COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOLAR ENERGY AND ITS USE IN ARCHITECTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 4625 SOLAR ENERGY AND ITS USE IN ARCHITECTURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MÜJDE ALTIN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to give knowledge about solar technologies that are used in architecture to decrease energy requirement of the building through case studies and let the students prepare and present a paper about these applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defining energy problem in the world and describing renewable energy resources,
2   Recognizing solar energy technologies that are used in architecture to decrease energy requirement of buildings,
3   Recognizing passive and active uses of solar energy in architecture,
4   Recognizing solar control and orientation of the building to maintain comfort conditions,
5   Illustrating integration of these technologies into architecture during design phase.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, Energy problem in the world and Renewable Energy Resources
2 Historical Evolvement of Solar Architecture and Use of Solar Energy in Architecture
3 Creating comfort conditions with the use of Solar Energy: Passive and Active Uses of Solar Energy
4 Passive Use of Solar Energy in Architecture, history and principle elements: solar windows
5 Solar walls, greenhouses
6 Examples of Passive Use of Solar Energy in Architecture, Determination of presentation dates for the student groups
7 1st Mid-term Exam
8 Active Use of Solar Energy in Architecture: Solar Collectors
9 Photovoltaic panels, history and evolution
10 System foundation and properties
11 Building Integrated Photovoltaics and examples
12 Presentation of student groups
13 Presentation of student groups
14 2nd Mid-term Exam - Submission of presented study

Recomended or Required Reading

- Atagündüz, G. (1989). Güneş Enerjisi Temelleri ve Uygulamaları. Izmir: Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi.
- Eicker, U. (2003). Solar technologies for buildings. England: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Eiffert, P. Ph.D., & Kiss, G.J. (2000). Building-integrated photovoltaic designs for commercial and institutional structures: A Sourcebook for Architects. USA: Deparment of Energy, NREL BK-520-25272.
- Göksal, T. (1998). Mimaride güneş enerjisi -pasif yöntemler ve fotovoltaik modüllerle aktif uygulama olanakları üzerine bir çalışma. Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları No: 1041.
- Kılıç, A. & Öztürk, A. (1983). Güneş Enerjisi. Istanbul: Kipaş Dağıtımcılık.
- Olgyay, V., & Olgyay, A. (1973). Design with climate (4th ed.). USA: Princeton University Press.
- Zeren, L. (1959). Mimaride güneş kontrolu. Istanbul: ITÜ Fakülteler Matbaası.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, student group presentation and discussion format. First the lectures will be given. Then student groups will present their research about buildings that use solar technologies on the 12th and 13th weeks.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 RAS RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
4 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE 1 * 0.40 +MTE 2 * 0.40 + RAS * 0.20
5 FINS FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 +RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1st Mid-Term Exam % 20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
2nd Mid-Term Exam % 20 (LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Assignment and Presentation % 10 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

There will be lectures for 10 weeks, then the following two weeks students will present their research which they have prepared as groups.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mujde.altin@deu.edu.tr, 0090 232 3018448

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 2 20
Case study 2 2 4
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 7 7
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.15
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.55555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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