Course Details

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS

ARCH522

Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
1ARCH522ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS3+0+037

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program ARCHITECTURE
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Describing the environmental performance concept for buildings.
Identifying the environmental performance assessment requirements based on international and national standards, governmental policies, and environmental assessment methods.
Discussing the environmental performance analyses and critics on current construction practices through global and local perspectives.
Analyzing environmental performance criteria through defined goals and limitations.
Course Content The course focuses on the environmental performance of buildings by taking into account the architects’ responsibilities for minimizing the adverse effects of the built environment on nature. The constituents of the environmental performance are discussed through global and local perspectives regarding the international and national standards, governmental policies, green building certificates/rating systems, and environmental assessment methods and tools. Detailed research on the environmental performance assessment of the selected cases and interpretations of the assessment results are performed using the environmental assessment methods and tools.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. BUKET METİN
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Introduction to Environmental Performance (LO1, LO3) Environmental Legislation (LO1, LO2, LO3) Environmental Assessment Tools and Methods (LO1, LO2, LO3) Environmental Performance Assessment Studies (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
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ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Ara Teslim ve Jüri 1 20 20
Tartışma 1 2 2
Ev Ödevi 1 5 5
Final Teslimi ve Jüri 1 20 20
Teslim İçin Hazırlık 1 1 1
Okuma 2 5 10
Araştırma 1 5 5
Yüz Yüze Ders 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2 64

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Explain the requirements of environmental performance for buildings.
2 Illustrate the regulations, standards, systems, approaches, and methods used for the environmental performance assessment of buildings.
3 Criticize the environmental performance analysis and critics on current construction practices through global and local perspectives.
4 Develop environmental performance criteria through defined goals and limitations based on the legislation on environmental performance.
5 Select the appropriate environmental assessment method for the defined scope and goals.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to the course
2 Introduction to Environmental Performance
3 International & National Standards
4 Governmental Policies
5 Republic Day
6 Green Building Certificates and Rating Systems
7 Environmental Assessment
8 Environmental Assessment Tools and Methods
9 Mid-term Presentation & Submission
10 Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) – Case Identification
11 Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) – Case Identification
12 Environmental Performance Assessment – Simulations & Calculations
13 Environmental Performance Assessment – Simulations & Calculations
14 Environmental Performance Assessment – Results
15 Environmental Performance Assessment – Results
16 Final Submission


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant


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