COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL STUDIO

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 380	B	5	2	4	0	4	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Sokol Dervishi , Tuesday 16:00-17:00
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:	A 127
Course Description:	Climate and climatic elements, climatic comfort, design parameters related to built environment which are effective on climate and energy control (site, orientation, building envelope, building form, building distance, etc.), design of built environment as energy efficient passive climatization system. Definition of light, photometry, visual comfort, design parameters related to built environment which are effective on light control (windows, room dimensions, reflectivity of internal surfaces, obstructions, artificial light sources, etc.), design of natural lighting system, design of artificial lighting system and installation, integrated lighting system. Sound, human health and noise relation, acoustical comfort, design parameters related to built environment which are effective on noise control (site, building distances and orientation, room form, building envelope, obstructions, etc.), design of built environment as noise control system, acoustical design of halls (for speech and music).Heating systems and their elements, integration of these systems and their elements with architecture, ventilation systems and their elements, acclimatization systems and their elements. Water supply system of buildings and its elements, waste water system and its elements, sanitary application. Fire control, design parameters related to built environment which are effective on fire control (settlement density, organization of rooms, fire stairs, etc.), design of built environment as passive and active fire safety systems. Regulations current in Albania (fire regulation, noise regulation, heat control regulation, etc.)
Course Objectives:	1. Examine the given conditions (site conditions, climate, daylight, noise climate); 2. Establish the limits of desirable or acceptable conditions (temperatures, lighting and acceptable noise levels); 3. Attempt to control these variables (heat, light and sound) by passive means (by the building itself) as far as practicable; 4. Provide for energy-based services (heating, cooling, electric lighting, amplification or masking sound) only for the residual control task.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Climate and climatic elements, climatic comfort, design parameters related to built environment which are effective on climate and energy control
2	Design of built environment as energy efficient passive climatization system. Introduction to passive house design and zero energy building concepts
3	The science of lighting. Light and optics, Measurements of light and other radiant energy, vision and perception, color of light
4	Lighting engineering. Light sources, luminaries, daylighting, lighting calculations
5	Quality of the visual environment, Lighting applications. Office lighting, educational facilities, hospitality facilities and entertainment lighting, Lighting for public places and institutions, theater and television, roadway lighting…
6	Heat, the thermal environment. Physics of heat, heat and temperature, heat and flow, airflow. Thermal comfort. Climate
7	Thermal behavior of buildings, solar control, ventilation systems and their elements. Thermal design: Passive control, passive control of heat flow, climatic design archetypes, condensation and moisture control, microclimate control
8	Thermal design: Active controls HVAC. Heating, local and central heating. Hot water supply.
9	Ventilation and air conditioning systems: Mechanical ventilation systems, air ventilation systems, integration
10	Sound: The Sonic environment, physics of sound, attributes of sound, propagation of sound, acoustic quantities.
11	Noise control. Sound transmission in a free field, in buildings. Control of the environment noise. Barriers and sound insulation. Noise control by absorption
12	Room acoustics, requirements, room size and shape. Room surfaces, acoustical design concepts of halls/theaters
13	Project Presentation
14	Project Presentation

Prerequisite(s):	no
Textbook:	1. Introduction to Architectural science, the basis of sustainable design 2. The IESNA lighting handbook 3. Daylighting - Natural Light in Architecture 4. Handbook Of Thermal Analysis Of Construction Materials
Other References:	Scientifics papers, based on the topics
Laboratory Work:	yes
Computer Usage:	REVIT, Dialux Evo, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint presentation
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Able to recognize the most important issues in building physics and to implement into building design with sustainability and energy efficiency
2	Know how to develop scientific research on energy efficient, lighting design related issues, how to organize and propose solutions regarding different aspects of environmental design for different building typologies.
3	Design and implement acoustic solutions, fire safety for different building categories

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Project	2	22.5
Final Exam	1	40
Attendance		15
Other	1
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	6	96
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	2	28
Mid-terms	1	2	2
Assignments	1	3	3
Final examination	1	3	3
Other	1	18	18
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6