Sustainability in Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Introduction

Sustainability in Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Introduction

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Syllabus

Week 1: Materials relevance in buildings
Week 2: Buildings, performance, functions,and materials
Week 3: Efficiency, sustainability,and architecture
Week 4: Integrated design and Business Models

Prerequisite

Basic engineering concepts on energy, carbon footprint, and materials properties. An elementary background on architecture and urbanism is preferred.

Instructors

María Valles-Planells
Associate Professor
Universitat Politècnica de València

Elena de la Poza-Plaza
Associate Professor
Universitat Politècnica de València

Naoko Ellis
Professor
University of British Columbia

Kas Hemmes
Associate professor
TU Delft

Javier Orozco-Messana
Associate Professor
Universitat Politècnica de València

Dai Morgan
Associate Researcher
University of Cambridge

Edmond Byrne
Professor
University College Cork

Editor

The Polytechnic University of Valencia (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia in Castilian; Universitat Politècnica de València in Valencian; abbreviated to UPV) is a Spanish university founded in 1968.

It currently has 25,400 students, 3,600 teaching and research staff and 1,400 administrative and service professionals, spread across three campuses located in the cities of Alcoy, Gandia and Valencia.

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