INTEGRATED BUILDING DESIGN AND DIGITAL FABRICATION

General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

AI833

Academic Year of enrolment:

2022

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in BUILDING ENGINEERING

Disciplinary Sector:

Technical Architecture

Is part of:

INTEGRATED COURSE IN BUILDING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

SANGIORGIO Valentino

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of physics and heat transfer. Basic knowledge of chemistry and technology of building materials. Basic knowledge of surveying, drawing and representation, including skills in drawing and computer-aided design. Basic knowledge of finite element structural analysis
There are no specific prerequisites for enrollment. However, it is required to have taken all the exams of the ICAR/09 and ICAR / 10 SSDs foreseen in the three-year course of Construction Engineering (class L23) or any other three-year degree of origin.

Objectives

The course aims to provide students with theoretical and practical concepts on the design of building systems and sub-systems. The objectives are defined in accordance with emerging goals concerning technological aspects of the building. A specific focus will be directed on the sustainability of the construction. The critical evaluation of building technologies is faced by considering both traditional and innovative approaches.
The teaching activities are aimed at the acquisition of both theoretical and practical knowledge for the technological design of buildings (and in particular of the building envelope). The students of the course will acquire effective skills to simulate the performance of building systems and sub-systems. Adequate design skills will be developed to design components in compliance with: environmental, energy, economic and social sustainability.
In particular, the course aims to provide students with:
- Consolidation of the basic concepts of conduction, convection and radiation, thermal comfort and use of bioclimatic diagrams for the choice of active and passive systems;
- Basic knowledge of the technological aspects of prefabrication and wooden constructions;
-Knowledge of the latest generation of innovative technologies such as 3D printing applied to the building process.
-Knowledge of the principles of parametric and generative architecture and acquisition of the theoretical and practical bases of mathematical optimization and topological optimization.

At the end of the teaching activities and related exams, students will have developed:
- A critical understanding of the different technologies for building envelope (considering a variety of performance aspects);
- The ability to apply techniques for the performance design of components and systems of the building envelope;
- Mastery of the design process of simple building envelope components in every phase, from conception to the executive development and definition of detail;
- Mastery of the technological design of the building envelope, specifying a variety of performance aspects and quality.

Contents

a) The ecological footprint (2 hours);
b) Life cycle assessment in the building context (3 hours);
c) Technological aspects related to the thermal protection, Natural Lighting and Natural Ventilation of the buildings (3 hours);
d) Technological aspects of prefabrication and wooden constructions (2 hours);
e) Sustainability protocols and multi objective design (5 hours);
f) Structural efficiency and innovative technologies such as digital manufacturing and additive manufacturing applied to the construction sector (10 hours);
g) Parametric and generative architecture (5)
h) Bases of mathematical optimization and topological optimization (5)
i) Practical applications of digital manufacturing and sustainability protocols with exercises and group projects (25 hours).

Extended Syllabus

In the Sustainability and Energy curriculum of the construction engineering master's course (Class LM24), the teaching of TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FEASIBILITY OF PROJECTS (6 CFU ICAR / 10) it is the only course belonging to the disciplinary sector of Technical Architecture. It is part of the integrated course of MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY (6 CFU ICAR / 10 Technologies and management of the building process + 6 CFU ING-IND22 Building Materials For Sustainability).
The disciplinary contents refer to the analysis of building bodies and the optimal compliance of the components according to the essential requirements and environmental sustainability. During the course, various building technologies are discussed, contemplating both traditional and innovative techniques (e.g. generative design and 3D printing).
The contents covered in the course are listed below:
a) The ecological footprint (2 hours);
b) Life cycle assessment in the building context (3 hours);
c) Technological aspects related to the thermal protection, Natural Lighting and Natural Ventilation of the buildings (3 hours);
d) Technological aspects of prefabrication and wooden constructions (2 hours);
e) Sustainability protocols and multi objective design (5 hours);
f) Structural efficiency and Innovative technologies such as digital manufacturing and additive manufacturing applied to the construction sector (10 hours);
g) Parametric and generative architecture (5)
h) Bases of mathematical optimization and topological optimization (5)
i) Practical applications of digital manufacturing and sustainability protocols with exercises and group projects (25 hours).

Recommended Bibliography

•• AA. VV. Manuale di Progettazione Edilizia. Hoepli;
• Lavagna, M. (2008). Life Cycle Assessment in edilizia. Progettare e costruire in una prospettiva di sostenibilità ambientale. Hoepli.
• Bachman, D. (2017). Grasshopper: Visual Scripting for Rhinoceros 3D. Industrial Press.
• Tedeschi, A. (2014). AAD, Algorithms-aided design: parametric strategies using Grasshopper. Le penseur publisher.
• U. Knaack, T. Klein, M. Bilow, T. Auer, Facades. Principles of Construction, Birkhauser Verlag AG;
• AA. VV. Grande Atlante dell’Architettura (tra cui Atlante delle Facciate, Atlante dei Materiali, Atlante della Sostenibilità). UTET;
• Technical and scientific journals;
Other recommended readings for in-depth thematic studies and specific topics will be indicated during the exercise activities. The additional teaching materials will be delivered directly to those enrolled in the course.

Teaching Methods

The methods of carrying out the lessons and teaching support activities include:
-Frontal didactic lessons;
-Theoretical / practical exercises and projects in groups and / or individuals;
-Thematic insights coordinated with the integrated course of Building Materials For Sustainability;
-Seminars regarding multi-objective design and simulations of performance of components made with new technologies
-Reviews and checks of exercises and projects.
-Final laboratory experience for testing components designed by students.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

By means of exercises, the theoretical concepts will be applied to the building component design. The learning progress of the students will be monitored through group and/or individual projects.
Through laboratory tests carried out on prototypes designed by students, the results of group projects will be evaluated and scores will be assigned based on the performance obtained.
The final exam will consist of an individual test to assess the final knowledge and disciplinary skills of the students. In addition, the exercises and the projects carried out will be discussed and presented by the students. Consequently, the ability of every student in applying the theoretical concepts in the building technological design of will be assessed.
The preparation of the students will be assessed in a range from 0 to 30.

Contacts/More Information

- Semester in which the course is delivered: Second.
- Registration for the course is mandatory.
- Attendance: attendance is recommended in particular for participation in group and / or individual exercises and projects.
- Exam dates according to the general planning of the Master's Degree Course in Construction Engineering (class LM24).
- For students entitled to exemption from class attendance, specific training courses, exercise and projects will be defined to be conducted individually.
Teacher reception hours:
Friday after 12:00 a.m. in presence or online (Send an email for appointment).

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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