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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Academic Year |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take AR50346 or take AR50372 |
| Description:
| Aims: To give an understanding of how the different elements of a façade work separately and when combined as a whole building envelope to control energy flows in to and out of a building. Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the Unit the students must demonstrate the ability to: * Understand energy flows into and out of building envelopes. * Appreciate the benefits of controlled air leakage through building envelopes. * Evaluate the impact of thermal bridges on façade thermal integrity and building envelope performance. * Evaluate building envelopes with component and whole building rating schemes. * Assess condensation risk and its affects on building envelope performance. Skills: Investigation and evaluation of new materials/technologies, analytical skills for the assessment of whole building thermal performance, group working across disciplines to understand the drivers for, and constraints to change. These skills are taught, facilitated and assessed. Oral communication skills facilitated in and presented to a multi-disciplinary group environment. Written communication skills assessed. Content: Principles of heat flow through complex structures, evaluation of element performance, new materials and technologies, drivers for improved performance, regulations and rating schemes, condensation risk analysis and vapour control. |
| Programme availability: |
AR50351 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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