MH4013 Appropriate Technologies and Sustainable Construction Syllabus:
MH4013 Appropriate Technologies and Sustainable Construction Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES
To give knowledge and skills to enable the facilitation and transformation of places and spaces where culture and technology are in a state of rapid change and resources are scarce.
To give familiarity with self-help techniques of construction, adaptation, repair and management in order to give understanding about what is involved in sustainable construction of domestic and community architecture.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Architecture and the survival of the planet. Assessing patterns of consumption and their alternatives. Profit and politics. Natural building movement. New context for codes and regulations
UNIT II DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Principle 1: Conserving energy; Principle 2: Working with Climate; Principle 3: minimising new resources; Principle 4: respect for users; Principle 5: respect for site; Principle 6: Holism. Illustrated with examples.
UNIT III SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
Design issues relating to sustainable development including site and ecology, community and culture, health, materials, energy, and water. Domestic and Community buildings using self help techniques of construction. Adaptation, repair and management.
UNIT IV SYSTEMS, MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS
Adobe, Cob, Rammed Earth, Modular contained earth, light clay, Straw bale, bamboo, earthen finishes. Sustainability. Adaptability to climate. Engineering considerations and construction methods. Waste as a resource. Portable architecture.
UNIT V BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Case studies demonstrating best current practice in a scale ranging from small dwellings to large commercial buildings drawn from across the world.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOME
CO1 An understanding on the needs of alternative technologies in buildings
CO2 Exposure to sustainable materials and construction
REFERENCES
1. Brenda and Robert Vale, ‘Green Architecture: Design for a sustainable future’, Thames and Hudson, 1996
2. Lynne Elizabeth and Cassandra Adams, ‘Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods’, Wiley; 1 edition, 2005
3. Victor Papanek, ‘The Green Imperative’, Thames and Hudson, 1995
4. Steven Harris and Deborah Berke, ‘Architecture of the Everyday’, Princeton Architectural Press, 1998
5. Pilar Echavarria, ‘Portable Architecture- and unpredictable surroundings’, Page One Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2005