Terri Meyer Boake, BES, BArch, MArch, LEED AP Associate Professor School of Architecture University of Waterloo email: tboake@uwaterloo.

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Arch 226: Environmental Building Design

Fall 2007: Course Home Page

course outline
last updated September 1, 2007 Course Description : As the Climate Change topic is heating up, this course is designed to evolve in order to bring you up to date with current initiatives in the field. This course centers on issues surrounding the integration of Sustainable and Passive Design principles, into conceptual and practical architectural design. Topics will include: interstitial space and light access, daylighting, PV, wind, double skin technologies, Cradle 2 Cradle, Design for Disassembly, Zero Carbon/Carbon Neutral strategies and other sustainability initiatives. Case studies will be used extensively as a vehicle to discuss the success/failure of ideas and their physical applications. The term will focus on the use of the LEED Evaluation System as a means to both design and evaluate the relative "greenness" of buildings, as well as to understand the global implications of sustainable buildings. Research and design projects require that the students engage the specific technological notions presented within the course in the physical discourse of architecture. Teaching Assistants: Christina Carydis, Kate Gould

Schedule of Classes: Mondays, 2:00 to 5:00 pm PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE 5 "POP" QUIZZES THROUGHOUT THE TERM. EACH IS VALUED AT 3% OF YOUR FINAL GRADE. FAILURE TO WRITE 2 OF THESE WILL CONSTITUTE FAILURE OF THE COURSE. THESE QUIZZES WILL BE BASED UPON VISUALS PRESENTED IN THE CLASS. THE POWERPOINTS FROM THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE POSTED.

Sustainable Design and the Implications of the LEED Rating System: A discussion of ecological design principles and broad scale urban approaches to sustainable Sept developments. A detailed explanation of the workings of the LEED Rating System. A selection of case studies will be used to discuss various approaches to incorporating sustainable design 10 objectives into architectural design. Discussion will include material selection, embodied energy, recycling initiatives, quality and durability as attitudes, implications of life cycle costing. READ: Lechner. Chapters 1 to 5. Course Notes: (review) http://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/125-Ch2.pdf http://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/125-Ch3.pdf http://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/125-Ch4.pdf http://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/125-Ch5.pdf Solar Today Article, Its the Architecture, Stupid! (review) http://www.backspace.com/notes/images/its_the_architecture.pdf Canadian Architect Article "LEED: A Primer" link Canadian Architect Article "Sustainability and Steel: Integration" link Architecture and Global Warming: www.architectureweek.com Project #1: Light Access and the Residential Development (20%) Handed out PREPARE FOR QUIZ 1 READING ASSIGNMENT (5%): A Road Map for Natural Capitalism Students will read a summary of the book's basic business case reprinted from the Harvard Business Review (May-June 1999) and write an in class quiz during Class 3. Downloadable PDF: http://www.natcap.org/images/other/HBR-RMINatCap.pdf 2 Verifying and Marketing Green Buildings: Selling environmental design requires quantification and data. We will look at some of the Green Building Sept tools and evaluation methods; including Green Building Advisor software, Athena Environmental Impact Estimator, ENVest, LEED, and Green Globe Standards. 17 Some of the information for this lecture will be derived from the RAIC Seminar, SDCB 201 2002. Please refer to this online material for more information on LEED: The U.S. Green Building Council (authors of LEED): http://www.usgbc.org/ The Canada Green Building Council (authors of LEED Canada): http://www.cagbc.ca/ 3 Quiz 1: A Road Map for Natural Capitalism (In-class 5%) Lighting in Buildings: Sept Detailed look at the use of light in buildings from the point of view of issues of source, quantity, quality, 24 human response, glare, room use, control, strategies, applications. The importance of natural lighting, both from an energy conservation point of view, as well as the aesthetic impact of natural light on interior architecture and the function of space. READ: Lechner. Chapter 12 and 13 Refer to material under Lighting Design on Square One website. http://www.squ1.com/site.html Daylighting in Canada 1.5MB pdf Daylighting Guide by Lawrence Berkeley Labs 1.0MB pdf

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Lighting in Buildings: Continued... Look at building case studies. Good website on integrated daylighting and artificial lighting: link Archive of the original Square One website - great info on lighting: link Hand out Project #2: Sustainable Building Detailed Case Study 20% This project will involve a team of 3 to 4 students conducting detailed research into the sustainable design aspects of a building. The students must prepare a 2,000 word research paper (to include full bibliography and references), prepare detailed drawings of significant environmental/daylighting aspects of the building, conduct a preliminary LEED analysis of the project, prepare a scale model of a significant portion of the building/wall for heliodon testing, and present their findings using Powerpoint in class (15 minutes). A sign up sheet will be made available for your group to select a case study. full project outline

Oct 8 5 Oct 15

Thanksgiving -- Holiday The Tectonics of the Double Skin: A detailed discussion using numerous case studies of double faade envelope design, highlighting buffer, extract air, twin face and hybrid systems. The findings of the masters level course on double ski case studies will be presented as well as a compressed version of the RAIC course on Advanced Curtain Wall Systems from Fall 2003, highlighting some of the work of Transsolar. Course Notes: http://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/ds/title.html Project #1: Residential Lighting Study Presentations Active Systems: The Role of Photovoltaics and Wind Power in Sustainable Design How can the use of active systems (pv, wind, solar thermal, etc.) benefit sustainable design. How do these systems work? When are they appropriate? links to more information on environmental heating systems, trickle vents http://www.windpower.org/en/tour/wres/index.htm Philosophies of Sustainable Design: Gunning for Carbon Neutral!!

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Nov Cradle to Cradle (aka c2c): 5 Understanding the life cycle of building materials and how this both affects, and can be worked into the design of sustainable buildings. This will reflect on the key work of William McDonough. This lecture will also look at detailing with some of the lower technology systems such as strawbale and rammed earth. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way we Make Things http://www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.htm Cradle to Cradle Case Studies: http://www.mcdonough.com/writings_c2c_case_studies.htm Cradle to Cradle Design Protocol: http://www.mbdc.com/c2c_mbdp.htm C2C Competition outcomes: http://www.c2c-home.org/ More links: http://www.designboom.com/eng/funclub/cradle.html http://www.forbes.com/home/manufacturing/2004/12/15/cz_ag_1215beltway.html http://www.archidose.org/Apr05/041805.html Design for Disassembly (aka DfD):

A philosophy of design that requires objects to be manufactured with their end life in mind and results in processes that produce less waste and require a revisioning of the design and construction process. Already a requirement for German industry. Real Men are Environmentalists: http://www.elegant-technology.com/TVArelEn.html Design for Disassembly (philosophy) by Jonathan Larson: http://www.eleganttechnology.com/TVAdfd.html Did Anyone Really Believe there were Weapons of Mass Destruction?: http://www.eleganttechnology.com/WMD.html Design for Disassembly (rules) by Tracy Dowie-Bhamra: http://www.co-design.co.uk/design.htm Design for Disassembly and Deconstruction: http://www.archrecord.com/resources/conteduc/archives/0410edit-1.asp Design for the Environment (aka DfE): Design for Disassembly: http://dfe-sce.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/dfestra/dfestra7/dfestra7_2_e.html Zero-Waste: http://www.emagazine.com/view/?506 http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/002005.htm 9 Introduction to Computer Assisted Energy Design: Energy-10, and Ecotect Nov Computer simulations are becoming increasingly important as a means to both create and validate environmentally motivated designs. Several types of software are available for use, each with their 12 advantages and disadvantages. Caroline Prochazka's Masters Thesis is focussed on a comparative analysis of these and other simulation/design programs and their relevance to daylighting and energy issues. link . 10 Case Study Presentations: Groups 1 thru 9 Attendance for these presentations is mandatory. The point is to learn from seeing all case Nov studies, not just by doing your own. All material is to be submitted at the beginning of class. Groups will be called to present on a random basis. ALL PROJECTS DUE AT THIS TIME - I will 19 collect everyone's CDs with their powerpoints. Students will be allowed 10 to 15 minutes each for the presentation of their Powerpoint and heliodon models. 11 Case Study Presentations: Groups 10 thru 18

Nov Students will be allowed 15 minutes each for the presentation of their Powerpoint and heliodon models. 26 WRAP-UP: Building technology, environmental design, LEED... where do we do from here? 12 Dec 3 Dec 17 There will only be a class on this day if we need the space to catch up for a snow day or other unforeseen cancellation.

Project due at noon, December 17, 2007 in the front office. If you are completed earlier, submissions will be gladly accepted!

Reference Texts: Required: Lechner, Norbert. Heating, Cooling, Lighting. Course Notes are all available online @ http://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/crsnotes.html Square One Web Site: http://www.squ1.com/site.html Recommended: Cradle 2 Cradle. William McDonough. Brown, G.Z. Sun Wind and Light. Moore, Fuller. Environmental Control Systems. Rocky Mountain Institute. A Handbook for Sustainable Design. Evaluation: Evaluation will be based both on the formal/technical execution of the projects, as well as the seminar presentation of material and contributions to the discussions. Quiz #1: 5% Quizzes: 15% (5 @ 3% each) Project 1: Residential Lighting Study 20% Project 2: Case Study 20% Project 3: Design Project 40% Total: 100%

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