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Item Lecture 1, part 2: foundations of sustainable design: railway stations between place and node(2009-09-28) Kohler, NiklausDr. Kohler presents a discussion of the concepts of space, place, and nodes, and how these concepts play into our notions of urban environment and transportation design.Item Lecture 1, part 1: the railway station: a tower of babel(2009-09-28) Kohler, NiklausDr. Kohler looks at the railway station's importance in 19th century Europe in terms of its impact on social interaction, people's concepts of time, and economic and technological change. Over the years, the railway station's role has diminished to the point that it has been called an "endangered species".Item Lecture 1: introduction(2009-09-28) Kohler, NiklausIn his Introduction, Dr. Kohler presents a brief overview of his research and ideas, gives an outline of the seminar and its objectives, and discusses the fundamental concepts that inform the seminar's approach to sustainable architectural design: space, place, nodes, time, and flows.Item Lecture 1, part 3: railway stations: the power of place(2009-09-28) Kohler, NiklausDr. Kohler presents images of railway stations around the world to provide context for considering railway station design.Item Lecture 2: Life cycle assessment, certification and life cycle management(2009-09-29) Kohler, NiklausIn this lecture, Dr. Kohler examines how architects and policy makers evaluate the overall impact of architectural projects on the environment. Dr. Kohler emphasizes the complications that arise when we attempt to convert the holistic concept of sustainable development into quantifiable criteria for use in ratings systems. He discusses Life Cycle Analysis— which considers the resources consumed by a building project from the harvesting/manufacturing of the raw materials through the design and construction of the building, through the operation and maintenance of the building over time, and finally to the building's eventual demolition and deconstruction— and he explains how Building Information Modeling (BIM) is used to create a comprehensive estimate of the impact of an architectural project over its lifetime.Item Lecture 4: Foundations of sustainable design: Cultural aspects of sustainable development(2009-09-29) Kohler, NiklausDr. Kohler discusses culture as a form of "intangible capital", and the difficulties in trying to preserve cultural resources in the face of many factors of social change, including globalization and a growing population attempting to cope with depletion and scarcity. He discusses various ways that societies may deal with these difficulties, and how architects may consider issues of cultural conservation in the context of sustainable architectural design.Item Lecture 3: Foundations of sustainable design: The time of railway stations(2009-09-29) Kohler, NiklausIn this lecture, Dr. Kohler briefly discusses different philosophical concepts of time, with a particular emphasis on theories of time as a social framework. He then applies these considerations of time as an abstract concept and as a phenomenon integral to human existence to issues of sustainable architecture, and specifically to problems surrounding the design of a high-speed railway hub.Item Austin climate data(2009-10) Ward, NatalieAn overview of the climate conditions that impact on the energy efficiency of construction projects in Austin, Texas. Data is presented on various factors, including temperature, precipitation, daylight, and wind.Item Thermal performance in mid/large buildings : in hot, humid climates(2009-10) Galloway, Ross; Brown, MeredithThis paper presents on overview of several vernacular and passive strategies as an alternative to the standard HVAC system. It examines the performance demands of large buildings in Austin, Texas and addresses several potential methods for cooling and dehumidifying buildings, including: preventing solar heat gain, ventilation strategies, ground cooling, convection cooling, desiccant cooling, evaporative cooling, and use of multiple zones.Item Traditional and innovative cooling systems: Energy efficient, alternative strategies for thermal comfort(2009-10) Maddox, Randy; Montry, MatthewThis paper describes some fundamental features of conventional AC technology, and explores innovative strategies and AC system types that use alternative forms of energy and/or are designed for greater energy efficiency.Item Standards of human comfort: relative and absolute(2009-10) Fincher, Warren; Boduch, MichaelAn examination of the factors that affect the quality of comfort in an architectural environment, including temperature, lighting, humidity, and air quality. The paper also considers the variability of individual and cultural perceptions of comfort in determining how designers might create an optimal living or work space.Item Indirect/passive air-flow systems(2009-10) Kang, Bhujon; Lutz-Carillo, SkyAn examination of air-flow systems and how they may be utilized in sustainable architectural design to improve energy conservation and the comfort and health of occupants. This paper looks at various forms of natural ventilation and explores design principles for maximizing the effectiveness of air-flow for a building. Renzo Piano's Cultural Centre in New Caledonia and the Swiss Re Headquarters building by Norman Foster are briefly examined as case studies of these principles.Item Daylight performance in mid/large buildings: basics, strategies, technologies(2009-10) Astrich, Bobby; Morris, Alex; Walters, BrianaAn examination of the lighting requirements of mid- to large-scale building projects, with a focus on the utilization of natural daylight. The paper considers the sorts of tasks to be performed in different rooms/sections of the building, as well as psychological and biological effects, and discusses strategies for optimizing natural light conditions. Five projects are given as case studies: the Arup Campus in Solihull, England (Arup); World's End School (Architects' Co-Partnership); the Administration Building in Wiesbaden, Germany (Herzog + Partner); the Nasher Gallery in Dallas, TX (Renzo Piano); and the Chelsea Club in London, England (Fletcher Priest).Item Green building materials: determining the true definition of green(2009-10) Fithian, Cody; Sheets, AndreaAs of fall 2009, there are over fifty regional and national green labeling programs throughout the United States. Each of these have similar yet quite different versions of rating systems and qualifying characteristics that they look for in a green building. This paper looks at four of the most prominent programs-- LEED, EnergyStar, Green Globe, and Green Seal--and discusses the methods and limitations of each; it also looks at some building materials that are occasionally marketed as eco-friendly, and analyzes how they measure up for overall "greenness".Item Space Node Place(2009-10) Galloway, RossWhat makes a place a place? This paper examines space and nodes as concepts and discusses how they play into the way the human mind constructs a sense of place. It also discusses the importance of these concepts in the design of urban spaces and transportation hubs. Based on a lecture by Niklaus Kohler.Item Regional and historic standards of comfort(2009-10) Kamholz, Jenna; Storer, LisaA look at comfort, and the differences in our definitions and expectations of comfort through history and across cultures. This paper also considers the impact of technological advances in air conditioning on the perception of comfort.Item Standards in sustainable landscape architecture(2009-10) Bean, Cayce; Yang, Chia-HuiThis paper examines how the principles of sustainability may be applied to the field of landscape architecture. It gives a brief history of the Sustainable Sites Initiative and the guidelines and benchmarks developed by that organization to measure the long-term environmental and social impact of landscape design. The paper then goes on to discuss strategies for water management, use of vegetation, and site design for sustainable landscape architecture.Item Lecture 5: Flows - railway stations(2009-10-02) Kohler, NiklausFlows-- the transference of people, resources, information, and/or energy within a system-- has always been a crucial factor in the design of individual architectural projects, and to an even greater extent in the design of urban spaces. But as a field of academic study and as an applied design philosophy, the concept of flow is a fairly new development. In this lecture, Dr. Kohler looks at sustainability in archtiecture through the lens of flow theory. He analyzes various urban environments and individual buildings as flow systems to focus on their net environmental impact, and asks students to apply these principles to developing an input-output flow model for a proposed high-speed railway station.Item Sustainable cities(2009-10-21) Burdett, RickyRicky Burdett is Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and director of LSE Cities and the Urban Age programme. In this lecture he gives a general overview of the ongoing increase in the population density of urban areas and of global energy consumption, followed by a look at some specific cases of housing and urban development projects in South America that help address problems of urban crowding. Burdett concludes with a look at London and his work as Chief Adviser on Architecture and Urbanism for the London 2012 Olympics.Item The case for geothermal energy(2009-10-29) Cutright, Bruce L.Geothermal energy has historically played a minor role in addressing the energy needs of the United States due to a number of factors, including the high front-end cost of systems and the fact that only certain locations had the geological features required to make energy extraction feasible. Mr. Cutright argues that new technologies and methods of harvesting geothermal energy have made geothermal energy more efficient and cost-effective than traditional hydrocarbon-based sources and the more widely used alternative energy sources such as solar and wind energy. He also discusses the use of ground source heat pumps to harvest geothermal energy on a smaller scale to provide heating and cooling for residential and commercial buildings.
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