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Building Sciences Course Overview

This document provides an overview, syllabus, and evaluation criteria for a Building Sciences course. It discusses key topics like light and acoustics, provides definitions of building science, and lists examples of how light impacts architecture. The syllabus outlines sections on light, acoustics, and energy that will be covered during the course. Students will be evaluated based on exams, assignments, reports, presentations, class performance, and attendance.

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Building Sciences Course Overview

This document provides an overview, syllabus, and evaluation criteria for a Building Sciences course. It discusses key topics like light and acoustics, provides definitions of building science, and lists examples of how light impacts architecture. The syllabus outlines sections on light, acoustics, and energy that will be covered during the course. Students will be evaluated based on exams, assignments, reports, presentations, class performance, and attendance.

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BUILDING

SCIENCES - 2
SAMPURNA MAHARJAN
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
THAPATHALI CAMPUS
2076-1-22
Overview
• Building Sciences review?
• Syllabus
• Evaluation Criteria
• History of Light and Acoustics
• Discussion
Architecture

Art + Science
Logical explanation of spaces
Result of interrelationship between
society, culture, beheaviour, environment,
experience

Composition ???
Expression ???
Some examples
Magic in bricks
In Nepal
Building Science

What is it?
Some definitions
Knowledge of building science can
help improve the performance of homes.

solutions to make buildings more energy


efficient, more
comfortable to live and work in.
http://www.buildingsciencesllc.com/
Some definitions...

scientific approach to
understand cause and effect between
the elements of a house
http://www.toolbase.org/pdf/designguides/m
dl_2_%20buildingsciencebasics.pdf
Some definitions...
The study of the interaction between
Occupants
Building components/system
Environment
Presentation Topics
Le- Light and architecture Light
Corbusier and
and his Architects work on Light shado
works and Design ws
Bye-laws Artificial lighting in
Soun
Codes for various buildings
d and
Effecient lighting Noise
Energy Efficient Light and Techniques
Evaluation

FM: 100

Final exam: 80 Internal: 20

Class performance,
Assessment: Report writing and surprise exams and
presentation: attendance:
Syllabus

• Light
Introduction of architectural lighting
Day Lighting
Day Light Design
Artificial Light Design
Principles of Architecture Lighting
Syllabus

• Acoustics
Architecture Acoustics
Basic Concept of Architecture acoustics
Room Acoustics
S E R Equation
Acoustic Design of Hall
Noise and its Impact
Sound Insulation
Syllabus

• Energy
Renewable and Non-renewable
Energy Situation in the
world and Nepal
Active heating, cooling and lighting
Solar collector, Water Heater,
Dryer etc.
PV Cell
Passive heating and cooling in building
Orientation, Planning, Color Texture etc.
Direct, Indirect and Isolated
EAT system, Wind tower etc.
Syllabus
Syllabus
http://www.lightlive.com/en/20141114-louis-
kahn-master-of-light/

Light in Architecture
lighting is the medium that allows us to Lighting can bring an emotional value to
see and appreciate the beauty in the architecture
buildings around us.

It’s one thing to create a breathtaking Light controls people’s behavior and
lighting layout, but it’s another to create a emotions.
breathtaking layout that is also incredibly
energy efficient

https://www.tcpi.com/importance-architectural-lighting/
Preview
Introduction to light
Light = vision
Vision is the most important communication for man with the
environment.
Is the media that provide visual linkage for a person with his
environment
Introduction to light
It is the electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength (380nm
to 780nm; 1nm = 10 -9m).
Questions ?

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