MEBS6004 Built Environment
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    Built Environment
    Level: MSc(Eng)
    Contact Hours: 2.5 or 3 hours per week (One Semester)
    Prerequisite: None
    Calendar Entry: External environment: human factors, climatology; internal design criteria; thermal environment (heat): insulation for energy conservation, heat transmission, e.g. solar contribution; visual environment (light): eye and vision, light production, levels of illumination; aural environment (sound or noise): noise criteria for buildings, sources of noise and vibration, noise and vibration control; functional requirement of buildings.
    Assessment Methods: Examination (60%), Continuous Assessment (40%)
    Course Website: http://ibse.hk/MEBS6004/

    Educational Objectives:

    • To introduce students to the basic functions of buildings as a controlled environment for human activities in modern societies.
    • To enable students to understand and apply the design principles for desired thermal, visual and aural environments.
    Learning outcomes:

    After completing the course, students will be able to:

    • Understand the basic functions of buildings as a controlled environment for human activities in modern societies.
    • Develop practical skills to apply the design principles for desired thermal, visual and aural environments.
    Useful References:
    • Bradshaw V., 2006. The Building Environment: Active and Passive Control Systems, 3rd Edition, Wiley. [HKALL]
    • Heerwagen D., 2004. Passive and Active Environmental Controls: Informing the schematic designing of buildings, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. [HKALL]
    • Hens H., 2011. Applied Building Physics: Boundary Conditions, Building Performance and Material Properties, Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin, Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/9783433600917
    • McMullan R., 2017. Environmental Science in Building, 8th ed., Palgrave Macmillan. [HKALL]
    • Pinterić M., 2024. Problems in Building Physics, Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47668-6
    • Pinterić M., 2021. Building Physics: From physical principles to international standards, Second Edition, Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland. [HKALL][https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67372-7][https://www.pinteric.com/books/]
    • Szokolay S. V., 2014. Introduction to Architectural Science: the Basis of Sustainable Design, Third edition, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon and New York, NY. [HKALL]
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