto Gonzalo; Passive house design. ISBN: 978-3-95553-220-8
Crowe Norman; Nature and the idea of a man-made world. ISBN: 0-262-03222-8
Orlando Ribeiro; Portugal. ISBN: 972-9230-39-0
Soromenho-Marques Viriato; Metamorfoses. ISBN: 972-1-05545-X
Associação dos Arquitectos Portugueses; Arquitectura Popular em Portugal
Rudofsky Bernard; Architecture without architects. ISBN: 0-8263-1004-4

Complementary Bibliography

Energy Research Group; A^green Vitruvius. ISBN: 972-97668-2-7
Moita Francisco; Energia solar passiva
Yeang Ken; proyectar con la naturaleza. ISBN: 84-252-1763-6
Fernández-Galiano Luis; Fire and memory. ISBN: 0-262-56133-6
Papanek Victor; The green imperative. ISBN: 0-500-27846-6
Paricio Ignacio; La protección solar. ISBN: 84-923125-3-X
Fernandes Eduardo Guimarães de Oliveira 1943- 340; Energy and Buildings for temperate climates
Abalos, Iñaki ; Ensayos sobre termodinâmica, arquitectura y belleza, Actar, 2015
Allen Edward; How buildings work. ISBN: 0-19-509100-0
Ribeiro Orlando; Geografia de Portugal. ISBN: 972-9230-25-0
Thomas Herzog; Facade construction manual. ISBN: 3-7643-7109-9
Mark Dekay; Sun, wind & light. ISBN: 978-0-470-94578-0
RIBA; Principles Of Low Carbon Design and Refurbishment, RIBA, 2017. ISBN: 978 0 9561064 0 7
RIBA; Low carbon design tools, RIBA, 2009. ISBN: 978 1 85946 295 9
LNEC; Sustentabilidade ambiental da habitação, LNEC, 2010

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course syllabus contents are developed in master classes. Through case studies, the lecture will seek to systematize and put in relation to the technical-scientific data, the constructive solutions and the architectural forms. In this theoretical time, circumstantially and to monitor individual work, students will be invited to discuss some of the exposed subjects and to reflect on problems raised, confronting them with the chosen building to be analyzed. At the beginning of the semester, students are invited to developt an analytical and critical reflexion about a building or a theme work, presented in the form of an A4 file or a 120x120cm poster

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Trabalho de investigação	43,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Frequência das aulas	18,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

75% frequency registration, participation in classes and positive classification in the individual work.

Calculation formula of final grade

The assessment will be continuous with as a weighting factors to assign the classification the presence, participation in classes and the quality of the individual work in the face of problems and challenges.

The final classification will be calculated taking into account the following weighting factors: presence in class - 40% attendance - 10%, individual work - 50%.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with applicable legislation.

Classification improvement

The assessment will be global and continuous without final exam in accordance with applicable legislation.