Course Description
Introduction to the fundamentals and applications of the “Virtual Design Studio (VDS)”—a digital platform for integrated, coordinated and optimized design of building energy and environmental systems (BEES); Exploration of multi-disciplnary, multi-objective, and multi-stage design process and methodlogy assisted by the VDS; Understanding of the flows of heat, air, moisture and pollutant in BEES and their impacts on the energy and environmental performance of buildings; Analysis of effects of climate and site, form, massing and orientation, internal configuration, external enclosure, and environmental control system on building performance using VDS; Exploration of integrative and innovative technologies in the design of green/sustainable buildings from canonical to real world case studies.
Instructor Information
Prof. Jianshun (Jensen) S. Zhang
Syracuse University – L.C. Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science
223 Link Hall, Syracuse NY 13244, USA
Email: jszhang@syr.edu; Phone: +1 – 315 – 443-1366
Prof. P. Michael Pelken, Visiting Professor
Nanjing University — School of Architecture and Urban Planning
Email: mpelken@pplusstudio.com ; Phone: +44 – (0)207 – 4009338
Prof. Zhi Gao
Nanjing University – School of Architecture and Urban Planning
zhgao@nju.edu.cn
Prof. Menghao Qin
Nanjing University – School of Architecture and Urban Planning
mqin@nju.edu.cn
Additional Information for Summer 2016
1. Course Description and Impression