Principles of Building Design II

The goal of the course is to help students identify and apply the design principles of sustainable buildings, as well as to provide comments and suggestions for ensuring the compliance of the object with the chosen principles of sustainability. Content: Introduction to the context of architecture, location, suitability of selected methods and solutions. Calculations of the full life cycles of the buildings. Examples of simplified calculations that affect emissions, related architectural solutions and problems. Principles of the circular economy in detail. Material compounds, reuse, recycling. Solutions, problems and legal framework. Principles of the circular economy in detail. Material compounds, reuse, recycling. Solutions, problems and legal framework. Building material passports, examples and preparation. An overview of planning documents and strategic documents in the field of building construction and sustainability that will affect the industry in the coming years. Building design analysis, adjustment, selection, request of missing solutions. Presentation of independent work – report.