UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
	ARCH 464  Environmental Control Systems

Course Outline and Reading Assignments

I. LIGHTING SYSTEMS (5 weeks)

Reading:  

MEEB-12 Chapter 8 Daylighting pp. 241-294, Chapters 13–17 on Lighting pp. 583-792
Green Studio Handbook 2nd edition Lighting pp. 79–130 
Heating Cooling Lighting 4th edition Chap 12–14 pp365–482
Heschong & Mahone “Daylighting and Productivity Study”

Case Study #1:  A Daylighted Room (25 points)

Quiz #1: Daylighting (20 points)

II. WATER AND WASTE TREATMENT (3 weeks)

Reading:  

MEEB-12 Chapters 18–21 on Water and Waste pp. 793-1012
Green Studio Handbook  2nd edition Green Roofs pp. 71–77 and Waste and Water pp. 263–303
Infra Structures, whole book

Case Study #2:  Site & Building Water Use (25 points)

Quiz #2: Water (20 points)

III. GREEN ARCHITECTURE, FUEL SOURCES, SITE ENERGY, AND COST ANALYSIS (3 weeks)

Reading:

MEEB-12 Part I pp. 1-106
Green Studio Handbook  2nd edition Chapters 1–3 pp. 1–27 and Energy Production pp. 211–261

Case Study #3: A Sustainable Site & Building (25 points)

Quiz #3: Green Architecture (20 points)

IV. ACOUSTICS (4 weeks)

Reading:  

MEEB-12 Part V pp. 1013-1138

Case Study #4: A Performance Space (25 points)

Quiz #4: Acoustics (20 points)