The course prepares the students to understand the role of environmental systems in building design, and how to apply principles of building science such as the building heat balance, solar heat gain and daylighting in the early building design, through calculations and simulations. Issues of climate, health and environmental sustainability are explored as they relate to architecture in its natural context. The classes include lectures, site visits and lab sessions.
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