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AR50348: Health, comfort and productivity in buildings

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2014/5
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Academic Year
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 90%, PR 10%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Essay (CW 60%)
  • Essay (CW 80%)
  • Group Presentation (PR 10%)
  • Group Presentation (PR 20%)
  • Numeric questions (CW 10%)
  • Numeric questions (CW 20%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To provide a comprehensive understanding of the principles of human comfort and air quality in buildings, the relevance of design and the impact on people's health and productivity.

Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the Unit students will have demonstrated the ability to:
* comprehensively specify the environmental conditions and building related aspects (design, fabric, services) that affect the quality of the internal environment, as far as comfort conditions and human health are concerned.
* to systematically undertake post-occupancy evaluations, to diagnose problems in design and performance of buildings that have an impact on comfort conditions and human health and critically provide mitigation measures.

Skills:
Critical assessment of the effect of different building related components and environmental conditions on comfort and health and potential design conflicts. Written and oral communications. These skills are facilitated and assessed.

Content:
Principles of human comfort, thermal comfort standards, adaptation theory, post-occupancy evaluations, means of statistical analysis, indoor air quality, indoor air pollution and health.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

AR50348 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • TEAR-AFM12 : MSc Architectural Engineering: Environmental Design
  • TEAR-APM12 : MSc Architectural Engineering: Environmental Design
  • TEAR-AFL12 : PG Dip Architectural Engineering: Environmental Design
  • TEAR-APL13 : PG Dip Architectural Engineering: Environmental Design

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2014/15.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.