AR8011 - ENERGY EFFICIENT ARCHITECTURE

(Assessment 1 – 75 marks)

• UNIT I PASSIVE DESIGN

o Significance of energy efficiency in the contemporary context – Asma Begum
o Simple passive design considerations involving site conditions, building
orientation, plan form and building envelope - Abinaya
o Heat transfer and thermal performance of walls and roofs -Darshini

• UNIT II PASSIVE HEATING

o Direct gain. Thermal storage of wall and roof - Kanagasabapathy
o Roof radiation trap. Solarium. Isolated gain - Madhan

• UNIT III PASSIVE COOLING

o Evaporative cooling. Nocturnal radiation cooling. Passive desiccant cooling -
Zishan
o Induced ventilation. Earth sheltering. Wind tower. Earth air tunnels -
Niranjani

• UNIT IV DAY LIGHTING AND NATURAL VENTILATION

o Daylight factor. Daylight analysis. Daylight and shading devices -
Ramajayam
o Types of ventilation. Ventilation and building design - Rizwan

• UNIT V CONTEMPORARY AND FUTURE TRENDS

o Areas for innovation in improving energy efficiency such as photo voltaic
cells, battery technology, thermal energy storage - Shafeeq
o Recycled and reusable building materials, nanotechnology, smart materials -
Thrisula
o Energy conservation building code - Yuvashree