Terri Meyer Boake BES BArch MArch LEED AP
Professor
School of Architecture :: University of Waterloo

tboake@uwaterloo.ca

 

Arch 684-004: Comprehensive Building Design Studio
Technical Resources

The presentations below are for sample reference only and contain materials that are not copyright free.

Please note that there will be a loss of interactivity in some of these presentations as the PDF collapses animations onto one page (so if you notice odd overlaps in images and text, this is the reason)

   
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN TOPICS:
CASE STUDIES IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN:
Advanced Case Studies in Sustainable Canadian Design website
Image Gallery website
The Carbon Neutral Design Project website
     
Introductory Modules:
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Intro to Sustainable Design Thinking – Global Warming - Why Should we Care? pdf  
Climate and Human Comfort/Vernacular Design pdf  
Bio-climatic Site Design: Understanding Microclimate pdf  
Site Design Fundamentals - Interstitial Space pdf  
Solar Geometry pdf  
Solar Shading pdf  
Passive Heating pdf  
Passive Cooling pdf  
Daylighting - Basic Principles pdf  
Water Issues pdf  
Active Systems pdf  
The Comfort Zone pdf  
Philosophies of Sustainable Design pdf  
Climate Design Data - Climate Consultant pdf  
     
Modules for RAIC Syllabus Course:
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Part One: Introduction to Sustainable Design ppt  
Part Two: Climate ppt  
Part Three: Passive Heating and Cooling ppt  
Part Four: Sustainable Materials ppt  
Part Five: Assessment Tools ppt  
Part Six: Carbon ppt  
     
Intermediate Modules:
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Sustainable Design and an Introduction to LEED pdf  
Carbon Neutral Design pdf  
     
Specialty Topics:
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The Basics of Double Facade Design pdf  
     
MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS:
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Making and Designing Buildings pdf  
Building Science Introduction pdf  
Air Barriers pdf  
Roofing pdf  
Engineered Wood Principles pdf  
Structures and Properties of Wood pdf  
Post and Beam Construction pdf  
Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel Design pdf  
Steel Spanning Solutions pdf  
Curves and Castings in Steel Construction pdf  
Applications of AESS Design pdf  
     
 

updated August 21, 2015