AR3002 Sustainable Design Syllabus:

AR3002 Sustainable Design Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES

 To give understanding of the concept of sustainability and sustainable development in the context of issues like climate change, ecological footprint, etc.
 To inform about concepts of sustainable settlements design.
 To give knowledge about passive building design.
 To inform about the role of material and construction practices in sustainability.
 To inform about the concept of green buildings and rating systems.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY

Ecosystems, food chain and natural cycles on earth. Need for sustainable design in the context of anthropogenic activities. Climate change, ecological footprint, carbon footprint, loss of bio-diversity, urban heat islands, energy crisis. Overview of sustainable development. Life cycle analysis. Cradle to cradle concept.

UNIT II SUSTAINABILITY IN SETTLEMENT DESIGN

Principles of sustainable settlements. Morphology of historic/vernacular settlements in different climatic zones through case studies. Sustainable community – social, cultural and economic factors. Urban ecology, urban heat island effects, smog etc. Case studies of eco city or communities.

UNIT III SUSTAINABILITY IN BUILDING DESIGN

Sustainable site selection and development. Simple passive design considerations involving site conditions, building orientation, plan form and building envelope for sun and wind. Passive heating of buildings- direct, indirect and isolated gain. Passive cooling of buildings – shading of buildings, insulation, induced ventilation (air vents, wind tower, etc.,), radiative cooling, evaporative cooling, earth coupling, dessicant cooling.

UNIT IV SUSTAINABILITY IN MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

Sustainability in choice of materials and construction techniques/ methods. Embodied energy in buildings. Use of local materials. Recyclable products. Eco building materials and construction. Bio mimicry, Zero energy buildings, Photo voltaic electricity generation. Thermal energy storage. Nano technology and smart materials.

UNIT V BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS

Concept of Green Architecture/ Buildings. Rating systems – LEED, TERI, GRIHA and BREEAM.

OUTCOME

 An overall understanding of sustainability and its relation to human activities.
 Knowledge about sustainable design of settlements, buildings, materials and technology.
 Familiarity with evaluation systems for green buildings.

TEXTBOOKS

1. Dominique Gauzin – Muller ‘Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism: Concepts, Technologies and Examples’, Birkhauser, 2002.
2. Catherine Slessor, ‘Eco-Tech: Sustainable Architecture and High Technology’, Thames and Hudson, 1997.
3. Ken Yeang, ‘Eco-design : A Manual for Ecological Design’, Wiley Academy, 2006.
4. ‘Manual on Solar Passive Architecture’, IIT Mumbai and Mines, New Delhi, 1999.
5. Arvind Krishnan et al, ‘Climate Responsive Architecture A Design Handbook for Energy Efficient Buildings’, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 2001.
6. Majumdar M, ‘Energy-efficient Building in India’, TERI Press, 2009.
7. Givoni .B, ‘Passive and Low Energy Cooling of Buildings’, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1994.

REFERENCES

1. Arian Mostaedi , ‘Sustainable Architecture : Low Tech Houses’, CarlesBroto, 2002.
2. Sandra F. Mendler and William Odell, ‘HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design’, John Wiley and sons, 2005.
3. Richard Hyder, ‘Environmental Brief: Pathways for Green Design’, Taylor and Francis, 2007.
4. Brenda Vale and Robert Vale, ‘Green Architecture: Design for a sustainable future’, Thames and Hudson 1996.
5. Sophia and Stefan Behling, ‘Solpower The Evolution of Solar Architecture’, Prestel, New York, 2000.
6. Dean Hawkes, ‘Energy Efficient Buildings: Architecture, Engineering and Environment’, W.W. Norton and Company, 2002.