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
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR 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   Explaining energy problem in the world and describing renewable energy resources,
2   Defining solar energy technologies that are used in architecture to decrease energy requirement of buildings,
3   Defining passive and active uses of solar energy in architecture,
4   Defining 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, Defining the lecture details, Introduction to Solar Energy
2 Energy problem in the world and Renewable Energy Resources
3 Historical Evolvement of Solar Architecture and Use of Solar Energy in Architecture
4 Creating comfort conditions with the use of Solar Energy: Passive and Active Uses of Solar Energy
5 Passive Use of Solar Energy in Architecture, history and principle elements: solar windows, solar walls, greenhouses
6 Examples of Passive Use of Solar Energy in Architecture, Determination of presentation dates for the student groups Determination of the student groups, presentation subjects and presentation dates for 11th, 12th and 13th week presentations.
7 Active Use of Solar Energy in Architecture: Solar Collectors
8 Active Use of Solar Energy in Architecture: Photovoltaic panels, history and evolution
9 System foundation and properties Building Integrated Photovoltaics and case-study examples
10 Submission of Mid-term Exam Assignment
11 Presentation of assignments
12 Presentation of assignments
13 Presentation of assignments Submission of the Presentations to SAKAI system Students will submit their revised presentations (according to the critics given during their presentation) to SAKAI system
14 Case-studies of Solar Architecture Examples
15 General recognizing of the course subjects

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.
- Guzowski, M. (2017). Sıfır Enerji Mimarlığına Doğru: Yeni Güneş Enerjili Tasarım. YEM Yayın.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, student group presentation and discussion format. The lectures will be given for 10 weeks. Then student groups will present their research about buildings that use solar technologies on the 11th,12th and 13th weeks. General recognizing will be done on the last week.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 RAS RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.60 + RAS * 0.40
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Mid-Term Assignment Submission as Mid-Term Exam % 30 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Assignment and Presentation % 20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
(%90 Presentation + %10 Submission of the Presentations to SAKAI system)
Final Exam Assignment Submission as Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Assessment Criteria

Mid-Term Assignment Submission as Mid-Term Exam % 30 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Assignment and Presentation % 20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
(%90 Presentation + %10 Submission of the Presentations to SAKAI system)
Final Exam Assignment Submission as Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

There will be lectures for 10 weeks, students will present their research which they have prepared as groups on the 11th,12th and 13th weeks. General recognizing will be done on the last week.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mujde.altin@deu.edu.tr, 0090 232 301 84 92

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Case study 3 2 6
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
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.15
LO.15
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555

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