Sustainable building design for tropical climates: principles and guidelines for EAC
Offered By: Politecnico di Milano via Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
Course Description
Overview
The course provides the basic necessary information for designing climate responsive buildings, aiming to minimise energy demand and to achieve thermal and visual comfort in EAC (East African Community) and other tropical countries with similar climates.
Syllabus
- Week 0 - Introduction to the course
- Week 1 - Integrated design approach in EAC countries
- Week 2 - Principles of Buildings Physics
- Week 3 - Climate responsive building design I
- Week 4 - Climate responsive building design II
- Additional resources
Taught by
Federico M. Butera, Niccolò Aste and Rajendra S. Adhikari
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