Undergraduate - UnitARC3101 - Technologies and environments 3

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational Unit	Department of Architecture
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr John Sadar

Synopsis

This unit explores environmental systems as they relate to architectural design and construction. This includes study of environmental design principles and the implications of these in relation to architectural design and construction processes and outcomes. Analysis of environmental systems will be conducted with a focus on the relationship to design intent. A range of environmental behaviors will be addressed in response to performance optimisation. Integral to the subject matter is the engagement with strategies for environmental sustainability in relation to architectural design and construction. Projects will be introduced to promote dialogue between this unit and Architecture Design Studio 6 project processes and outcomes.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

Demonstrate a basic understanding of environmental design principles as they apply to architectural design and construction,
Understand issues of material properties and construction processes in relation to environmental system design,
Have developed a competent understanding of issues of environmental sustainability in relation to architectural design,
Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.