ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | ARCH0006 | ||||
| Course Name: | Building Physics | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Öğr. Gör. MEHMET SARPER TAKKECİ | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Hasan Tunay Cengiz | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The aim of specialization on building physics is to help the student gain the skills and knowledge about creating the architectural environment which meets visuals, auditory and thermal comfort requirements regarding the physical environment factors (light, color, heat, sound etc.). |
| Course Content: | Information will be given to control the components of physical environment indoors: 1) Use of solar radiation and energy; heat and humidity 2) Noise, sound and components of sound in building acoustics 3) Quantity and quality of light. Residential lighting examples will also be given. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Recognizing the components of the physical environmental and establishing a relationship with comfort conditions of architectural spaces |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Definition of physical environment and explanation of its components; the relationship between physical environment elements and sense organs regarding humans’ perception of their environment. | |
| 2) | Introduction to lighting; radiation and light. Quantity of light; light level and its requirement. | |
| 3) | Quality of light (color temperature; color rendering; directional structure of light flux and quality of shadows; uniformity of illuminance) | |
| 4) | General rules and examples of lighting techniques. | |
| 5) | Residential lighting (bedroom, living room, bathroom - mirror front, kitchen, children’s room, stairs, and corridors) | |
| 6) | Introduction to solar control topics. Heat and temperature. Types of heat transfer. Humidity, relation between relative humidity and heat. Basic principles in heat and humidity control. | |
| 7) | Midterm Period | |
| 8) | Active and passive methods of utilization of solar energy. Solar panels, photovoltaic collectors. | |
| 9) | Study of the effects of sunlight on building envelope and indoors. Control and utilization of sunlight; protection from sunlight. | |
| 10) | Introduction to building acoustics. Sound and its components. Definition of noise. Basic principles in noise control. | |
| 11) | Calculation of sound pressure level. Birth of sound and its propagation in 1, 2 and 3 dimensional environments. | |
| 12) | Sound absorption and transmission. | |
| 13) | Steps of sound insulation in building envelope. |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | S. Szokolay, Introduction to Architectural Science: The Basis of Sustainable Design. Elsevier/Architectural Press, 2008, ISBN: 9780750687041. |
| References: | S. Szokolay, Introduction to Architectural Science: The Basis of Sustainable Design. Elsevier/Architectural Press, 2008, ISBN: 9780750687041. |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
| Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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| Program Outcomes |
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 15 | 45 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 28 |
| Final | 1 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 75 | |