SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Module 5: Building - Technical Dimension

MODULE 5: Building : Technical Dimension

Prof. Donald Desmet (Ug)
14.06.2011

Time: 8.45 am to 5.00 pm
Language: English
Venue of training: ORI, Kolonel Bourgstraat 105, 1030 Brussels

A whole system approach to sustainable design.
This module aims to describe an approach where all aspects of building from the early design stage of human artifacts till usage and deconstruction contribute to a more sustainable environment. This approach is a process through which the interconnections between sub-systems and systems are actively considered, and solutions are sought that address multiple problem via one and the same solutions.

Core components

• panorama of sustainable Technologies;
• passive building;
• heating/ cooling;
• retrofitting (renovation change of use);
• energy management;
• climate design.