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- Developed
by Grazyna Pilatowicz, IIDA
- Course
Objectives:
- To
further student’s awareness of, and sensitivity to the important
relationship between ecology and the built environment.
- To
increase the student’s vocabulary and body of knowledge in
this subject matter area.
- To
cause the students to re-think traditional approaches to interior
design methodology and introduce them to the decision-making processes
regarding materials, products and methods specification for interior
installation/construction, lighting & mechanical/environmental
systems design, furniture, furnishings and equipment selection.
- To
expose the students to the comprehensive, most current and advanced
thinking in such topics as: energy & other resources conservation,
pollution prevention, indoor air quality, providing them with the
methodology to formulate and crystallize their own ideas, encourage
research and critical evaluation of manufacturers information.
- Type
of course in which project or unit is used:
Course is currently offered in the eighth semester of interior design
bachelor degree program.
- Prerequisite
information: none
- Content
covered in lecture or discussion:
Every session is divided into two main segments: lecture covering new
material and studio with students’ presentations of research assignments.
Both segments are delivered in a manner that encourages students’
participation in discussing presented material.
Lectures cover a broad spectrum of topics starting with awareness of
interrelation between natural and built environment and role and responsibilities
of interior designers. In the first part of the semester students are
made aware of major problems of pollution and environmental deterioration
as effects of human impacts on global environment. In this part of the
course basic principles and definition of ecology are introduced. Students
are provided with understanding of specific issues related to indoor
environment (impact on global environment through energy consumption,
use of depleted resources, indoor air pollution, etc.) At the end of
this segment students are introduced to the sustainable development
principles and invited to define interior design role in this process.
In the second part of the semester students are provided with structure
for environmentally responsible interior design methodology including
life cycle analysis and embodied energy evaluation. Alternative, clean
sources of energy are discussed, as well as other resources conservation
and pollution prevention methods. Special attention is given to the
discussion of indoor environmental quality including daylighting and
indoor air quality. At the end of a semester students are introduced
to specific environmental issues related to specific groups of materials
and products.
For the full descriptions of lectures content: click
here
- Length
of project or unit: 16 sessions, 2.5 hrs each
- Tasks
or activities assigned:
Project #1 – each student choose sone from the two provided
topics:
A. Human Impact on Ecosystems:
An example of human interaction with environment that illustrates positive
or negative impact on local or global environment.
-or-
B. Materials and products evaluation:
A material or product that is marketed as environmentally friendly/responsible.
Research should include: production processes, methods of construction,
installation, maintenance requirements, and evaluation of the manufacturers
claims, as well as analysis of impact on global and indoor environments.
For either choice it is expected, that students prepare:
• Synopsis of the main information including list of information
sources.
• Visual material: maps of the region effected, samples of materials,
photographs, diagrams etc.
Project #2: two students - team assignment.
Case study:
Research and presentation of a built architectural/interior design project
that incorporates sustainable building techniques and/or use of "green
materials."
-or-
Presentation of student’s own project that incorporates sustainable
building techniques and/or use of “green materials.”
Students will choose a built architectural/interior design project that
incorporates sustainable building techniques and/or use of "green
materials." Research and presentation of the project should include:
name of the project, location, description of the client, name of the
architect/interior designer, description of environmentally responsible
features of the project i.e.: innovative elements and methods of construction,
energy efficiency techniques, water conservation, use of environmentally
responsible materials, etc. A presentation should describe how technologies
and materials incorporated lessen impact of this building on global
environment, and/or improved indoor environmental quality.
For presentation it is expected, that students prepare:
• Synopsis of the main information including list of information
sources.
• Visual material: photographs, floor plans, diagrams, details
drawings, etc.
For the full descriptions of assignments: click
here
- Reading
assignment(s):
Handouts summarizing main information provided in lectures, articles
from current publications (updated every semester), and suggested readings
listed in bibliography.
Examples of articles used the last time the class was delivered included,
but were not limited to:
Hugh Cook. "Solar Goes Incognito." Building Design & Construction.
October 1999.
Arnold Mann. "This Place Makes Me Sick." Time. December 1998.
Pp.: 38-40.
William McDonough and Michael Braungart. "The Next Industrial Revolution."
The Atlantic Monthly. (October 1998).
"Life Cycle Analysis Chart" and "Examples of questions
to be asked when specifying materials or products" from: Grazyna
Pilatowicz. Eco-Interiors, A Guide to Environmentally Conscious Interior
Design. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994.
"Life Cycle of Common Building Materials." – Chart. Architectural
Graphic Standards CD-ROM. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, NY.
2000.
Alex Wilson. "Daylighting with Windows and Skylights: A Checklist
for Action." The Environmental Building News. Volume 8, Number
9. September 1999. P.: 14.
Alex Wilson. "Sprawl and Health: Are Modern Land-Use Patterns Making
Us Sick?" The Environmental Building News. Volume 11, Number 4.
April 2002. Pp.: 1, 10-13.
Alex Wilson & Peter Yost. "Building-Integrated Photovoltaics:
Putting Power Production Where It Belongs." The Environmental Building
News. Volume 10, Number 3. March 2001. Pp.: 1, 8-14.
- Resources
needed: computer projector and slide projector.
- Evaluation
criteria:
Method of Evaluation % of Final Grade
1. Project No. 1 20%
2. Midterm Examination 25%
3. Project No. 2 20%
4. Final Examination 25%
5. Class Participation and Attendance 10%
- Exemplars
of student outcomes: click
here
- References
or bibliography used for project:
SUGGESTED READING
Audubon House: Building the Environmentally Responsible, Energy-Efficient
Office. National Audubon Society, Croxton Collaborative, Architects.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994.
Brown, Lester, Christopher Flavin, Hilary French. State of the World.
1998. A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable
Society. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Ltd., 1998 or 1999 or
2000 or 2001...
Gore, Al. Earth in balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit. New York:
Penguin Books USA Inc., 1993.
Guzowski, Mary. Daylighting for Sustainable Design. New York: McGraw-Hill,
1999.
Harte, John... [Et al.]. Toxics A to Z. A Guide to Everyday Pollution
Hazards. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1991.
Leclair, Kim & David Rousseau. Environmental by Design. A Sourcebook
of Environmentally Aware Material Choices. Point Roberts, WA: Hartley
& Marks, Inc., 1992.
McDonough, William, Michael Braungart. Cradle-to-Cradle: Remaking the
Way We Make Things. North Point Press, New York, 2002.
McDonough, William, Michael Braungart. "The Next Industrial Revolution."
The Atlantic Monthly. (October 1998).
Mendler, Sandra F. and William Odell. The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable
Design. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.
Pilatowicz, Grazyna. Eco-Interiors, A Guide to Environmentally Conscious
Interior Design. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994.
Steele, James. Sustainable Architecture. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Wolverton, B.C. How to Grow Fresh Air. 50 Houseplants that Purify your
Home or Office. New York, Penguin Books, 1997.
PERIODICALS
Building Design & Construction,
Environmental Building News,
Green @ Work,
Interiors & Sources,
EnvironDesign Journal,
Perspective, Journal of the IIDA.
"PLEASURE" & "HOPEFUL" READING
Benyus, Janine M. Biomimicry. Innovation Inspired by Nature. New York:
William Morrow & Co., 1997.
Hertsgaard, Mark. Earth Odyssey. New York: Broadway Books, 1998.
McKibben, Bill. Hope, Human and Wild: True Stories of Living Lightly
on the Earth. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1995.
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