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Terr i Meyer Boak e, BES, BArch , MArch , LEED AP

Assoc ia te Pro fessor Schoo l o f Ar ch i tec tu re Un ive rs i t y o f W ate r looema i l : tboak e@uw ate r loo .ca

Arch 226:Environmental BuildingDesignFall 2007:Course Home Page

cou r se ou t l i ne last updated September 1, 2007

Cour se Descr ip t ion : As the Climate Change topic is heating up, this course is designed to evolve in order to bring you up to datewith current initiatives in the field.

This course centers on issues surrounding the integration of Sustainable and Passive Design principles, into

conceptual and practical architectural design. Topics will include: interstitial space and light access, daylightinPV, wind, double skin technologies, Cradle 2 Cradle, Design for Disassembly, Zero Carbon/Carbon Neutral

strategies and other sustainability initiatives. Case studies will be used extensively as a vehicle to discuss the

success/failure of ideas and their physical applications.

The term will focus on the use of the LEED Evaluation System as a means to both design and evaluate the

relative "greenness" of buildings, as well as to understand the global implications of sustainable buildings.Research and design projects require that the students engage the specific technological notions presentedwithin the course in the physical discourse of architecture.

Teaching Assistants: Christina Carydis, Kate Gould

Schedule o f Classes: Mondays, 2 :00 to 5 :00 p m

PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE 5 " POP" QUIZZES THROUGHOUT THE TERM. EACH IS VALUED AT 3% OF YOU

FINAL GRADE. FAILURE TO WRITE 2 OF THESE WILL CONSTITUTE FAILURE OF THE COURSE. THESE QUIZZEWI LL BE BASED UPON VISUALS PRESENTED I N THE CLASS. THE POWERPOINTS FROM THIS COURSE WILL

NOT BE POSTED.

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Susta inab le Design and th e I m p l i ca t ions o f th e LEED Rat ing System :

A discussion of ecological design principles and broad scale urban approaches to sustainabledevelopments. A detailed explanation of the workings of the LEED Rating System.

A selection of case studies will be used to discuss various approaches to incorporating sustainable desiobjectives into architectural design. Discussion will include material selection, embodied energy,

recycling initiatives, quality and durability as attitudes, implications of life cycle costing.

READ:Lechner. Chapters 1 to 5.

Cour se Notes: (review)

http://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/125-Ch2.pdfhttp://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/125-Ch3.pdfhttp://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/125-Ch4.pdfhttp://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/125-Ch5.pdfSo la r Today Ar t i c le , I t s th e Arch i tec tu re , Stu p id ! (review)

http://www.backspace.com/notes/images/its_the_architecture.pdf

Canadian Arch i tect Ar t ic le " LEED: A Pr im er" l i nk Canad ian Arch i tec t Ar t i c le "Susta inab i l i t y and S teel : I n teg r a t ion" l i nk

Arch i tec tu r e and Globa l Warm ing : www.architectureweek.comPro j ec t # 1 : L i gh t Access and t he Res i den t i a l Deve l opment ( 20% )

Handed ou t

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PREPARE FOR QUI Z 1 READI NG ASSI GNMENT ( 5% ) :A Road Map for Nat ur a l Capi ta l ismStudents will read a summary of the book's basic business case reprinted from the Harvard Business

Review (May-June 1999) and write an in class quiz during Class 3.

Downloadable PDF: http://www.natcap.org/images/other/HBR-RMINatCap.pdf2 Sept1 7

Ver i f y ing and Mark e t ing Green Bu i ld ings:

Selling environmental design requires quantification and data. We will look at some of the Green Builditools and evaluation methods; including Green Building Advisor software, Athena Environmental Impac

Estimator, ENVest, LEED, and Green Globe Standards.

Some of the information for this lecture will be derived from the RAIC Seminar, SDCB 201 2002.

Please re fe r t o th i s on l ine m ate r ia l fo r m ore in fo r m at ion on LEED: The U.S. Green Building Council (authors of LEED): http://www.usgbc.org/

The Canada Green Building Council (authors of LEED Canada): http://www.cagbc.ca/

Quiz 1 : A Road Map fo r Na tu r a l Cap i ta l i sm ( I n -c lass 5% ) 3 Sept2 4

L igh t ing in Bu i ld ings:Detailed look at the use of light in buildings from the point of view of issues of source, quantity, quality

human response, glare, room use, control, strategies, applications.The importance of natural lighting,both from an energy conservation point of view, as well as the aesthetic impact of natural light oninterior architecture and the function of space.

READ:Lechner. Chapter 12 and 13Refe r to m ate r ia l under L igh t ing Design on Square One w ebs i te . http://www.squ1.com/site.htm

Dayl igh t ing in Canada 1 .5MB pd f

Day l igh t ing Gu ide by Law rence Berk e ley Labs 1 .0MB p df

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L igh t ing in Bu i ld ings:Continued... Look at building case studies.Good w ebs i te on in teg r a ted day l igh t ing and a r t i f i c ial l i gh t ing : l i nk

Arch ive o f the o r ig ina l Square One w ebs i te - g rea t i n fo on l i gh t ing : l i nk

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Hand out Pro j ec t # 2: Susta inab le Bu i ld ing Deta i l ed Case Stu dy 20 %This project will involve a team of 3 to 4 students conducting detailed research into the sustainabledesign aspects of a building. The students must prepare a 2,000 word research paper (to include full

bibliography and references), prepare detailed drawings of significant environmental/daylighting aspecof the building, conduct a preliminary LEED analysis of the project, prepare a scale model of a

significant portion of the building/wall for heliodon testing, and present their findings using Powerpointclass (15 minutes). A sign up shee t w i l l be made ava i lab le fo r you r g r oup to se lec t a case stud

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8 Thanksgiving -- Holiday5 Oc t1 5

The Tecton i cs o f the Double Skin :A detailed discussion using numerous case studies of double faade envelope design, highlighting buffe

extract air, twin face and hybrid systems. The findings of the masters level course on double ski casestudies will be presented as well as a compressed version of the RAIC course on Advanced Curtain Wal

Systems from Fall 2003, highlighting some of the work of Transsolar.

Cour se Notes:

http://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/ds/title.html6 Oc t2 2

Pro jec t # 1 : Res iden t ia l Ligh t in g Stud y Presen ta t ions 7 Oc t

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Act i ve Systems: The Ro le o f Pho tovo l ta i cs and W ind Pow er in Susta inab le Des ignHow can the use of active systems (pv, wind, solar thermal, etc.) benefit sustainable design. How do

these systems work? When are they appropriate?

l i n ks to more information on environmental heating systems, trickle ventshttp://www.windpower.org/en/tour/wres/index.htm

8 Nov

5 Ph i losoph ies o f Susta inab le Design : Gunn ing fo r Carbon Neu t ra l ! !

Crad le to Crad le ( aka c2c) : Understanding the life cycle of building materials and how this both affects, and can be worked into the

design of sustainable buildings. This will reflect on the key work of William McDonough. This lecture wialso look at detailing with some of the lower technology systems such as strawbale and rammed earth

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way we Make Things http://www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.h

Cradle to Cradle Case Studies: http://www.mcdonough.com/writings_c2c_case_studies.htm

Cradle to Cradle Design Protocol: http://www.mbdc.com/c2c_mbdp.htmC2C Competition outcomes: http://www.c2c-home.org/More links:

http://www.designboom.com/eng/funclub/cradle.html

http://www.forbes.com/home/manufacturing/2004/12/15/cz_ag_1215beltway.htmlhttp://www.archidose.org/Apr05/041805.html

Design fo r D isassemb ly ( aka DfD) :

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A philosophy of design that requires objects to be manufactured with their end life in mind and results processes that produce less waste and require a revisioning of the design and construction process.

Already a requirement for German industry.Real Men are Environmentalists: http://www.elegant-technology.com/TVArelEn.html

Design for Disassembly (philosophy) by Jonathan Larson: http://www.elegant-technology.com/TVAdfd.html

Did Anyone Really Believe there were Weapons of Mass Destruction?: http://www.elegant-technology.com/WMD.html

Design for Disassembly (rules) by Tracy Dowie-Bhamr a: http://www.co-design.co.uk/design.htm

Design for Disassembly and Deconstruction:http://www.archrecord.com/resources/conteduc/archives/0410edit-1.asp

Design fo r th e Env i ron m ent ( aka DfE) : Design for Disassembly: http://dfe-sce.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/dfestra/dfestra7/dfestra7_2_e.html

Zero -Waste :

http://www.emagazine.com/view/?506http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/002005.htm

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I n t roduct ion t o Com put e r Ass is ted Energy Des ign :Energy-10, and EcotectComputer simulations are becoming increasingly important as a means to both create and validate

environmentally motivated designs. Several types of software are available for use, each with theiradvantages and disadvantages. Caroline Prochazka's Masters Thesis is focussed on a comparative

analysis of these and other simulation/design programs and their relevance to daylighting and energyissues. l i nk .

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Case Study Presen ta t ion s: Groups 1 th r u 9At t endance fo r t hese p resen ta t ions i s manda to r y . The po in t i s to l ea rn f r om seeing a l l case

stud ies , no t j us t by do ing your ow n. A ll ma t e r ia l i s to be subm i t t ed a t the beg inn ing o f c lass

Groups w i l l be ca l led to p resen t on a random bas is. ALL PROJECTS DUE AT THIS TIME - I willcollect everyone's CDs with their powerpoints.Students will be allowed 10 to 15 minutes each for the presentation of their Powerpoint and heliodon

models.Case Study Presen ta t ion s: Groups 1 0 t h ru 18 Students will be allowed 15 minutes each for the presentation of their Powerpoint and heliodon models

1 1 Nov

2 6 WRAP-UP:Building technology, environmental design, LEED... where do we do from here?

1 2 Dec3

There will only be a class on this day if we need the space to catch up for a snow day or other

unforeseen cancellation.

Dec1 7 Pro jec t due a t noon , December 17 , 200 7 in the f r on t o f f i ce . If you are completed earlier,submissions will be gladly accepted!

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Referen ce Text s: Requi red:

Lechner, Norbert. Heating, Cooling, Lighting.

Course Notes are all available online @http://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/crsnotes.htmlSquare One Web Site:http://www.squ1.com/site.html

Recommended :

Cradle 2 Cradle. William McDonough.Brown, G.Z. Sun Wind and Light.

Moore, Fuller. Environmental Control Systems.

Rocky Mountain Institute. A Handbook for Sustainable Design.Evaluat ion: Evaluation will be based both on the formal/technical execution of the projects, as well as the seminarpresentation of material and contributions to the discussions.

Qu i z # 1 : 5%

Quizzes: 15% (5 @ 3% each)

Pro jec t 1 : Residential Lighting Study 20%

Pro jec t 2 : Case Study 20%

Pro jec t 3 : Design Project 40%Total: 100%

Avoidance of Academic OffensesStudents are expected to know what constitutes academic integrity, to avoid committing academicoffenses, and to take responsibility for their actions. Students who are unsure whether an actionconstitutes an offense, or who need help in learning how to avoid offenses (e.g., plagiarism,cheating) or about rules for group work / collaboration should seek guidance from the courseprofessor, TA, academic advisor, or the Undergraduate Associate Dean. For information oncategories of offenses and types of penalties, students should refer to Policy #71, Student AcademicDiscipline,http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htmStudents who believe that they have been wrongfully or unjustly penalized have the right to grieve;refer to Policy #70, Student Grievance,http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy70.htm

Not e f o r s t uden t s w i t h d i sab i l it i e s : The Office for Persons with Disabilities (OPD), located inNeedles Hall, Room 1132, collaborates with all academic departments to arrange appropriateaccommodations for students with disabilities without compromising the academic integrity of thecurriculum. If you require academic accommodations to lessen the impact of your disability, pleaseregister with the OPD at the beginning of each academic term. Once registered with OPD, please

meet with the professor, in confidence, during my office hours to discuss your needs.

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