Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AR50348 Health, comfort and productivity in buildings |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Modular: no specific semester |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
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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. |