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APST 655: Whole Systems Design Report a Broken Link

Textbook

Brophy, V., & Lewis, J. O. (2011). A green Vitruvius: Principles and practice of sustainable architectural design (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Earthscan.

Unit 1

The Weather Network. (n.d.). We go beyond the forecasts to help you plan. Retrieved July 2, 2025, from https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en
Government of Canada. (2025, June 23). RETScreen. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/maps-tools-publications/tools-applications/retscreen
Government of Canada. (2025, June 6). Natural resources Canada. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/
Waterfront Toronto. (n.d.). Lower Don Lands. Retrieved July 2, 2025, from https://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/our-projects/lower-don-lands
Waterfront Toronto. (n.d.). Home. https://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. (n.d.). 90.1 portal. ASHRAE. Retrieved July 2, 2025, from https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/90-1-portal
BRE. (n.d). BREEAM certification from BRE. https://bregroup.com/products/breeam/
Kats, G., Alevantis, L, Berman, A., Mills, E., & Perlman, J. (2003). The costs and financial benefits of green buildings. Sustainable Building Task Force. 
A Sustainable Californian Future. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved July 2, 2025, from https://sustainca.org/
U.S. Green Building Council. (n.d.). LEED certification for neighborhood development. LEED. https://www.usgbc.org/leed/rating-systems/neighborhood-development?CategoryID=19
Sauerbruch Hutton. (n.d.). KfW Westarkade, Frankfurt. Retrieved July 2, 2025, from https://www.sauerbruchhutton.de/en/project/kfw
United Nations (1987). Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our common future. http://www.un-documents.net/wced-ocf.htm
Larsson, N. (2011, February 15). The integrated design process; History and analysis. International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment. https://www.iisbe.org/node/88

Unit 2

Energy Technologies Area, Berkeley Lab. (n.d.). Ventilation rates and health in homes. Indoor Air Quality Scientific Findings Resource Bank. https://iaqscience.lbl.gov/ventilation-rates-and-health-homes
Energy Technologies Area, Berkeley Lab. (n.d.). Indoor air quality overview. Indoor Air Quality Scientific Findings Resource Bank. https://iaqscience.lbl.gov/indoor-air-quality-overview
Brigham Young University. (2009). Frequency to wavelength to energy calculator. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. http://www.photonics.byu.edu/fwnomograph.phtml
Queen's University. (2019). Light shelves. Live Building Integrated Learning Centre. 
Edwards, L., & Torcellini, P. (2002). A literature review of the effects of natural light on building occupants. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. https://docs.nrel.gov/docs/fy02osti/30769.pdf
Fitzner, K., & Finke, U. (2012). Lüftungsregeln für freie Lüftung. Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin. https://www.baua.de/DE/Angebote/Publikationen/Berichte/F2072.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&
Government of Canada. (2009). Measurement of lighting levels in the work place. https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/laws-regulations/labour/interpretations-policies/039.html
Energy Technologies Area, Berkeley Lab. (n.d.). Daylight, view, and school and office work performance. Indoor Air Quality Scientific Findings Resource Bank. https://iaqscience.lbl.gov/daylight-view-and-performance
Matzarakis, A., & Mayer, H. (1996). Another kind of environmental stress: Thermal stress. WHO Newsletter, 18, 7–10. https://www.academia.edu/22149629/Another_kind_of_environmental_stress_thermal_stress
KPMB Architects. (n.d.). Manitoba Hydro Place. https://www.kpmb.com/manitoba-hydro-place/

Unit 3

Manitoba Hydro. (2015). Building facts. 

Unit 4

The University of British Columbia. (n.d.). Green building action plan. Retrieved July 2, 2025, from https://sustain.ubc.ca/campus/green-buildings/green-building-action-plan
Sustainability Solutions Group. (n.d). Decarbonized, equitable, healthy communities for everyone. Retrieved July 2, 2025, from https://ssg.coop/

Unit 5

CEC. (2015). Improving green building construction in North America: Guide to integrated design and delivery. Commission for Environmental Cooperation.

Flower, J. (1993). Building healthy cities: Excerpts from a conversation with Leonard J. Duhl, M.D. Heathcare Forum Journal. https://people.well.com/user/bbear/duhl.html
Kaner, S., Lind, L., Toldi, C., Fisk, S., & Berger, D. (2007). Facilitator's guide to participatory decision-making (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass. 
Zimmerman, A. (2007). Integrated design process guide. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. http://www.infrastructure.alberta.ca/content/doctype486/production/leed_pd_appendix_7a.pdf

Unit 6

Unit 7

Natural Resources Canada. (n.d.). National energy use database (NEUD): Comprehensive energy use database. Government of Canada. https://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/corporate/statistics/neud/dpa/menus/trends/comprehensive_tables/list.cfm
Office of Energy Efficiency. (2007). 2007 survey of household energy use (SHEU-2007) - Data tables. Natural Resources Canada.
Office of Energy Efficiency. (2008). 2008 commercial & institutional consumption of energy survey, summary report. Natural Resources Canada.
Office of Energy Efficiency. (2003). Commercial and insitutional building energy use survey 2000 (CIBEUS) summary report, December 2003. Natural Resources Canada.
National Research Council Canada. (1999). Performance compliance for buildings: Specifications for calculation procedures for demonstrating compliance to the Model National Energy Code for Buildings using whole building performance. Government of Canada. https://doi.org/10.4224/20378714
Natural Resources Canada. (n.d.). National energy use database (NEUD) database. Government of Canada. https://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/corporate/statistics/neud/dpa/data_e/databases.cfm?attr=0
Natural Resources Canada. (n.d.). National energy use database (NEUD) energy efficiency trends analysis tables. Government of Canada. https://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/corporate/statistics/neud/dpa/menus/trends/analysis/tables.cfm
Natural Resources Canada. (2025, June 20). Energy efficiency. Government of Canada. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy-efficiency
National Research Council Canada. (2018). National building code of Canada: 2015. Government of Canada. https://doi.org/10.4224/40002005
National Research Council Canada. (2023, June 14). National energy code of Canada for buildings 2020. Government of Canada. https://nrc.canada.ca/en/certifications-evaluations-standards/codes-canada/codes-canada-publications/national-energy-code-canada-buildings-2020
Statistics Canada. (2007). North American industry classification system (NAICS) 2007. Government of Canada. https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects/standard/naics/2007/index
Reed, D., & Schendler, A. (1997). Tunneling through the cost barrier: Why big savings often cost less than small ones. Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter, 13(2), 1–4. https://rmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/NLRMIsum97.pdf

Unit 8

Natural Resources Canada. (2025, January 8). Modelling guide. Government of Canada. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/science-data/data-analysis/geospatial-data-tools-services/modelling-guide
U.S. Department of Energy. (n.d.). Building technologies office. http://energy.gov/eere/buildings/building-technologies-office

Unit 9

EnerSys Analytics Inc. (2016). Screening tool for new building design. Natural Resources Canada. https://www.screeningtool.ca/
Natural Resources Canada. (2025, January 8). EE4. Government of Canada. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/science-data/data-analysis/geospatial-data-tools-services/ee4
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (n.d.). Software. Windows & Daylighting. https://windows.lbl.gov/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

Assignments

Assignment 2
The University of British Columbia. (n.d.). Working in groups. Retrieved July 3, 2025, from https://learningcommons.ubc.ca/working-in-groups/