ARCH 3470: Building Science and Technology III
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: ARCH 3460, ARCH 3460L; concurrent enrollment in ARCH 3470L
Third course in a sequence focused on architectural building technologies. Lectures and labs cover: multistory building framing, assembly, and enclosure systems, sizing and selecting structural framing components (foundations, columns, beams, etc.), and an environmental design process that demonstrates the ability to integrate climate into the control of thermal, luminous, ventilative and acoustic environments. Introduction to plumbing and rain water collection systems to understand the impact of the built environment on human health, safety, and welfare at building scales and to assess those technologies against performance objectives of projects.
(Typically Offered: Fall)