Climate Sensitive Design The International University of Rabat Lecturer: Mohammed Bakkali Level: Master’s Degree Year1 Semester: 2nd February 14th 2017 The School of Architecture The Course Climate Sensitive Design The Course The Language | The course will be ran exclusively in the English language The reason is that most of the technical literature is produced in that language Any student who is facing issues with the general comprehension of the course would need to discuss it with the lecturer – Some strengthening sessions might be organized accordingly The Course The Abstract| Climate change is a major issue and its impacts on the environment are crucial. As design and construction industry, there is a must to develop further awareness and responsibility towards reducing the effects of the built environment on greenhouse gases emissions and further environmental issues whether in emerging economies or not . This course aims to clarify the impact of constructions on the environment and climate change as well as pointing out different outstanding tools for more environmentally friendly and climate sensitive design. The Course Description| The course will focus on the most updated findings on climate sensitive design applied to the built environment. The core sciences of the course will be built on emerging findings from the field of urban meteorology. The built environment via design processes, environmental assessment methods, building regulations and urban planning, in addition to human health and building energy aspects will be included for the applied sciences part for the rest of the curriculum. The Course The Evaluation | The final mark equal to the following: 1- Continuous Evaluation (50% of the final mark) What does it mean? -A 10 minutes’ test will be carried out at the end of every session. The test paper is handed out at the first 5 minutes of each session, falling that deadline a penalty will apply. If a student misses more than three tests, he or she will be at the risk of being rejected from the course’s continuous evaluation and must organize an interview with the course’s lecturer. - Additional home works and exercises may apply. 2- Final Examination (50% of the final mark) The Course The Content | (For more details, please consult the UIR’s Intranet) Session 1| Environmental Modelling Session 2| Local Urban Climate Zoning Session 3| Aerodynamic Properties of Urban Areas Session 4| International Environmental Assessment Methods Session 5| Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) for New Constructions Session 6| Haute Qualite Environnementale within the UIR campus Session 7| Building Form and Environmental Performance The Course The Content | (For more details, please consult the UIR’s Intranet) Session 8| Thermal Models Classification Session 9| Urban Energy Consumption Session 10| Smart Cities Session 11| Passive Design The Course The Targets | Detailed environmental impact assessment Bespoke weather files for building energy simulation Determining the impact of urban surface forces on the atmosphere Sustainability and resilience of the built environment vis-a-vis climate change Sustainable construction materials and new technologies The Course The Targets | Mapping weather hazards Environmental assessment methods Increasing awareness about weather related health issues What is convenient bio climatic or energy passive design International contexts versus Moroccan context What is going on in the industry, is there a change in the professional mentalities? Session 1 Climate Sensitive Design Session 1 Environmental Modelling | The content has not been displayed over the UIR’s intranet so as to avoid any potential intellectual property misunderstandings Test 1 Climate Sensitive Design Test 1 The test paper has been distributed from 15.45 to 15.50 | 1-What is your definition of bio climatic design? 2-What are the design indicators you know about the bio climatic approach when applied to buildings and cities? 3-What do you need to know about this approach as an Architect? 4-How is the construction industry organized either in Morocco or elsewhere? This means, would you need the help of other professionals? If yes, when and/or over which design stage (concept design, design definition and so on and so forth)? 5- What have you understood from today’s session about urban meteorological modelling? Thank you for your attention ! Climate Sensitive Design 2016 - 2017
