Learning Outcomes :

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: Relate physics science (lighting, ventilation and sound) to architecture; Describe room quality (thermal, visual, audial comfort) and building problem in tropic; Apply building science (lighting, ventilation and sound) in architectural design for thermal, visual, audio comfort in the tropic; Modify element architecture based on building science.

Topics :

1. The Building Physics and Architecture as building science
2. Daylight
3. Artificial Lighting
4. Architecture of Light
5. Natural Ventilation
6. Artificial Ventilation
7. Lighting and Ventilation Basic Design for comfort
8. Sound Quality and Acoustic in Architecture
9. Noise Control and Environmental Acoustic
10. Climate and Architecture
11. Tropical Architecture
12. Planning for Low Energy Building
13. Planning for Low Energy Building in The Tropic