The objective of this subject is to provide the necessary knowledge for students to incorporate into their training and the projects they develop strategies that reduce the environmental impact they may generate with each of their decisions, placing special emphasis on reducing demand or needs. The final proposal to be constructed must include a coherent description of the definition of program needs and habitability, along with a description of the developed environmental strategies.

COMPETENCIES
Basic and General:
CG2 - Create architectural projects that meet aesthetic and technical demands and the requirements of their users, respecting the limits imposed by budgetary factors and construction regulations.
CG3 - Understand the profession of architecture and its role in society, particularly by developing projects that consider social factors.
IS1 - Capable of analyzing and synthesizing conceptual frameworks, generating new knowledge.
IS2 - Capable of organizing and planning the application of new knowledge.
IS4 - Capable of acquiring knowledge related to the profession.
IS8 - Capable of acquiring information management skills (ability to search for and analyze information from diverse sources).
IS9 - Capable of solving architectural problems.
IS10 - Capable of making decisions (in projects, construction systems, organization, etc.).
CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a foundation or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
CB7 - Students should be able to apply the knowledge acquired and their problem-solving ability in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
CB8 - Students should be capable of integrating knowledge and dealing with the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities associated with the application of their knowledge and judgments.
CB9 - Students should be able to communicate their conclusions and the underlying knowledge and reasons to specialized and non-specialized audiences clearly and unambiguously.
CB10 - Students should possess learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a largely self-directed or autonomous manner.

Transversal:
IT2 - Capable of working in an interdisciplinary team.
IT5 - Capable of being sensitive to the environment (in projects, construction systems, sustainability, etc.).
IT1 - Capable of acquiring critical and self-critical thinking skills.

Specific:
A4 - P-FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING. Ability or capacity to develop building programs, considering the requirements of clients and users, analyzing precedents and site conditions, applying standards, and establishing dimensions and relationships of spaces and equipment.
A8 - P-ARCHITECTURAL CRITICISM. Ability or capacity to analyze architecture and urban morphology and typology to explain the formal and programmatic precedents of design solutions.
A10 - P-BUILT HERITAGE PROTECTION. Ability or capacity to carry out monumental cataloging tasks, define protection measures for buildings and historic sites, and draft plans for delimitation and conservation of these sites.
A11 - P-URBAN PLANNING. Ability or capacity to draft and manage territorial and metropolitan planning, strategic plans, urban feasibility plans, and municipal urban plans, focusing on urban areas and special projects.
A1 - P-BASIC ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN PROJECT. Ability or capacity to apply basic formal, functional, and technical principles to the conception and design of buildings and urban complexes, defining their general characteristics and expected outcomes.
A2 - P-EXECUTIVE PROJECTS. Ability or capacity to develop comprehensive execution projects for buildings and urban spaces with sufficient detail for full implementation and equipment of services and installations.
A3 - P-CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. Ability or capacity to manage construction and urbanization projects by developing designs, laying out plans, applying appropriate construction procedures, and coordinating trades and industries.