YEARBOOK 2015 - 2016 | XJTLU DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

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ARC103
Introduction to Environmental
Science
2015-2016 YEARBOOK Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Department of Architecture 西 交 利 物 浦 大 学 建 筑 系
Global Energy Use 1990-2010.
Image source: IPCC report 2014
Level 1
( Year 2 | Semester 2 )
Module Credits
5
Module Leader
Moon Keun Kim
Number of Students
120
Introducing undergraduate students to the principles of environmental
science in buildings, this module focuses on the quantitative aspect of
building science where students learn the fundamental thermodynamics
essential to the understanding of the building energy performance and
urban environmental impact.
Students learn about: bioclimatic design; the fundamental principles of
heat transfer mechanisms; the role of construction layers in domestic
walls; window lighting and thermal performance, the impact of building
fabric on the energy consumption; urban microclimates; fundamental
passive heating and cooling systems; the difference between building energy
efficiency and energy consumption; fundamental thermodynamics;
heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); moisture condensation;
thermal comfort; psycrometric chart; domestic water; solar principles;
fundamentals in lighting (day light, and artificial light); fundamental
architectural acoustics.
Upon completion of this module, students are able to specify and design
building walls and carry out relevant scientific approaches with numerical
calculation and computer simulation to deliver thermal building
energy performance. And students understand how to specify and design
recommended lighting levels by window size and location in a wall, and
the shading impact on daylight quality in typical rooms. This module also
requires students to understand the energy load associated with space
heating, cooling and ventilation in a building and the impact of building
energy consumption on climate change and global warming.
Level 01 – Year 2
B Eng Architecture Programme