Department of Architecture Federal University of Technology, Akure ARC 810: Applied Climatology Course Outline ( Session)

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1 Semester: 2 nd. Number of Units: 3. Department of Architecture Federal University of Technology, Akure ARC 810: Applied Climatology Course Outline ( Session) Course description This course introduces postgraduate students of architecture to the application of building climatology in architectural design. The maintenance of thermal comfort by the human body in different climatic conditions is used to determine the design of sun-shading devices and choice of building materials and elements. The design of buildings for effective natural ventilation is introduced. Other topics covered include climatic site analysis, practical use of the Mahoney tables, recommendations for architectural design in the climatic design zones of Nigeria, control of tropical microclimates through landscape design, design of solar buildings, sustainable architecture, green architecture and green building rating systems. Each topic is covered within a two-hour lecture, but two smaller topics may be combined to form one lesson. Emphasis is placed on the achievement of environmental control through the building fabric and design, especially by using design aids such as the Mahoney tables and climatic site analysis. The goal is sustainable (green) architecture, viz. the design, construction, occupation and maintenance of buildings premised on processes and technologies that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout the building's lifecycle. Course Contents 1. Thermal Comfort: Basic concepts of thermal comfort, thermal balance of the human body, factors affecting thermal comfort. The thermal indices. Choice of a thermal index for architectural design with climate in Nigeria. Case 2. Shading Devices: Types of shading devices, design of shading devices, overheated and under-heated periods, use of sun-path diagrams, the shadow angle protractor, and examples of shading devices. Case 3. Thermal Design: Thermal quantities, thermal properties of building materials and elements, heat flow through buildings, periodic heat flow, required thermal performance for building elements and condensation. Case 4. Ventilation - Air Flow through Buildings: Basic concepts in ventilation, air flow through buildings, factors affecting air flow through buildings. Case

2 5. Ventilation - Air Flow around Buildings: Air flow around buildings, wind pressure and suction, effect of other buildings, the wind shadow effect. Case 6. Ventilation Prediction of Ventilation: Prediction of ventilation by mathematical formulae, pressure due to wind flow, air flow through openings, rate of heat loss or gain, prediction of air flow with the aid of models, ventilation standards. Case 7. Climatic Site Analysis: Site analysis, the site climate, the form of dwellings. 8. The Mahoney Tables: The design process, the Mahoney tables, example of use of the Mahoney tables. 9. Design in the Zones: Climatic zones for architectural design, general design guidelines, design in the coastal zone, design in the forest zone, design in the transitional zone, design in the highland zone, design in the savannah zone and design in the semi-desert zone. Case 10. Control of Tropical Microclimates through Landscape Design: Concepts in microclimate control, objectives of microclimate control through landscaping, landscape elements for microclimate control, the design process, landscaping climatic data analysis, problems of microclimate control through landscaping. 11. Use of Computers: The need for computers, software for building climatology. 12. Solar Design: Basic concepts of solar design, conversion of solar energy, solar collectors, uses of solar energy, solar heating systems, solar cooling systems, design of solar buildings. Case 13. Sustainable Architecture: Sustainable development, environmental, economic and social sustainability, sustainable design process and assessment, green code for architecture, environmental architecture, ecological building, green building, sustainable architectural and urban design, energy efficiency, water conservation, green features of building materials, waste management. 14. Green Building Rating Systems: Green building and sustainable building. Environmental benefits of green buildings. Green building rating tools. Green building rating systems. Need for green building rating systems. Benchmarks used by green building rating systems: sustainable site development, improvement of indoor air quality, water management, energy management, solid waste management, use of green materials, and preservation of cultural contexts. Examples of green building rating systems. The Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment System (BREEAM) United Kingdom. Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency (CASBEE) Japan. DGNB Certification System Germany. Green Star Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. IGBC Rating System India. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) United States. Green Building Councils (GBCs). Regional Green Building Council networks. WorldGBC Africa Regional Network. World Green Building Councils (WGBC). Case Course Outline for FUTA ARC 810: Applied Climatology ( Session) 2 of 6

3 Assessment Attendance: 10%. Assignments: 30%. Examination: 60%. Recommended reading 1. Adedeji, Y. M. D., Aluko, O. O. and Ogunsote, O. O. (2010). Sustainable Landscaping and Green Housing in Tropical Climates: A Case Study of Akure, Nigeria. Proceedings of the International Conference on Man, Technological Advancement and Sustainable Environment held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, October Akure, School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure. 2. Allen, E. & Swoboda, D. (2005). How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture. Oxford University Press, USA. 3. Commission of the European Communities (1981). Passive Solar Architecture in Europe. The results of the First European Solar Competition Ed. Lebens R. M. The Architectural Press Ltd, London. 4. Evans, M. (1980). Housing, Climate and Comfort. The Architectural Press, London. 5. Fitch, J. M. (1971). American Building: The Environmental Forces that Shape It. New York. 6. Givoni, B. (1976). Man, Climate and Architecture. Applied Science Publishers Ltd, London. 7. Koenigsberger, O. H. et al. (1974). Manual of Tropical Housing and Building. Part I, Climatic Design. Longman, London. 8. Markus, T. A. and Morris, E. N. (1980). Buildings, Climate and Energy. Pitman International, London. 9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology OpenCourseWare (2011). Design for Sustainability Lecture Notes: Energy in Buildings. Available from: design-for-sustainability-fall-2006/lecture-notes/lect7.pdf. Also available from: Notes /MIT OCW CEE Design for Sustainability - Energy in Buildings.pdf 10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology OpenCourseWare (2011). Design for Sustainability Lecture Notes: Sustainability and the Building Industry. Available from: Also available from: Lectures/UJ-ARC-364/Lecture Notes /MIT OCW CEE Design for Sustainability - Sustainability and the Building Industry.pdf Course Outline for FUTA ARC 810: Applied Climatology ( Session) 3 of 6

4 11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology OpenCourseWare (2011). Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings: Heat Transfer Introduction. Available from: Notes /MIT OCW MIT 4-42J - Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings - Heat Transfer Introduction.pdf. 12. Ogunsote, O. O. & Prucnal-Ogunsote, B. (2002). Choice of a Thermal Index for Architectural Design with Climate in Nigeria. Habitat International A Journal for the Study of Human Settlements, 26:1, Pergamon Press, London. 13. Ogunsote, O. O. & Prucnal-Ogunsote, B. (2002). Comfort Limits for the Effective Temperature Index in the Tropics: A Nigerian Case Study. Architectural Science Review, 45:2, , Sydney, Australia. 14. Ogunsote, O. O. & Prucnal-Ogunsote, B. (2002). Defining Climatic Zones for Architectural Design in Nigeria: A Systematic Delineation. Journal of Environmental Technology, 1:2, School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure. 15. Ogunsote, O. O. & Prucnal-Ogunsote, B. (2004). Reducing Urban Heat Islands: Sustainable Design through Landscaping and Renewable Technologies. In: Ibitoye, O. A. (Ed). Scientific and Environmental Issues in Population, Environment and Sustainable Development in Nigeria. Department of Geography and Planning Science, University of Ado Ekiti, Ado Ekiti. Pp Also available from: 364/Lecture Notes /Reducing Urban Heat Islands.pdf. 16. Ogunsote, O. O. & Prucnal-Ogunsote, B. (2004). Reducing Urban Heat Islands: Sustainable Design through Landscaping and Renewable Technologies. In: Scientific and Environmental Issues in Population, Environment and Sustainable Development in Nigeria. Edited by Ibitoye, O. A. Department of Geography and Planning Science, University of Ado Ekiti, Ado Ekiti. Pp Ogunsote, O. O. & Prucnal-Ogunsote, B. (2007). Extreme Weather and Climate Events: Implications for Urban Planning, Architecture and Tourism Infrastructure in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 2007 International Conference of the Nigerian Meteorological Society. Theme: The impacts of extreme weather and climate events on socio-economic development in Africa. Federal University of Technology, Akure, November 11 15, pp Ogunsote, O. O. (1991). Computer Assessment of Architectural Design. Habitat International A Journal for the Study of Human Settlements, 15:4, 1-16, Pergamon Press, London. 19. Ogunsote, O. O. (1991). Introduction to building climatology: A basic course for architecture students. Ahmadu Bello University Press, Zaria. 20. Ogunsote, O. O., Adedeji, Y. M. D. & Prucnal-Ogunsote, B. (2011). Combating Environmental Degradation through Sustainable Landscaping in Emerging Mega Cities: A Case Study of Lagos, Nigeria. Proceedings of the International Union Course Outline for FUTA ARC 810: Applied Climatology ( Session) 4 of 6

5 of Architects (UIA) XXIV World Congress of Architecture, September 25 October 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan. 21. Ogunsote, O. O., Prucnal-Ogunsote, B. & Adegbie, M. (2010). Optimizing Passive Cooling Systems in Residential Buildings: A Case Study of Akure, Nigeria. Proceedings of the International Conference on Man, Technological Advancement and Sustainable Environment held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, October Akure, School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure. 22. Ogunsote, O. O., Prucnal-Ogunsote, B. & Ugwummadu, V. E. (2010). The Role of Architecture in Achieving Environmental Sustainability in Nigeria: Lessons from the 2010 Convention of the American Institute of Architects. Proceedings of the International Conference on Man, Technological Advancement and Sustainable Environment held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, October Akure, School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure. 23. Olgyay, V. (1963). Design with Climate Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. 24. Prucnal-Ogunsote, B. & Ogunsote, O.O. (1988). COLDHOT - A Design Aid for Multi-Index Thermal Stress Analysis. Architectural Science Review, 31.3, Sydney, Australia. 25. Prucnal-Ogunsote, B., Ogunsote, O. O., Ude, O. A. & Ogunsote, B. V. (2011). Towards the Establishment of a Green Building Council and the Development of a Green Building Rating System for Nigeria. Proceedings of the 2011 Architects Colloquium, June 28 30, Musa Yar adua Centre, Abuja. Organized by the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON). 26. SB05Tokyo Student Session (2005). Sustainable Building Design Book. Available from: [Architecture_Ebook]_Sustainable_Building_Design_Book.pdf. 27. Szokolay, S. V. (2008). Introduction to Architectural Science: The Basis of Sustainable Design. 2nd Edition. Elsevier/Architectural Press, London. 28. United Nations (1971). Design of Low Cost Housing and Community Facilities, Volume I, Climate and House Design. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York. 29. United Nations Centre for Human Settlements HABITAT (1984). Energy Conservation in the Construction and Maintenance of Buildings. Volume One: Use of Solar Energy and Solar Cooling in the Design of Buildings in Developing Countries. UNCHS-HABITAT. Nairobi, Kenya. Web sites Applied Climatology/ Course Outline for FUTA ARC 810: Applied Climatology ( Session) 5 of 6

6 Lecturers Contact Facebook Username: profogunsote Twitter Tel , moadegbie@gmail.com Tel Course Outline for FUTA ARC 810: Applied Climatology ( Session) 6 of 6