SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE:

The course is aimed at in-depth introduction to the bioclimatic architecture and its newest tendencies. The participants will gain the knowledge on bioclimatic design in cultural, climatic and biological context. Within the course students will learn which data should be collected onsite and they will get familiar with adequate analysis and design methodologies. Appropriate environmental strategies will be aligned with structural and technological solutions. The accessibility and effectiveness of renewable energy sources will be completed with the energy storage potential assessment. The participants will work in small interdisciplinary teams with aim to perform in-situ preliminary research, analyze the limits and opportunities of selected sites, prepare a functional program and develop a bioclimatic building project correctly embedded in the cultural and natural environment.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OBTAINED BY THE PARTICIPANTS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE COURSE:

• Knowledge on bioclimatic and regenerative design principles.
• Knowledge and understanding of environmental strategies in bioclimatic design.
• Skills to conduct practical analysis of cultural, climatic (wind, light, temperature, etc.) and biological (plants, small animals, geological conditions, etc.) context, using adequate software.
• Skills to select and design structural (e.g. demountable, zero-waste, etc.) and technological (Building Management Systems, Combined Heat and Power Systems, integration of Renewable Energy Sources, etc.) building systems, including sustainable material selection (based on Life Cycle Analysis, embodied energy and environmental assessment).
• Skills to apply the newly gained knowledge in an architectural project of a bioclimatic building.

PREREQUISITES:

• General ability to develop an architectural design.
• General awareness of the current state of knowledge and the latest development trends in contemporary ecological architecture.