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ENGINEERING TRIPOS PART IIB - 2012/2013

Module 4D13 - Architectural Engineering

Leader:	Dr R Choudhary (rc488@eng)
Timing:	Michaelmas Term
Prerequisites:	3D3, 3D4, 4D11 all helpful
Structure:	8 afternoons of 3 hours (plus 2hrs/wk not timetabled) = 40hrs total
Assessment:	*Material: Format - Marks* Lecture Syllabus : Short lectures and group work: 100% Coursework

AIMS

Almost half of the UK’s carbon is associated with buildings. This course aims to create a new generation of architectural engineers who can respond imaginatively to the challenge that this presents.

This module is different in structure to most other modules. For example, it is run in conjunction with the Architecture Department. The final year students of CUED and Architecture will work together one afternoon per week on an architectural engineering design exercise. The course will focus on environmental architecture, and on how to provide energy-efficient building designs, with the final part of the course looking at the integration of architectural concept, energy demand, structure and buliding performance

The teaching format will be unconventional. Each afternoon will probably begin and end with a short talk by one of the lecturers or by an external speaker. Between these, students will work (in groups) on developing thermal, structural and other strategies for their design project

Work done in class will typically need to be submitted at the start of the following session. The final afternoon of the course will be an evaluation of the design projects. There will also be othere short coursework tasks, both of a technical and non-technical nature, throughout the term.

LECTURE SYLLABUS

The lectures involved are Dr. Ruchi Choudhary (CUED), Dr. Allan McRobie (CUED), Dr. M. Overend (CUED), Prof. Randall Thomas (CUED Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor on Buliding Engineering Physics), Dr. Torwong Chenvidyakarn (Architecture, and Dr. Michael Rammage (Architecture).
Students will be introduced to state-of-the-art building simulation software and analysis techniques.
Lectures will be given by invited speakers and will be topically organized to support the design project.

COURSEWORK

The coursework will revolve around a design project involving the redevelopment of an existing award winning housing complex in Cambridge, looking at how to improve its environmental features.

OBJECTIVES

On completion of the module students should:

Have some appreciation of the principles of architectural engineering, with a strong focus on environmental and sustainability principles.
Be aware of the various functional requirements of building services and building envelopes, and of how they can be met by combinations of materials and proper construction techniques;
Be aware of current digital and computational techniques used in building energy and performance analysis.

REFERENCES

Please see the Booklist for GroupD Courses for references for this module.

Last updated: May 2012

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