MAIN SUBJECT. ENERGY WORKSHOP

· 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.

OPTIONAL SUBJECT 1. CLIMATE

The overall objective is to integrate the HVAC system as part of the environment in which different activities take place, within the ecosystem formed by the building, its surroundings, and its users.

A primary objective is for the HVAC system to respond to the building's surroundings (urban layout, typological adaptation, image, materials, sustainability, environmental conditioning) and to address aspects related to the building's use and scale, especially those related to energy and comfort, depending on the building's type and usage profile. The importance of the impact of the environment generated by buildings on physical and mental health is emphasized.

The second objective of the course is to incorporate the HVAC installation as a project element and not as an add-on, learning how to make it compatible with the rest of the installations, with the construction and structural elements, and in line with the implementation strategy generated by the project idea.

The third objective is to bring the project closer to professional life by constructing a precise and coherent narrative to explain the decisions made in the project, both for evaluation (directed to a boss) and to rigorously defend the suitability of the solution (directed to the client).

Finally, developing teamwork skills by not dividing tasks but rather by collaborative work involving all team members.

OPTIONAL SUBJECT 2. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSORY

The subject proposes a global and transversal vision of the challenges posed by sustainability in architecture, understanding them as excellent opportunities for the improvement of architectural conception and design at all scales, from territorial planning to industrial design.

The subject aims for the student to be able to apply their technical knowledge to the analysis and certification of the energy behavior of buildings and to be able to complete this analysis in all phases of an architectural project, from the concept and design to the detailed study. Also working on the construction knowledge and management and work planning in relation to the implementation of the systems and facilities necessary to obtain an energy-efficient building.

The aim is to go beyond passive systems and work in areas such as water management and other resources.

The general conceptual framework of the teaching proposal is the global sustainability challenges (environmental, social and economic), which will be presented as a whole. From here, the subject will break down how these affect the different scales (territory, city, buildings and objects) and the different vectors (climate, material and use) of architectural design. The objective is that, in a single subject, the new paradigm of the discipline is made evident, understanding all its repercussions and affects.