Course 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 Entry Requirements:

N/A

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 presentation

Teaching methods:

Lecture discussions examples, Debate, students presenting examples, illustrated and commented

Learning outcomes:

Knowlege of concepts about sustainable development and the importance of interdisciplinary approach in designing energy-efficient buildings and sustainable urban planning.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Evaluation during the semester, oral examination

Recommended reading:

4. COCHECI, RADU_MATEI, Geografie Urbană –sinteze pentru viitori specialiști în urbanism și amenajarea teritoriului, Editura Universitară Ion Mincu, Bucharest, 2020, 156.
5. DANIELS, KLAUS, The technology of ecological building: basic principles and measures, examples and ideas, Birkhauser Verlag, Basel; Boston, Birkhauser Verlag, Basel, Boston, 1997, 219.
3. CONSTANTINESCU, DAN, Reziliența climatică și performanța energetică și de mediu a clădirilor de locuit, Editura Universitară Ion Mincu, Bucharest, 2020, 190.