Teaching

Climate Responsive Design

ARCH / ENVS 400M/500M (F)

  • Climates & microclimates
  • Thermal comfort
  • Introductory heat transfer
  • Material thermal behavior
  • Traditional buildings in Tropical, Arid, Semi-Arid, Subtropical, Mediterranean, Oceanic, Continental, and Polar climates around the world
  • Climate-responsive elements in contemporary buildings

 

Passive Solar Heating

ARCH / ENVS 400M / 500M (W)

  • Solar geometry
  • Climates
  • Passive solar history
  • Solar site surveys
  • Glazing design
  • Thermal mass design
  • Movable insulation design
  • EnergyPlus modeling
  • Schematic design of a project for the Sustainable City Year Program
  • Advanced Technical Elective for Architecture

 

Intro. Env. Stud.: Nat. Science

ENVS 202 (S)

  • Scientific methods
  • Data interpretation
  • Atmospheric chemistry
  • Groundwater & drought
  • Aquatic chemistry
  • Photosynthesis
  • Ecosystems
  • Population ecology
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Mass extinctions
  • The efficiency dilemma
  • Climate change
  • Renewable energy

 

Independent Study

ENVS 601 (All)

  • Building performance investigations
  • Redesign exploration
  • Field studies
  • EnergyPlus modeling
  • Competitions
  • Original research