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Independent Study in Building Technology
Supplementary work on individual basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff.
January IAP 2006 · Natural Light in Design
Topics
- Welcome, class introduction, design project (teams formed on following morning)
- General introduction to daylighting (benefits, design issues, thermal aspects, built examples)
- Introduction to building simulation (why simulations for architects, tools used in this course)
- Hands-on exercise: Students to repeat DF, solar shading and daylight aautonomy analyses on their own
- End of first day
- Miscellany: Announcements, organization of design project teams
- Hands-on exercises: Import geometries and materials from other programs (SketchUp, AutoCAD®)
- Specialty topics (to be suggested by participants before the workshop)
- Hands-on exercises: Participants start working on their own models (participants will have the opportunity to discuss their project ideas with the instructors)
- Continue previous activities
- End of second day
- Welcome
- Team 1: Buro Happold project on daylit parking
- Team 2: Façade renovation vs. transformation project on building 26
- Team 3: Payette project on Aga Khan University
- Team 4: Sasaki project on Sacred Heart University
- Team 5: Fanning/Howey project on schools
- Team 6: Design project on greenhouse/patio space
- IES virtual environment demonstration
- Team 7: Design project on hospital patient room
- Team 8: Green roundtable project on Nexus Center
- Team 9: Andelman/Lelek project on simulation tools comparison
- General discussion about projects, workshop and software capabilities
- End of workshop
Readings
- Perez, R., R. Seals, and J. Michalsky. “All-weather Model for Sky Luminance Distribution - Preliminary Configuration and Validation.” Solar Energy 50, no. 3 (1993): 235-245.
- Nabil, A., and J. Mardaljevic. “Useful Daylighting Illuminance: A New Paradigm for Assessing Daylight in Buildings.” Lighting Research and Technology 37, no. 1 (2005): 41-59.
- Andersen, M. “Generalization of the Direct Sky Component Calculation to Openings of Arbitrary Tilt Angle.” Leukos 1, no. 2 (2004): 39-56.
- Walknehorst, O., J. Luther, C. Reinhart, and J. Timmer. “Dynamic Annual Daylight Simulations Based on One-hour and One-minute Means of Irradiance Data.” Solar Energy 72, no. 5 (2002): 385-395.
- Reinhart, C., and S. Herkel. “The Simulation of Annual Daylight Illuminance Distributions - A State-of-the-art Comparison of Six RADIANCE-based Methods.” Energy and Buildings 32 (2000): 167-187.
- Reinhart, C., and K. Voss. “Monitoring Manual Control of Electric Lighting and Blinds.” Lighting Research and Technology 35, no. 3 (2003): 243-260.
- Reinhart, C., and O. Walkenhorst. “Validation of Dynamic RADIANCE-based Daylight Simulations for a Test Office with External Blinds.” Energy and Buildings 33 (2001): 683-697.
- Reinhart, C. “Lightswitch-2002: A Model for Manual and Automated Control of Electric Lighting and Blinds.” Solar Energy 77 (2004): 15-28.
- Reinhart, C., and M. Andersen. “Development and Validation of a Radiance Model for a Translucent Panel.” Energy and Buildings (June 2005). (Draft.)
- Andersen, M., L. Michel, C. Roecker, and J-L. Scartezzini. “Combining Time-efficient Goniophotometry with Scale Model Studies in a Unique Instrument.” Energy and Buildings 33 (2001): 417-431.
- Andersen, M., C. Roecker, and J-L. Scartezzini. “Design of a Time-efficient Video-goniophotometer Combining Bidirectional Functions Assessment for Transmission and Reflection.” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 88 (2005): 97-118.
- Reinhart, C. “Daylight Availability and Manual Lighting Control in Office Buildings - Simulation Studies and Analysis of Measurements.” PhD Thesis, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 2001.
- Andersen, M. “Light Distribution through Advanced Fenestration Systems.” Building Research and Information 30, no. 4 (2002): 264-281.
- ———. “Innovative Bidirectional Video-goniophotometer for Advanced Fenestration Systems.” PhD Thesis, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland, 2004.
Spring 2005 · Emergent Materials II
Topics
- Software Introduction
- Material Properties and Selection
- Material Families and Emerging Materials
- Responsibility in Materials Use
- Data Input
- New Materials and Architectural Form
- Application to Design
- An Industrial Ecology of Construction
- Design Proposals
- In-class Project Presentations
Readings
- SES #: Lecture 1 · TOPICS: Material Properties and Selection · readings: Reading Packet 1
- Fernandez, John. “Emerging Materials: A Brave New World Requires Brave New Materials.” Architecture Boston . March-April 2005. pp. 31-33.
- ———. “From Kaolin to Kevlar Emerging Materials for Inventing New Architecture.” Journal of Architectural Education (2004): 54-65.
- Ashby, M. F. “Multi-Objective Optimization in Material Design and Selection.” Acta Metallurgica Inc. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. 2000.
- Lovatt, A. M., and H. R. Shercliff. “Manufacturing Process Selection in Engineering Design. Part 1: The Role of Process Selection.” Materials and Design 19 (1998): 205-215.
- ———. “Manufacturing Process Selection in Engineering Design. Part 2: A Methodology for Creating Task-based Process Selection Procedures.” Materials and Design 19 (1998): 217-230.
- Johnson, K. W., P. M. Langdon, and M. F. Ashby. “Grouping Materials and Processes for the Designer: An Application of Cluster Analysis.” Materials and Design 23 (2002): 1-10.
- Fridley, Kenneth J. “Wood and Wood-based Materials: Current Status and Future of a Structural Material.” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (March/April 2002): 91-96.
- Petry, Thomas M., and Dallas N. Little. “Review of Stabilization of Clays and Expansive Soils in Pavements and Lightly Loaded Structures: History, Practice, and Future.” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (November/December 2002): 447-460.
- Bentur, Arnon. “Cementitious Materials – Nine Millennia and A New Century: Past, Present, and Future.” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (January/February 2002): 2-22.
- Bakis, C. E., L. C. Bank, V. L. Brown, E. Cosenza, J. F. Davalos, J. J. Lesko, A. Machida, S. H. Rizkalla, and T. C. Triantafillou. “Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Construction: State-of-the-Art Review.” Journal of Composites for Construction (May 2002): 73-87.
- SES #: Lecture 2 · TOPICS: Responsibility in Materials Use · readings: Reading Packet 2
- SES #: Lecture 4 · TOPICS: An Industrial Ecology of Construction · readings: Reading Packet 4
Prerequisites & course information
Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall, IAP, Spring) Units arranged Can be repeated for credit.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗January IAP 2006
- MIT OCW calendar ↗
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Spring 2005
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- MIT OCW calendar ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.