They have not been established.
The foundation of the so-called Sustainable Architecture consists of the optimal use of natural resources to minimize the environmental impact of buildings, considering both the characteristics of the construction materials and the climatic conditions of the environment, with the aim of achieving the lowest energy consumption global in building and, in general, the least environmental impact. In this subject, the main aspects that should be considered in the architectural and urban design of bioclimatic type are analyzed, in order to be able to incorporate those elements that are more suitable to achieve an acceptable level of habitability and climate comfort of the urban and interior space through natural and passive procedures, reducing the use of active energy consuming systems.
The use of renewable energy sources both in the design of a building and in the planning of a city is also a crucial aspect in the performance of current and future Architecture and Urbanism. Where the passive techniques of Bioclimatic Architecture can not reach in the conditioning of the inhabited places, the active techniques used to reach the adequate comfort should work, increasingly to a greater extent, with clean energies.
The concepts and competences that are acquired when taking this subject are related to some of the most current technical concerns in Architecture and Urbanism. Therefore, for a student of this degree it is interesting to familiarize oneself with the notions that are discussed here, since they could be important in their future professional development.
Course competences | |
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Code | Description |
E28 | Applied knowledge of ecology, sustainability and the principles of conservation of energy and environmental resources |
E38 | Ability to solve passive environmental conditioning |
E39 | Ability to solve thermal and acoustic conditioning, climate control |
E40 | Ability to solve energy efficiency and natural lighting problems |
E52 | Applied knowledge of the basics of vernacular architecture |
E55 | Applied knowledge of ecology, sustainability and the principles of conservation of energy and environmental resources |
E71 | Ability to solve passive environmental conditioning |
E72 | Ability to solve thermal and acoustic conditioning, climate control |
E73 | Ability to solve energy efficiency and natural lighting problems |
G02 | Organizational and planning skills |
G03 | Information management capacity |
G15 | Sensitivity to environmental issues |
G23 | Correct oral or written communication |
Course learning outcomes | |
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Description | |
To provide the student with a spatial capacity to face the technological challenges (in terms of the new techniques used for installations, structures and construction), the challenges of sustainability (in terms of the active and passive aspects of materials, energy and space design) and the challenges of intervening on the landscape. | |
Additional outcomes | |
Not established. |
Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E28 E38 E39 E40 E52 E55 E71 E72 E73 G02 G03 G15 | 0.84 | 21 | Y | N | The basic principles of sustainable and bioclimatic architecture will be exposed. The use of the classes during them will be evaluated. Students who cannot regularly attend theory classes may alternatively take an exam in which the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to these classes are evaluated in both the ordinary and extraordinary sessions. | |
Group tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | E28 E38 E39 E40 E52 E55 E71 E72 E73 G02 G03 G15 G23 | 0.76 | 19 | N | N | These tutorials will be dedicated to monitoring the work that must be presented at the end of the course. | |
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E28 E38 E39 E40 E52 E55 E71 E72 E73 G02 G03 G15 | 2.7 | 67.5 | N | N | ||
Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE] | Individual presentation of projects and reports | E28 E38 E39 E40 E52 E55 E71 E72 E73 G02 G03 G15 G23 | 0.2 | 5 | Y | N | A simple work will be presented in which some of the ideas developed in the course are reflected in the form of architectural or urban design or improvement. It is not intended that a project be designed or modified to be ideally sustainable, but rather that one or a few of the learned techniques be used to increase the sustainability of the building or space. The work and the presentation are recoverable in the extraordinary call. | |
Total: | 4.5 | 112.5 | ||||||
Total credits of in-class work: 1.8 | Total class time hours: 45 | |||||||
Total credits of out of class work: 2.7 | Total hours of out of class work: 67.5 |
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
Assessment of active participation | 50.00% | 0.00% | The use of classes will be valued |
Theoretical papers assessment | 50.00% | 50.00% | The work carried out, as well as its presentation, will be valued. |
Theoretical exam | 0.00% | 50.00% | Only for students who cannot regularly attend theory classes. |
Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
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Hours | hours |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 19 |
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports] | 5 |
Unit 1 (de 10): Introduction to Sustainable and Bioclimatic Architecture | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 1.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Unit 2 (de 10): Elements and factors of climate | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Unit 3 (de 10): Basics on temperature, humidity and air movements | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 1.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
Unit 4 (de 10): Human comfort | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 1.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Unit 5 (de 10): Natural climate controls in interior spaces of buildings | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Unit 6 (de 10): Vernacular architectures and climate | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 1.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Unit 7 (de 10): Bioclimatic architecture: architectural elements | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Unit 8 (de 10): Urbanism and climate | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 1.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Unit 9 (de 10): Guides of architectural and urban design in various types of climate | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 1.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Unit 10 (de 10): Use of energies and other renewable resources in building and urban planning | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.5 |
Global activity | |
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Activities | hours |