Degree in Architecture Studies

In La Salle you will be trained to become a responsable architect. Likewise, you will acquire the capacity to respond to the needs of society using the most advanced knowledge and technologies

Installations and energy II

Description
1.1. Code: YY025 1.2. Type of course: Mandatory 1.3. Duration: Semester 1.4. ECTS Credits: 6 1.5. Responsible Professor: 1.6. Language: Catalan - Spanish - English
Type Subject
Tercer - Obligatoria
Semester
Second
Course
4
Credits
6.00
Previous Knowledge
Objectives

· Advanced understanding of the responsibility of technicians regarding the basic principles of sustainability, health, conservation of resources, and environmental preservation in building, urban planning, and landscaping.

· Adequate knowledge of physical problems and various technologies, as well as the function of different types of buildings and uses, to provide them with internal conditions of comfort and protection against climatic factors, fire risk, occupant health, supply provision, and sustainability: low energy demand and consumption. Ability to apply formal, functional, and technical principles to the design of public buildings and urban complexes, defining their general characteristics, performance goals, and low-energy demand solutions.

· Advanced knowledge of the logic of installations.

· Acquisition of knowledge for implementation, considering aspects of construction difficulty/ease, use, or operation of installations.

· Advanced knowledge of user requirements for the building, taking into account budgetary factors, regulations, and sustainability criteria.

Contents

It is essential for the project to respond to its environment (urban planning, typological adaptation, image, materials) and, of course, from the perspective of conditioning and services.

Concepts of the site and general features of the project.

Environmental Safety Installations

Energy demand Architectural project

Control of energy demand and consumption. Space planning and installation layout. Formal result of the roofs. Relationship of installations with each other and with construction and structural elements. Pre-dimensioning. Fire protection.

Methodology

Problem-solving and exercise classes

Seminar

Self-paced learning

Project-based learning

Flipped classroom

Peer instruction

Challenge-based learning

Just-in-time teaching

Lectures

Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria

Exams

Assignments

Internal/External Reports

Exercises, problems, practices

Projects

Group/Individual Presentations

Self-evaluation

Class participation/attendance

Project corrections: tutoring

Critiques by a panel/jury

Basic Bibliography
Additional Material