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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Arch - Architecture SAR1208 Climatic Design Syllabus

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology SCHOOL OF BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

SAR1208 CLIMATIC DESIGN
L T P Credits Total
Marks
2 0 0 2 100

UNIT 1 SOLAR CHARTS AND SHADING DEVICES 10 Hrs.
Introduction to Sun path diagrams - Angles of Incidence - Horizontal and Vertical Shadow angles - Shadow Mask -
Exercises on plotting shadow angles on sun-path diagrams, Design of solar shading devices for different orientations.

UNIT 2 DESIGN STRATEGY FOR FLOORS, WALLS AND ROOFS 6 Hrs.
Building skin thickness - mass surface absorptance - daylight reflecting surfaces - exterior surface colour - floors, walls
and roofs- size and orientation, location, materials, shape and colours and layers (windows) - insulation outside -
external and internal shading - glass types.

UNIT 3 PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES 7 Hrs.
Passive heating design strategies - heat loss control - passive solar heating - windows - glazed walls - roof space
collectors - transitional spaces - glazed atriums - Passive cooling design strategies - `wall and roof openings for
convective cooling - natural and architectural means of evaporative cooling - radiative cooling through roof - ground
cooling and building underground - transitional spaces - courtyards, patio, veranda.

UNIT 4 DESIGN WITH CLIMATE 7 Hrs.
Climate data analysis for various zones - hot and dry - hot and humid - warm and humid - moderate - cold and cloudy -
cold and dry - composite - climatic context - landscape and vegetation - solar radiation - mean temperature - relative
humidity - precipitation - winds - sky conditions - miscellaneous. Max. 30 Hours

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course the student will be able to
CO1:Familiarizewith the sun as a main design element and imparting knowledge on the sun path diagrams.
CO2:Upgrade the knowledge on heat transfer and the building elements involved in heat transfer of buildings.
CO3:Understandthe materials and design strategies involved in design of the roof, walls and flooring.
CO4:Impart knowledge on the passive design strategies for climate responsive and environmentally sensitive buildings.
CO5:Analyse with the climate data and its components for various regions and design strategies implemented in
different climatic zones.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Koenigsberger O.H., Ingersol T. G., Mayhew A. and Szokolay S.V., Manual of Tropical Housing and Building Part1 - Climatic
Design, Orient Longman Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, 2004.
2. Martin Evans, Housing, Climate and Comfort, Architectural Press, London, 1980
3.Arvind Krishan, Nick Baker, Simons Yannas, Szokolay S.V., Climatic Responsive Architecture: A DesignHandbook for
Energy Efficient Buildings, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi, 2001.
4. Mark Dekay and Brown G.Z., Sun, wind and Light: Architectural design strategies, 3rd edition, John Wiley and sons,
2014
5. Richard Hyde, Climate Responsive Design: A study of buildings in moderate and hot humid climates, E & FN Spon,
London, 2000
6.Vinod Gupta, Energy and Habitat: Town Planning and Building Design for Energy Conservation, John Wiley and sons,
1984
7. David Wright, The Passive Solar Primer: Sustainable Architecture, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2008

End semester examination question paper pattern
(To be distributed uniformly among all the units)
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 2 questions from each unit, each carrying 5 marks :08 x 05 = 40 Marks
PART B: 2 questions from each unit with an internal choice, each carrying 15 marks. : 04 x 15 = 60 Marks