| Course Unit Title | BUILDING PHYSICS - TECHNOLOGY OF THE BUILDING'S SKIN |
| Course Unit Code | BATECH06 |
| Course Unit Details | BA Architecture (Technology and Environment) - |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Identify essential requirements during the design process in issues such as health, comfort and security
- Analyse the building physics and the terminology associated with energy issues, lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation.
- Relate the interaction between climate, energy and sustainability.
- Outline the principles of sunlight and the effects of location, organization of space, form and volume of a design proposal identify the principles of thermal behavior of a building, ventilation and humidity
- Use tables and basic mathematics to calculate the heat loss of a building with a variety of building materials.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents | The main chapters to be taught during the semester are:
• The Climate
• Bioclimatic Architecture Principles
• Thermal and visual comfort of user
• Principles of Thermal Insulation
• Thermal bridges
• Thermal Insulation Materials
• Cooling Strategies
• Computation of Thermal Loss
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| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Andreadaki - Chronaki E., Passive Bioclimatic Architecture – Solar Energy Systems, 1985, Thessaloniki, University Studio Pres
- Guide of Thermal Insulation of Buildings, second edition, 2010, September, Energy Service, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
- Energy Planning, Introduction to Architects, Malliaris Education for the European Commission
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| References | - Energy Design Guide, 2011, Thessaloniki, Building Publishing Ltd.
- Guide of Thermal Insulation & Waterproofing, 2011, Thessaloniki, Building Publishing Ltd.
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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 | | Midterm Exams | 40% | | Final Exams | 60% |
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| Language of instruction | Greek |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
