arch-4350/6350 environmental controls fall, 2014 lecture: mw 8:10-9:25 am

ARCH-4350/6350ARCH-4350/6350Environmental ControlsEnvironmental Controls

Fall, 2014Fall, 2014

Lecture: MW 8:10-9:25 Lecture: MW 8:10-9:25 AMAM

Recitation: T 2:00-5:00 Recitation: T 2:00-5:00 PMPM

127 AAC

Liberty Park

Washington Square/City County Building

Professor Robert A. Young, FAPT, PE, LEED ap

Office Hours: M+W 9:30-10:30 AM or by appointment

E-mail:young@arch.utah.edu

Phone:(801) 581-3909

Web Site:

http://www.arch.utah.edu/young

Questions of the dayQuestions of the day

What is your experience in environmental control systems?

What would you like to learn about in this course?

Submit to discussion on Canvas.

Course GoalsCourse Goals

1. Enhance student visual literacy in the built environment.

2. Learn to use the built environment as a living learning laboratory.

3. Learn to use architectural form as an environmental control system.

4. Develop the design and communication skills needed to interact with other disciplines.

Textbooks & Other ReadingsTextbooks & Other Readings

Lechner, Norbert. Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects, 3rd Ed., New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

Reserved at the Marriott Library.

Website (http://faculty.arch.utah.edu/young/TEACHING/ARCH4350F14/A4350F14menu.htm)

Canvas

GradingGrading Leadership & Participation 100 points Environmental Stewardship 100

points Vernacular Response 100 points Solar Sculputre 100 points Exams (3@ 100 pts. each) 300

pointsTotal 700 points

Grading Cut Off PercentageGrading Cut Off PercentageA: 93 C: 73A-: 90 C-: 70B+: 87 D+: 67B: 83 D: 63B-: 80 D-: 60C+: 77 E: <60

ExaminationsExaminations

Exams will be open book and open notes and will cover lectures, readings, and site visit materials.

Bring a calculator, a #2 or HB pencil, and any assigned reading materials.

Late PolicyLate Policy

Late work will be penalized one full letter grade for any part of the first calendar day and one full letter grade each day thereafter. For example, an “A” will become a “B” etc.

All previously unsubmitted late work must be turned in by 5:00 PM on the last day of the regular semester classes to receive course completion credit.

Leadership & ParticipationLeadership & Participation

Interaction is an important part of the success of this course.

“90% of success is showing up” —woody allen

Questions are strongly encouraged

Come to class… ask questions…

"The voyage of discovery is "The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new not in seeking new landscapes but in having new landscapes but in having new eyes."eyes."

— — Marcel Marcel ProustProust

Analyzing and designing for the architectural opportunities and constraints afforded by:

Passive Systems

Mechanical & Electrical Systems Architectural Acoustics Utilities

Architectural Form as an Architectural Form as an Environmental Control SystemEnvironmental Control System

Design is:Informed and shaped by the natural elemental forces: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water

Shaped by imposed constraints

Shaped by the physics of sound

Shaped by local building and life safety code requirements

ArchitectInterior Designer

Facility ManagerContractor

Construction Manager

Utility Companies

Civil Engineer

Landscape Architect

Planning &Regulatory Agencies

Mechanical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Structural Engineer

OWNER

Architectural Facilitator