ARCH 371Designing and Building with Solar Energy
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Last listed
- 1992–93
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1982–83 to 1992–93 (before that, 1970–71 used the number for Mechanical Engineering 1); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
Instruction in the basics of solar technology, including principles of climatic design, solar basics, efficient building layout design, solar systems design, heat loss/gain calculations, and simple computer simulation of the designed systems.
As printed in the 1982–83 to 1992–93 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: Consent of instructor (ability to figure heat calculations, basic knowledge of solar building).
Check it elsewhere
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1970–71 to 1992–93, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1982–83 to 1992–93 11 calendars
Instruction in the basics of solar technology, including principles of climatic design, solar basics, efficient building layout design, solar systems design, heat loss/gain calculations, and simple computer simulation of the designed systems.
Prereq: Consent of instructor (ability to figure heat calculations, basic knowledge of solar building).
- 1982–83 PDF p. 263
- 1983–84 PDF p. 281
- 1984–85* PDF p. 285
- 1985–86 PDF p. 292
- 1986–87 PDF p. 296
- 1987–88 PDF p. 306
- 1988–89* PDF p. 305
- 1989–90* PDF p. 321
- 1990–91* PDF p. 326
- 1991–92* PDF p. 333
- 1992–93* PDF p. 330
* Listed that year without a description, or as not offered.
Not in the 1971–72 to 1981–82 calendars.
1970–71 1 calendar
Another title: Mechanical Engineering 1, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
1180, 181, Design Fundamentals tThe above Design Fundamentals consist of two halfcourses given in the fall and winter terms of the first year. Design Concepts
An introduction to thermodynamics, heat transfer, aerodynamics, illumination, acoustics and combustion. A reflection on the similarity of the physical criteria which govern their behaviour.
5) Studio A
Confrontation with media limited to flat, two-dimensional representation, in black and white only. Basic elements, complementary elements, resolving tensions between positive and negative; organizational factors; groupings, contrasts, similarity, patterns, rhythm, continuity, etc. Variations in shape, size, position, directions; perception and generation of alternative relationships. Two-dimensional media extended to colour, opaque and transparent; relief modelling, textured surfaces, low, middle and high relief; three-dimensional character, environmental relief. Higher orders of organizational factors extended to three-dimensional configurations. Communication media which are completely three and multidimensional in character. Environmental sculpture, protruding forms and environment, monolithic mass, absolute form, concave convex-mass, penetrated mass. Higher degrees of organization, from basic elements to multi-dimensional!l expression, micro and macro structures.
A design concept or design philosophy course implemented by means of lectures and studio seminars. A link between architecture and the design concepts as developed by systems design and engineering oriented programmes.