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Course Description
The advent of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning), or more particularly the AC part of it, revolutionized building design and enabled an expansion of populations in climatic and geographic zones previously deemed uncomfortable. The relationship between Architecture and HVAC is deeply integrated. While the evolution of HVAC systems have given tremendous liberty to architects in terms of building orientations, congestion, forms and functionality, it can also be argued that these same systems have made architects less aware of the environment that they are building in and for. The ability of having a mechanical system solve all air circulation and temperature comfort within a building regardless of the design and site considerations has been technologically appealing but also environmentally devastating. This is not an indictment of HVAC systems but of the divergence between good architectural design practice and collaborative design of the HVAC systems. Engineers solve problems given to them. Architects define the problems that need solutions. By giving care to the environmental factors being affected by their design and collaborating with their HVAC consultants, architects can help simplify the problems that HVAC must address – thus creating a more ecologically friendly and lower energy footprint HVAC system. This course is intended to increase awareness among architects and designers about the impact of building design on HVAC systems and how those elements that architects develop can help optimize an HVAC solution.
Course Description
The advent of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning), or more particularly the AC part of it, revolutionized building design and enabled an expansion of populations in climatic and geographic zones previously deemed uncomfortable. The relationship between Architecture and HVAC is deeply integrated. While the evolution of HVAC systems have given tremendous liberty to architects in terms of building orientations, congestion, forms and functionality, it can also be argued that these same systems have made architects less aware of the environment that they are building in and for. The ability of having a mechanical system solve all air circulation and temperature comfort within a building regardless of the design and site considerations has been technologically appealing but also environmentally devastating. This is not an indictment of HVAC systems but of the divergence between good architectural design practice and collaborative design of the HVAC systems. Engineers solve problems given to them. Architects define the problems that need solutions. By giving care to the environmental factors being affected by their design and collaborating with their HVAC consultants, architects can help simplify the problems that HVAC must address – thus creating a more ecologically friendly and lower energy footprint HVAC system. This course is intended to increase awareness among architects and designers about the impact of building design on HVAC systems and how those elements that architects develop can help optimize an HVAC solution.
