| Course Unit Title | PASSIVE CLIMATIC DESIGN III |
| Course Unit Code | APXE31 |
| Course Unit Details | Int.M. Architectural Engineering (Architectural Electives) - BA Architecture (Architectural Electives) - |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- To understand the most common construction system in Cyprus, Greece and generally over the Eastern Mediterranean area is the so called ‘’ Concrete Structures’’. This construction system uses reinforced concrete leasing components, brick wall construction and plaster finishing.
- To realise that today the planet earth is experiencing unprecedented development for mankind's overpopulation, global warming and climate change, limiting the available sources of energy and valuable materials and financial crisis. Already the European Union requires testing, improving and changing the way we conduct quality of both existing and new constructions.
- To provide further knowledge: a) on the development and dissemination of concepts on Bioclimatic Architecture, b) on benign and renewable energy sources, c) on the search and investigation on the design and building design which features from the beginning of the building concept natural ventilation and lighting, shading and insulation sufficient to meet current local climate demands with the minimum expenditure of energy.
- To provide the necessary relevant knowledge by a small residential design exercise that meets the above objectives.
- To impress the importance of appropriate choice, both in terms of construction methods and the available building materials, which will strengthen and better reflect the architectural concept and idea, the course seeks a deepening in the manufacturing methods used in the construction process focusing on concrete structures.
- To deepen in the area of architectural technology. More specifically the course will address ways in which structures become not only able to withstand external loads, to meet the essential requirements imposed by the immediate natural environment, to bear loads and to withstand stress, but also to acquire high quality architecture through the appropriate design decisions.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | APX331,APX333 | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | J. Gordon, Structures of why things don’t fall down, Da Capo Press,1978
N. Hawkes, MACmillan P.G.,Structures the way things are built, Oxford,1993
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| Course Contents | Technology and Design of the reinforced concrete structure and its components with emphasis on bioclimatic design:
- Framework
- Walls (Internal- External)
- Thermal Insulation
- Coatings and Finishes
- Openings and Frames
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| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Hristos Athanasopoulos, Building construction, design and technology, Hristos Athanasopoulos Edition, 2003.
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| References | - N. Kalogeras, Ch. Kirpotin, G. Makris, I. Papaioannou, S. Rautopoulos, M. Tzitzas, P. Touliatos, Architectural Technology, Symmetria Editions, Athens, 1999.
- W. Huntington-R. Mickadelt, Building Construction Materials and Types of Construction, J. Viley and Sons, 1981.
- Mario Salvadori, Why Buildings stand up- The strength of Architecture, Norton and Co, 1990.
- Mario Salvadori, The bearing structure in architecture, Themeli Editions, Athens, 1981.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of the course is delivered to the students by means of lectures and computer-aided presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the relevant textbooks.
Lectures are supplemented with project work carried out on an individual basis. Students are requested to design and produce construction details for a demanding light structure such as bridge etc. During the semester, course instructors are making comments and corrections on the students’ proposals, at every stage of the process.
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| Assessment methods and criteria | | Project | 80% | | Final Presentation | 20% |
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| Language of instruction | Greek |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
