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