ARCH 527: Architectural Design: Building Systems Report a Broken Link

In today’s world, sustainable living has become a fundamental principle of building design. Architecture 527 examines integrated design processes as well as the principles of structural integration. Both types of integration are essential in the creation of high-performance buildings.

Textbook


Required Readings


Unit 2


Home page: Brigham Young University Photonics

Home page: Queen’s University, Live Building Integrated Learning Centre

Unit 3


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Click on the chapter title in the menu to the right on the e-book window.

Unit 4


Read pages 7-14.

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Unit 5


Read pages 15-19 and Appendices A, B, and C.

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Unit 6


Read pages 21-31 and pages 35-86.

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Unit 7


Explore the information available through the links below, made available by Natural Resources Canada:
Comprehensive Energy Use Data (CEUD)

Survey of Household Energy Use (SHEU)

Commercial and Institutional Consumption of Energy Survey (CICES)

Commercial and Institutional Energy Use Survey (CIBEUS)

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View Tables 4.3.2.A (page 4-7), 4.3.2.B (begins on page 4-8), and 4.3.2.C (begins on page 4-13).

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Unit 8


Read pages 1-1 to 3-4, pages 3-11 (begin with Section 3.5) to 3.18, and pages 7-1 to 7-11.

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Unit 9


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National Research Council of Canada. (1997). Appendix B: Thermal characteristics of common building assemblies. Model national energy code for buildings (MNECB). Ottawa. Reproduction allowed.
National Research Council of Canada. (1997). Appendix C: Method for calculating the thermal properties of building assemblies. Model national energy code for buildings (MNECB). Ottawa. Reproduction allowed.
EE4 program for download Home page: Natural Resources Canada CanmetENERGY Software Tools

General Resources


RAIC Centre for Architecture. Archives and Collection. October 2015
Athabasca University. (2014). ePortfolio Orientation.
National Building Code of Canada 2015 and National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2015