Sustainability in Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Introduction
Universitat Politècnica de València via edX
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- Cost Free Online Course (Audit)
- Session Self Paced
- Language English
- Certificate $50 Certificate Available
- Effort 3-4 hours a week
- Duration 4 weeks long
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Overview
The coursework enables students to develop a conceptual neighborhood model for assessing performance and urban policies.
In the first week, participants will learn to develop a conceptual model from the architectural elements of buildings; the basic building block of which will be the performance of materials. The second week explores methods of optimizing performance. Coursework will detail the needs and constraints inherent in selecting materials and neighborhood urban elements (the second model layer for green, blue and grey infrastructure).
In the third week, learners will develop the basic tools for introducing energy and measuring the potential impact on climate change (CO2). A new layer (third) on our neighborhood stainability model, this will be approached from a global perspective. In the fourth and final week, the course will explore techniques for a joint assessment directly connected to policy issues.
Syllabus
Week 2: Buildings, performance, functions, and materials
Week 3: Efficiency, sustainability, and architecture
Week 4: Integrated design and Business Models
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Reviews for edX's Sustainability in Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Introduction Based on 33 reviews
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- 4 stars 33%
- 3 stars 24%
- 2 stars 15%
- 1 stars 9%
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Sugiero que las lecturas sean hechas en el idioma nativo de cada docente (no creo que nadie tenga problemas en leer subtítulos en inglés o en español).
Exponer a los profesionales en hacer los videos en inglés, cuando claramente no están prepara…
It is like reading several chapter names instead of reading a whole chapter.
P.S professors' English required more attention to understand what they say.
At the beginning I thought the course would have a clear and logic structure but it felt that it was jumping from one topic to the next one without a clear method or intention.
The quiz and exam questions need to be re organised and re written, some of these are quite subjective and most tests were not directly related to their corresponding talk.
I would not suggest anyone to take this course.
and topics could be more discussed further.
But I learned stuffs which is good. so i give it a three stars.
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