3.00 Credits. 5 Hrs/Wk

Interaction between Man, Climate and Architecture; understanding of theory and practice of climate responsive design. Design of buildings with respect to thermal comfort without the assistance of mechanical means, use of energy in buildings versus mechanical means. People's response to thermal environment. Fundamental physical principles with respect to buildings interaction with climate, and architectural design possibilities, modification of climate through thermal design. Quantitative and qualitative assessment of indoor environment in relation to heat gain or loss, ventilation and air movement, determination of comfort level and to design buildings as climate modifiers. Study of specific buildings for environmental performance evaluation.

3.00 Credits. 5 Hrs/Wk

Physiological and psychological effects of the sonic environment; Determinants of the sonic environment; the sonic quantities; Octave Band Analysis, Measuring techniques; Sonic environmental design criteria; Sonic environment evaluation; Acoustic characteristics of materials. Behaviour of sound in enclosed spaces with emphases on architectural acoustics design: Geometrical and statistical methods of study; Designing rooms for speech and music; Designing auditoriums, cinema halls, recording studios, lecture halls, class-rooms, multi-purpose spaces; Sound reinforcing systems; Noise and the built nvironment; Noise control in spaces, External noise.

3.00 Credits. 5 Hrs/Wk

Human responses to the luminous environment. External vision factors; brightness, contrast/glare, colour, size, time etc. Daylighting and the determinants of the daylight environment; Daylighting measurement and calculations; Daylight design criteria under differing climatic conditions. Artificial lighting and the determinants of ar tificial lighting environment; measurements and calculations; Artificial lighting design criteria, permanent supplementary artificial lighting installation design; Creative lighting for different environments.

3.00 Credits. 5 Hrs/Wk

Introduction to bioclimatic design; designing with the natural elements and without the need for artificial environmental systems. The built-form and the ecosystem. interactions. Historical references to bioclimatic design: Shelter of the early man, shelter in different climates, extreme climates, in the sub continent. Contemporary approaches and innovations: rethinking energy, renewable energy, solar, wind, earth shelters, photovoltaic etc. The basis for bioclimatic design: Thermal Comfort Concepts. Questioning the comfort zone with reference to the tropics. Towards establishing a comfort zone for the tropics. Experimental methods and statistical analysis. Concepts in bioclimatic design. Building environment interactions. Thermal balance and heat flow. Thermal quantities and properties of building materials. Calculations for heat gain and losses in buildings. Passive cooling: Principles, applications and examples. Key concepts of passive cooling. Options for passive cooling and design considerations. Design for passive cooling, means and techniques. Examples with reference to Bangladesh. Environmental analysis of buildings. Environmental accounting. Monitoring of buildings (experimental). Assessments (computer modeling).

3.00 Credits. 2 Hrs/Wk

Influence of buildings and other urban artefacts on ambient climate, climate modification having energy implications. Interaction of urban form and space with the processes of urban environment. Outdoor urban environment in the context of tropical areas with special reference to cities in Bangladesh. Conventional approaches to urban design and its impact on the environment and non-renewable energy resources. Concepts of sustainability, green design and energy conscious design. Thermal comfort outdoors; its perception and use as urban design criteria. Effects of urban from and geometry, built density and land use, open spaces and streets and urban greens on microclimates. Tools and techniques of urban environmental research, computer based simulation techniques and models as prediction tools. Role of changing technologies in search of new directions for environment conscious urban design and architecture.

3.00 Credits. 2 Hrs/Wk

Theoretical Antecedents in Environmental Design, Law of interdependence, Inseperable nature of environmental categories; Ecology & Ecosystem - Definition and Concepts, Community metabolism and biotic community concept, Ecology and its relationship with other branches of knowledge; Human Community and the Ecological crisis; Man and Environment; Geo-physical forces and Built-Environment, Concepts and application in environmental design; Ecosettlement Concepts, Passive means of built environmental controls. Analysis and Synthesis of Indigenous Built- Environments; Perception of Environmental qualities - environmental evaluation and preferences, Lessons from the failures. Crisis in the built-environment with case studies. Technological Developments and their applications in Environment friendly buildings and settlements; Appropriate Technology for sustainable built environment design - Models, Materials and Methods; Safer built environment with reference to Third World Cities with case studies; Built Environment Design in the local context.