Academic Catalog

BS714 LIVING IN ENVIROMENT

Course Code: 8540714
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Building Science
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: PhD
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Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Perception of the environment; thermal regulation in the human body; mechanisms of thermal exchange with environment; essentials of climatic data; geometry of apparent solar movement; geometry of shade and shadow; air and its movements. Design optimization for new and existing buildings.