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APST 355: Sustainable Design Report a Broken Link

Course Orientation

Royal Architecture Institute of Canada. (n.d.). RAIC syllabus. RAIC. https://raic-syllabus.ca/

Unit 2: Principles in Sustainable Design

Architecture 2030. (n.d.). https://www.architecture2030.org/
arch2030. (2007, February 20). 2010 Imperative global emergency teach-in. Architecture 2030. https://www.architecture2030.org/2010-imperative-global-emergency-teach-in/
Betti, G., Tartarini, F., Nguyen, C., & Schiavon, S. (2023). CBE clima tool: A free and open-source web application for climate analysis tailored to sustainable building design. Build. Simul. (Version 0.8.17) [Online software]. Center for the Built Environment, University of California Berkeley. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-023-1090-5
Dahlhausen, M. (2016). epwvis [Online software]. https://mdahlhausen.github.io/epwvis/
Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes. (2015). National building code of Canada 2015 (14th ed.). National Research Council of Canada. https://doi.org/10.4224/40002005
Government of Canada. (2025). Historical climate data. Environment and Natural Resources. https://climate.weather.gc.ca/
Architecture 2030. (2023). Why the built environment? https://www.architecture2030.org/why-the-built-environment/

Unit 4: Envelope Design for Air and Water

Garden, G. K. (1963, April). Rain penetration and its control. Canadian Building Digest, 40. https://doi.org/10.4224/40000854
Chown, G. A., Brown, W. C., Poirier, G. . (1997, December). Evolution of wall design for controlling rain penetration. Construction Technology Update, 9. https://doi.org/10.4224/40002861
Straube, J. F. (2002). Moisture in buildings. ASHRAE Journal, 44(1), 15. https://0-www-proquest-com.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/docview/220459451?accountid=8408
RAIC Centre for Architecture. (2017). Calculating thermal gradients. RAIC Centre for Architecture, Athabasca University.
RAIC Centre for Architecture. (2017). RSI thermal resistance values. RAIC Centre for Architecture, Athabasca Universitiy.

Unit 5: Thermal Comfort: A Qualitative Approach

Brager, G. S., Paliaga, G., & de Dear, R. (2004). Operable windows, personal control and occupant comfort. UC Berkeley: Center for the Built Environment. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4x57v1pf

Unit 6: Heat and Thermal Transfer

Sustainable Building Centre & Manasc Isaac Architects. (2011). Hinton government centre. Canadian Green Building Case Study Series.

Assignment 2

Kühn, W. (2011). Dewpoint calculator. https://www.decatur.de/javascript/dew/index.html

Unit 7: Design for Heating and Cooling

CANMET Energy Technology Centre. (2009). C-2000 – Executive summary. International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE). https://www.iisbe.org/C2000/abc-2000.htm

Unit 8: Passive Solar Energy Systems

Manasc Isaac Architects Ltd. (2005). Example 2: Building envelope & building systems strategy [Corporate awards submission]. The 2005 RAIC Awards of Excellence. 
Manasc, V. (2011). Celebrate the sun.

Unit 9: Solar Geometry and Shading

Manasc Isaac Architects Ltd. (2005). Yellowknife Government of Canada building: Executive Summary [Corporate awards submission]. The 2005 RAIC Awards of Excellence. 
Manasc Isaac Architects Ltd. (2005). Example 1: Site plan & building plan [Corporate awards submission]. The 2005 RAIC Awards of Excellence.
Manasc Isaac Architects Ltd. (2007). Greenstone Government of Canada building, Yellowknife, NT [Corporate awards submission]. The RAIC Awards ofd Excellence.

Unit 11: Passive Cooling and New Technologies

Natural Resources Canada. (2025). Windows, doors and skylights. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy-efficiency/energy-star/products/list-certified-products/windows-doors-skylights
Natural Resources Canada. (2024). Solar photovoltaic energy in buildings. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy-efficiency/solar-photovoltaic-energy-buildings
Structural Insulated Panel Association. https://www.sips.org/

Unit 12: Site Design Strategies

Windmill Developments. (n.d.). Dockside Green: North America’s first platinum certified LEED for communities. https://windmilldevelopments.com/communities/dockside-green/
City of Vancouver. (n.d.). Southeast False Creek. https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/southeast-false-creek.aspx