ARCH 244-BUILDING SCIENCES II COURSE OUTLINE

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A. ACOUSTICS & NOISE CONTROL

WEEK 1: WHAT IS SOUND?

  • Sound waves
  • Magnitude of sound
  • Frequency and bands
  • Some Important parameters
  • An example: Echo vs. Reverberation Time

WEEK 2: 5 IMPORTANT SOUND PHENOMENON

  • Absorption
  • Transmission
  • Reflection
  • Refraction
  • Diffusion

WEEK 3: HOW DOES SOUND TRAVEL?

  • Propagation of waves
  • Air-borne Sound
  • Structure-borne sound
  • Impact noise
  • Direct and reverberant sound fields

WEEK 4: HOW CAN WE HEAR?

  • Ear as an hearing instrument
  • Do we hear what we see?
  • Perception vs. noise annoyance
  • How to measure hearing?
  • Establishing acoustic comfort

WEEK 5: ANALYSING ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS

  • Ancient times
  • Acoustical vs. non-acoustical spaces
  • Measuring air-borne, structure-borne, and impact sound
  • Easy way: Computer modeling
  • Objective measurements vs. subjective perception

WEEK 6: HOW TO DESIGN BETTER ACOUSTIC SPACES?

  • Enhancing an acoustical space
  • Avoiding a noisy environment
  • Some useful materials
  • Interesting approaches on auditory perception
  • The guidelines and regulations to follow while designing

WEEK 7: MIDTERM I (ACOUSTICS)

 

B. VISUAL COMFORT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING

WEEK 8:

ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING - PHYSICS OF LIGHT

  • Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Properties of a Light Wave
    • Wavelength
    • Amplitude
    • Frequency
    • Energy
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
    • Ultraviolet Radiation
    • Infrared Radiation                                                                                               
  • Optical Control
    • Reflection
    • Refraction
    • Diffraction
    • Interference
    • Transmission
    • Diffusion
    • Absorption
    • Efficacy of Light Sources
    • Luminance
    • Illuminance

VISION AND PERCEPTION

  • The Process of Visual Perception and the Visual Field                                            
  • Day and Night Vision
  • Adaptation and Accomodation
  • Visual Performance
  • Glare
    • Direct Glare
    • Reflected Glare
  • Vision and Age

WEEK 9: COLOR SPECTRUM AND COLOR PERCEPTION

  • Color of Objects
  • Color of Light Source
    • Spectral Power Distribution (SPD)
    • Color Rendering
    • Color Temperature (CT)
    • Correlated Color Temperature (CCT)
    • Color Rendering Index (CRI)

WEEK 10: LIGHT AND FORM - LIGHTING APPLICATIONS

  • Light Distribution Strategies
    • General Lighting (Direct/Indirect-Ambient)
    • Task Lighting
    • Accent Lighting
  • Highlighting Free Standing 3-D Objects
  • Shadows
  • Silhouetting
  • Wall Washing
  • Wall Grazing
  • Uplighting & Downlighting
  • Luminous Wall Panel
  • Cove/Coffer

WEEK 11: ARTIFICIAL LIGHT SOURCES

  • Luminaire Performance
  • Control of Light
    • Reflectors
  • Family Tree of Electric Lamps
    • Incandescent
      • Standard Voltage
      • Low Voltage
    • Discharge
      • Fluorescent
      • High Intensity Discharge (HID)
    • LED-OLED
  • Fiber Optics
  • Lighting Control Strategies
    • Building Automation Systems (BAS)

WEEK 12: HOLIDAY

WEEK 13:

NATURAL LIGHTING – FACTORS AFFECTING DAYLIGHT, ORIENTATION

  • Types of Natural Light
  • Topography/Urban Design
  • Orientation
  • Form of Building
  • Surfaces
  • Control of Glare

DAYLIGHT APPICATION ELEMENTS

  • Light Well
  • Atrium
  • Skylight
  • Clerestory
  • Roof Monitor
  • Sawtooth
  • Light Shelf
  • Louvers
  • Sloped Ceiling
  • Light Pipe
  • Heliostat
  • Mirror Shaft
  • Glazings

WEEK 14: MIDTERM II (LIGHTING)