Overview
Aims
Knowlege of concepts about sustainable development and the importance of interdisciplinary approach in designing energy-efficient buildings and sustainable urban planning.
Performance criteria in designing buildings with near zero energy consumption nZEB, in accordance with the european legal requirements from recast directive EPDB.
Performance criteria regarding the integrated urban planning of new urban areas and subject to major renovations with the objective of achieving at an average zonal level the performances proper to the category of buildings with zero energy consumption nZEB
Course contents
Introduction _ Urban design - the art of creating and shaping the urban environment.
From the micro scale to the macro scale – landmarks on urban geography
3. Urban morphological system – components
Urban landscape, public space
Dynamics of urban systems
"Urban metabolism"_state, processes, phenomena
Methods of urban analysis – analysis of the quality of the urban environment
From building to neighborhood nZEB – systemic solutions for energy reconfiguration
Architectural landmarks for the configuration of nZEB buildings
Urban energy atlas – energy reconfiguration tool
Green Atlas nZEB_"Green and blue space adaptation for urban areas"
Strategies for urban resilience
Case study _ major zonal energy renovation
Knowledge evaluation - Power-point presentationLearning outcomes
Knowlege of concepts about sustainable development and the importance of interdisciplinary approach in designing energy-efficient buildings and sustainable urban planning.
Assessment
Evaluation during the semester, oral examination