Sustainable Buildings: Principles and Modelling

About

In contemporary building design, sustainability has emerged as a fundamental element. With the growing urgency of climate change and limited resources, the imperative to create buildings that prioritize minimal environmental impact and maximize human comfort has also intensified. Sustainable building can make a crucial contribution in this regard. But what defines a sustainable building and how can a building be designed in a sustainable way? The course provides both theoretical and practical learning materials to address this question.

Course leader

Dr. Arda Karasu is an expert in sustainable buildings and has been affiliated with TU Berlin since 2010. He is currently involved in the development of climate-neutral energy concepts for buildings and districts.

Target group

The target audience includes students and professionals involved in developing sustainable building concepts, especially from fields such as architecture, building services, civil engineering, HVAC-engineering, building physics, supply technologies, renewable energies and environmental technologies

Course aim

Participants will acquire general knowledge and skills in the fields of sustainable building and building performance simulations. They will be able to gain a deeper understanding of the interactions between various factors when designing or conducting evidence-based analyses of a building's sustainability

The main course components are seminars about:

Principles of Sustainable buildings
Future trends, chances and aims of sustainability by buildings
Functional and aesthetical quality of buildings
Systems for environment friendly energy supply
Thermal comfort and indoor air quality
Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulations
Simulative analysis of buildings
The first two weeks, encompassing the theoretical part of the course, will be conducted online. Following that, attendees will engage in collaborative work on small-scale projects in Berlin for two weeks, during which they will receive supervision from the lecturers. Furthermore, there will be three excursions in Berlin, where attendees will experience real-life examples of sustainable buildings and plants. Furthermore, there will be three excursions in Berlin, where attendees will experience real-life examples of sustainable buildings and plants.

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