BUILDING SCIENCE 2 (ARC 3413)

BUILDING SCIENCE 2 (ARC 3413)

Module Teaching Objectives

1. To further students’ understanding of application of building science as a tool to maintain human comfort whilst reducing the environmental impact of construction, with emphasis on energy efficiency and energy-saving by integrating day lighting into lighting design (PSALI).

2. To introduce Day lighting, artificial lighting and architectural acoustics, including various methods and strategies to introduce day lighting into buildings and various types of artificial light sources.

3. Students are also introduced to designing rooms or spaces that are acoustically compatible with proper control of air and structure-borne noise impact.

Module Learning Outcomes

1. Recognize the relevance of design implications on the acoustic and lighting environments.

2. Explain the terminologies used in architectural acoustics and lighting.

3. Describe design of spaces free from glare, lit with proper selection of light sources, including day lighting strategies that can be applied to designs to create more sustainable designs.

4. Exemplify suitable light sources to create intended or desired ambiance.

5. Calculate the required amounts of external opening required to provide adequate internal illumination levels for simple designs and apply knowledge to creatively introduce daylight into interior spaces without bringing in heat.

6. Design simple acoustically-compatible spaces that enhance sound qualities in spaces while exploring noise reduction method to achieve required reverberation time.

Project 1 [Lighting & Acoustic Performance Evaluation and Design] 

Objectives of Assignment 

1. To understand the day-lighting & lighting and acoustic characteristics & acoustic requirement in a suggested space. 

2. To determine the characteristics and function of day-lighting & artificial lighting and sound & acoustic within the intended space. 

3. To critically report and analyse the space. 

 

 

Learning Outcomes 

1. Able to produce a complete documentation on analysis of space in relation to lighting requirement 

eg. natural and artificial lighting. (Pictures, sketches and drawing) and analysis of factors which 

effects the lighting design of a space. 

2. Explore and apply understanding of building physic eg. Lighting towards building / construction 

technology and building materials on existing building projects. 

3. Able to evaluate and explore the improvisation by using current material and technology in 

relevance to present construction industry 

4. Basic understanding and analysis of lighting layout and arrangements by using certain methods or 

calculations eg. Lumen method and PSALI. 

5. Basic understanding and analysis of acoustic design layout and arrangements by using certain 

methods or calculations eg. Reverberation time and sound transmission coefficient. 

lab report for lighting

 lab report for acoustics

Project 2 Integrated with Design Studio 5 Lighting & Acoustics in Design