Three Rivers community college
Thames CAMPUS    574 new london tURnpIkE    norwich, ct 06360

860-885-2387

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Sustainable Design

Tuesday - Thursday 4:00 - 5:30 pm Room B-125

Three Rivers

ARC K214

Instructor:     Professor Mark Comeau, AIA, (885-2387,), email MComeau@trcc.commnet.edu

 

Grade:            Quizzes (50%)         Vignette Projects (25%)          Class Contribution (25%)

 

Course Objectives:

Students will gain working knowledge of sustainability in design, healthy design, renewable energy, co-generation, recycling, low VOC, zero carbon, and LEED as they relate to regional and urban planning, building design, building envelope, building interior environment, site ecology, energy resources, and infrastructure and transportation.

 

Method:   Lectures, Slide Lectures, Simulations, Class Discussion

 

Text:         Instructor Supplements:      Syllabus

                  (Note: Documentation appropriate to the scheduled lecture will be distributed at the time of each lesson.)

 

Introduction  Over-view

(1/21)              Course Objectives & Outcomes

 

Week 1     Historical Perspectives

(1/26)        Cultures, Context & Resources

 

Week 2     Planning: Macro

(2/02)        Regional Patterns

 

Week 3     Planning: Micro

(2/09)        Community Patterns

 

Week 4     Site Planning & Design

(2/16)        Orientation & Landscape

 

Week 5     Resources: Natural

(2/23)        Water Depletion, Pollution, Conservation

 

Week 6     Resources: Energy

(3/02)        Renewable & Co-generation

 

Week 7     Spring Break

(3/09)        No Class in Session

           

Week 8     Economics of Sustainable Design  

(3/16)        Cost Benefits & Life-cycle

 

 

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Notebook

Students will assemble a notebook, to be made up of handouts distributed at the beginning of each class.  A 3” “Slant-ring” notebook with plastic sheet protectors is recommended – this will be a good resource for future reference.

Portfolio

Portfolios will be due no later than the beginning of the last (16th) week but no sooner than the 15th.

More details will be discussed in class.

 

 

Updated 04/07/10

Week 9     Legal & Regulatory Aspects

(3/23)        EPA, DEP and Codes

 

Week 10   Sustainable Preservation

(3/30)        Adaptive Reuse & Recycling

 

Week 11   Sustainable Integrations

(4/06)        New Way-meets-Old Way

 

Week 12   Sustainable Lifestyle

(4/13)        Adopting Best Practices

 

Week 13   Sustainable Buildings

(4/20)        Design & Operations

 

Week 14   Sustainable Detailing

(4/27)        Building Info Modeling (BIM)

 

Week 15   Case Study

((5/04)            To Be Announced

           

Week 16   Conclusion

(5/11)        Exam, Final Projects Due