Simple Tools for Passive Architecture

₹500.00

Last Date of Registration : 22nd January, 2025

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Description of the Workshop

Passive design strategies for sustainable architecture aims to create a comfortable indoor environment by taking advantage of the natural forces such as natural ventilation and minimizing direct sun exposure. This leads to a more thermally comfortable indoor environment along with a pleasant and healthier indoor environment. This leads to reduced load on use of electrical energy to enhance indoor thermal performance. But in order to know which strategies must be adopted for various climate, it is important to know the tools which gives us leads to passive strategy at a early design stage. This workshop helps learners to understand the climate of a place and use tools that enable learners/architects/ designers make informed decisions about the suitable Passive Strategy for a Climate Responsive building. Two tools will be used in this workshop and students will work alongside the teacher.

1. Mahoney’s Tables: The Mahoney tables are a set of reference tables used in architecture, used as a guide to climate-appropriate design. The output helps to arrive at Schematic Design recommendations and Design Development recommendations. This is a manual tool and is not software based.

2. Climate Consultant: Climate Consultant is a simple to use, graphic-based computer program that helps architects, and students understand their local climate. Climate Consultant uses annual 8760 hour EPW format climate data that is made available at no cost by the Department of Energy for thousands of weather stations around the world. Climate Consultant translates this raw climate data into dozens of meaningful graphic displays. The goal is to help users create more energy efficient, more sustainable buildings, each of which is uniquely suited to its particular spot on this planet. This is a digital tool and, in this workshop, you will be taught to utilize the tool to the fullest of its possibility to arrive at exact strategies for sustainable architecture for that particular location.

Profile of the Instructor

Dr. Vijayalaxmi J. has completed her Ph.D and higher research with specialization in sustainable built environment with over 27 years of teaching experience in the domain of climate responsive and thermal performance of buildings. She is currently the Professor in the Department of Architecture and former Head (Architecture) and Dean (Research) at the School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, She has published 50 technical papers and authored and edited books on Building Thermal Performance and Sustainability, Building Construction and Technology, Conservation of Built Heritage in India, Embodied and Operational Energy of Buildings- Strategies to Decarbonize..

Intended Audience

  • Undergraduate and Post Graduate Students of Architecture and Civil Engineering
  • Learners of NPTEL Course –  Architectural Approaches to Decarbonisation of Buildings and Building Materials as a Cornerstone to Sustainability
  • Interested learners of Climate Responsive Building Design

Certification Criteria

Attendance and submission of Two Assessments (using Mahoney’s Tables and Output of Climate Consultant Software) is mandatory to obtain a certificate.

Workshop Schedule

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Learning Outcomes

Assessment
Mahoney’s Tables Introduction, Mahoney’s Tables, Full Explanation and demonstration for various climate types 1.Elements of Mahoney’s Table.
2. How to source climatic data of a place
3. Various steps involved in data feeding
4. How to read the results for Design consideration
Mahoney’s Table Exercise Work on Mahoney’s Tables along with the learners and handhold them in the exercise for 2 climate types- Composite and Cold Climate Students will work alongside the teachers while using the Mahoney’s tables for two climate types Assignment to be submitted in the form of completely worked out Mahoney’s Tables and outline the Design considerations for Composite and Cold Climate
Climate consultant
 Introduction to the software.
Demonstration of the software for Hot-Dry Climate and warm- humid climate		 1. Understand how to fix the boundary conditions.
2. Understand how to import climate data and use the software.
3. Understand how to select the appropriate passive techniques by understanding the data mapped on the Psychrometric Chart
Work on Climate Consultant along with the learners for Composite climate and Cold climate and hand hold them.
Explain how the decisions taken regarding the passive technique will impact the Design.		 Students will work alongside the teacher while using the Climate Consultant Software for two climate types Assignment will be submitted in the form of Output of Design considerations for Composite and Cold Climate

Session Details

Fee for the Workshop : Rs. 590 (Rs. 500 + GST)

Mode of the Workshop : Online

Date of the Workshop : 25th January, 2025

Timings: 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon. and 02:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.

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