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Architectural Approaches to Decarbonization of Buildings

By Prof. Iyer Vijayalaxmi Kasinath   |   School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, An Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
Learners enrolled: 2395   |  Exam registration: 770
ABOUT THE COURSE:
Buildings are a major contributor to the carbon emissions in the world by virtue of the energy consumption. In order to fulfill the commitment of India to reduce the emission intensity by 33 – 35% after COP26, it is important to go Carbon Neutral. The two types of energy that can be quantified across a building’s life cycle are its Embodied energy and Operational energy. The carbon emissions related to these constitutes the Embodied Carbon and Operational Carbon respectively. This NPTEL course discusses Embodied energy, operational energy, embodied carbon, operational carbon, carbon footprint, LCA and the scientific principles of achieving carbon neutral buildings.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: U.G and P.G. students in the Domain of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Town Planning and Environmental Engineering

INDUSTRY SUPPORT:
1. L&T Construction
2. Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL), India
3. Any of the Construction companies
Summary
Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Elective
Language for course content : English
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Architecture and Planning
  • Civil Engineering
Credit Points : 3
Level : Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date : 22 Jul 2024
End Date : 11 Oct 2024
Enrollment Ends : 05 Aug 2024
Exam Registration Ends : 16 Aug 2024
Exam Date : 03 Nov 2024 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.


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Course layout

Week 1: 
Module 1- Green House Gas Emission
1 Introduction to Green House Gases
2 GHG- Global Scenario and Indian Scenario
3 Strategies to reduce GHG emissions
4 Challenges and future trends in reducing GHGs in building industry

Week 2: 
Module 2- India’s stand on Decarbonization
5 India’s current scenario -Economic & social characteristics on decarbonization
6 India’s Environmental & energy strategy towards decarbonization
7 Strategic Low Emissions Development Transitions
8 India’s approach to long low carbon development

Week 3: 
Module 3- Embodied Energy and Embodied Carbon
 9  Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change
10 What is Embodied Energy and Embodied Carbon
11 Strategies to reduce Embodied Carbon in Built Environment
12 Impact, challenges and future trends in Embodied Carbon

Week 4: 
Module 4- Operational Energy and Operational Carbon
13 Introduction to Operational energy and Operational carbon
14 Energy Benchmarking and Standards
15 Impact of Reducing Operational Energy and Carbon
16 Impact, challenges and future trends in operational energy and carbon reduction

Week 5: 
Module 5- Architectural and Planning Strategies for Low Energy Consumption – Part 1
17 Passive architecture - Planning strategies
18 Factors Influencing Orientation
19 Passive architecture – Building Form
20 Passive architecture - Planning strategies

Week 6: 
Module 6- Architectural and Planning Strategies for Low Energy Consumption – Part 2
21 Passive architecture - Planning strategies
22 Passive architecture with appropriate Planning strategies – Case study
23 Passive architecture with appropriate Planning strategies – Case study
24 Carbon neutrality through Passive Architecture - Openings

Week 7: 
Module 7- Landscaping and Carbon Neutrality
25 Carbon neutrality through Passive Architecture - Openings
26 Carbon Neutral architectural design with Vegetation
27 Role of Landscaping in Carbon Neutrality with respect to climate - Part 1
28 Role of Landscaping in Carbon Neutrality with respect to climate- Part 2

Week 8: 
Module 8- Renewable and Non-renewable Building Materials
29 Design with Plant Life - Strategies
30 Renewable and Non Renewable Materials – Part 1
31 Renewable and Non Renewable Materials – Part 2
32 Case study examples- Buildings using Renewable and Non Renewable BM

Week 9: 
Module 9- Low energy Building Envelope
33 Case study examples- Buildings using Renewable and Non Renewable BM
34 Low Energy Envelope
35 Static vs. Dynamic Building Envelopes
36 Dynamic Low Energy Building Envelope – Case study- Part 1

Week 10: 
Module 10- Natural Daylighting as a Strategy – Part 1
37 Dynamic Low Energy Building Envelope – Case study- Part 2
38 Strategies and future of Low Energy envelopes
39 Natural Daylighting in Buildings
40 Systems, technologies, and architecture-Daylight strategies

Week 11: 
Module 11- Natural Daylighting as a Strategy – Part 2
41 Strategies for Natural Lighting
42 Efficient Daylighting in Buildings- Case Study- Part 1
43 Efficient Daylighting in Buildings- Case Study- Part 2
44 Embodied Carbon Value For Various Materials (Indian Context)

Week 12: 
Module 12- Recap and Concluding lecture
45 Embodied Carbon Value For Various Materials (Indian Context)
46 Impact of Building Materials on Embodied Carbon
47 Material Considerations for Specific Elements
48 Recap and Conclusion

Books and references

  • Pablo La Roche, 2017, Carbon-Neutral Architectural Design, Second Edition, CRC Press.
  • Rohinton Emmanuel and Keith Baker, 2012, Carbon Management in the Built Environment, Routledge.
  • Tom Woolley, 2013, Low Impact Building Housing using Renewable Materials, A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
  • Raj, M., 1998, Building materials in India, 50 years: a commemorative volume. Building Materials & Technology Promotion.

Instructor bio

Prof. Iyer Vijayalaxmi Kasinath

School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, An Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
Prof. Iyer Vijayalaxmi Kasinath is an architect who has completed her Ph.D. as an AICTE QIP Scholar and her Higher Research as an Erasmus Mundus Fellow for Academic Profile, from the Politechnico di Milano n the area of ‘Smart Materials and Nano technology in the Construction Industry’. She has over 26 years of experience in teaching architecture and specializes in Sustainable Built Environment and Climate Responsive Architecture. She is currently the Professor in the Department of Architecture at the School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada and the former Head of the Dept. and Dean (Research) there. She has completed funded research projects sponsored by the Government of India, and has published many technical papers in peer-reviewed blind refereed International journals and Scopus indexed books by reputed publishers. She has Authored a Scopus indexed Book titled ‘Building Thermal Performance and Sustainability’, Springer Publications, Singapore. She has also edited two Scopus indexed book by Springer Publications, Singapore. She has a Patent Published awaiting examination.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 
03 November 2024 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team


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