ARPL 232H Honors Environmental Design I

This course teaches students the foundations of integrating passive environmental controls and ethical imperatives into the practice of sustainable architectural design. Students will analyze how climatic and site conditions are used to calculate and inform massing, daylight design, solar shading, natural ventilation, thermally efficient wall sections and water capture. This section of the class is designed for Honors students. It meets concurrently with ARPL 232 with the addition of several breakout sessions with the instructor and additional assignments.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

ARPL 232, ARPL 232H, ARPL 532

Prerequisite

open to University Honors Program students who have taken MATH 108 and one of the following courses: PHYS 101, PHYS 205, PHYS 215, PHYS 215H