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Independent Study in Building Technology

Units arranged · Graduate

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.
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • Andersen, M. “Generalization of the Direct Sky Component Calculation to Openings of Arbitrary Tilt Angle.” Leukos 1, no. 2 (2004): 39-56.
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • Reinhart, C., and K. Voss. “Monitoring Manual Control of Electric Lighting and Blinds.” Lighting Research and Technology 35, no. 3 (2003): 243-260.
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • Reinhart, C. “Lightswitch-2002: A Model for Manual and Automated Control of Electric Lighting and Blinds.” Solar Energy 77 (2004): 15-28.
    Listed reading
  • Reinhart, C., and M. Andersen. “Development and Validation of a Radiance Model for a Translucent Panel.” Energy and Buildings (June 2005). (Draft.)
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • Reinhart, C. “Daylight Availability and Manual Lighting Control in Office Buildings - Simulation Studies and Analysis of Measurements.” PhD Thesis, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 2001.
    Listed reading
  • Andersen, M. “Light Distribution through Advanced Fenestration Systems.” Building Research and Information 30, no. 4 (2002): 264-281.
    Listed reading
  • ———. “Innovative Bidirectional Video-goniophotometer for Advanced Fenestration Systems.” PhD Thesis, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland, 2004.
    Listed reading
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
    Reading assignment
  • Fernandez, John. “Emerging Materials: A Brave New World Requires Brave New Materials.” Architecture Boston . March-April 2005. pp. 31-33.
    Listed reading
  • ———. “From Kaolin to Kevlar Emerging Materials for Inventing New Architecture.” Journal of Architectural Education (2004): 54-65.
    Listed reading
  • Ashby, M. F. “Multi-Objective Optimization in Material Design and Selection.” Acta Metallurgica Inc. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. 2000.
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • ———. “Manufacturing Process Selection in Engineering Design. Part 2: A Methodology for Creating Task-based Process Selection Procedures.” Materials and Design 19 (1998): 217-230.
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • 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.
    Listed reading
  • SES #: Lecture 2 · TOPICS: Responsibility in Materials Use · readings: Reading Packet 2
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: Lecture 4 · TOPICS: An Industrial Ecology of Construction · readings: Reading Packet 4
    Reading assignment

Prerequisites & course information

Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall, IAP, Spring) Units arranged Can be repeated for credit.

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