YEARBOOK 2018 - 2019 | XJTLU DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

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ARC103
Introduction to Environmental
Science
2018-2019 YEARBOOK Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Department of Architecture 西 交 利 物 浦 大 学 建 筑 系
Observed global temperature change
and modeled responses to stylized
anthropogenic emission and forcing pathways,
Image source:
IPCC
special report:
Global Warming of 1.5 oC
Level 1
( Year 2 | Semester 2 )
Module Credits
5
Module Leader
Moon Keun Kim
Teaching Team
Thomas Wortmann
Number of Students
185
This module introduces undergraduate students to the principles of
environmental science in buildings. It focuses on the quantitative
aspect of building science. In it students learn the fundamentals of
thermodynamics and building physics essential to the understanding of
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 energy consumption; urban microclimates; fundamental
passive heating and cooling systems; fundamental thermodynamics;
heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); moisture condensation;
thermal comfort; the psychrometric chart; domestic water; solar
principles; fundamentals in lighting (day light and artificial lighting); and
fundamental architectural acoustics.
On completion of this module, students are able to specify and design
a building facade and carry out relevant scientific approaches with
numerical calculation and computer simulation to deliver high-quality
thermal building energy performance. Students also understand how to
specify and design recommended indoor thermal comfort levels. This
module requires students to identify using low carbon building design
strategies 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