Constructive Methods I

Programme

Architecture

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

Doctorate | Semestral | 10

Year | Type of course unit | Language

1 |Mandatory |Português

Total of Working Hours | Duration of Contact (hours)

250 | 45

Code

ULP1972-15381

Recommended complementary curricular units

n/a

Mode of study

Face-to-face

Precedences

Não

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

Architectural and constructive sustainability and its positive evolutionary genesis. Framing of sustainable vernacular and neo-urban architecture and current developments; from workshop to workshop to computer and to new manufacturing and commissioning processes The role of detailing and specification in the rigor of execution, performance and life cycle; Environment and energy on the basis of current and future performance; the energy incorporated and the option for pre-prepared and certified materials by the industry; trend for zero carbon constructions also for Portugal and Africa Study and comparison of energies incorporated in local materials. The trend towards new outdoor enclosures with attention to demanding insulation High-end materials Phase Change Materials (PCM) and others as auxiliary energy materials; nanotechnology and architecture Strategies for the islands of urban heat (ICU), as the basis of an urban architectural option

Objectives

The architectural design is based on the relationship between architect, industry and engineering supported in information technology that updates the technical knowledge and conceptual design in a comparative process, by updating knowledge and technical specifications, sustainability and performance, a process also worked by creativity. The objectives study the means of architectural design with the support of ever more sophisticated programs in a synthesis, in which construction systems are increasingly ready to use and intercommunication with engineering using the same programs, tools and comparative processes. It is important to communicate, disseminate and critique projects and works of other authors, industrialists and users. The success and performance of a new architecture must also be approved by customers and the State in the permanent updating of legislation.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

The teaching has three aspects - theoretical presentation of the themes of the program, with support in multimedia solutions, moderated debates by the teacher for evaluation on each of the themes previously presented within the program, critical evaluation of case studies of greater controversy and that generate more doubts , where students are invited to make a presentation of their position regarding the problems under study. Topics such as Intelligent Design and Building Information Modeling will be used as the organizational basis of the Architectural Project and the interoperability of the architect with the specialists. The evaluation is the average of all the works Intervention in the debates on the updating and innovation point of view (25%) Works and investigations carried out on the case studies and regular research tasks within the subjects of the student (25% ) Assessment of work in the light of the subject matter and objectives to be achieved in the Thesis (50%)

References

Code for Sustainable Homes - A Step Change in Sustainable Home. Building Practice. www. communities.gov.uk
DOWNTOWN, Paul F. Ecopolis - Architecture and Cities for a Changing Climate. Springer. London
GUEDES, C, et al. (2011). Arquitectura sustentável em Angola: Manual de boas práticas. CPLP, Lisboa.
GUEDES, C. et al (2011). Arquitectura sustentável em Moçambique: manual de boas práticas. CPLP, Lisboa.
GUEDES, C. et al. (2011) Arquitectura sustentável na Guiné-Bissau: manual de boas práticas. CPLP, Lisboa.
MINKE, Gernot (2006). Building with earth: design and technology of a sustainable architecture, Springer.
OLGYAY, V (1973). Design with Climate: Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural. Princeton University Press.
SMITH, Peter F. (2010). Building for a Changing Climate. The Challenge for Construction, Planning and Energy. Earthscan. London.
Zero Carbon Strategies for Tomorrow's New Homes. www. nhbcfoundation.org