Building Technology I: Materials and Construction

Readings

LeC #	TOPICS	readings
1	Course Introduction	Hagan, Susannah. “The Good, the Bad and the Juggled: The New Ethics of Building Materials.” The Journal of Architecture 3 (Summer 1998). Frampton, Kenneth. “Seven Points for the Millennium: An Untimely Manifesto.” The Journal of Architecture 5 (Spring 2000).
2	Foundations
3	Foundation Diagrams
4	Introduction to Sustainable Design Issues	Schwartz, Joel, and Dana Joel Gattuso. “Extended Producer Responsibility: Reexamining its Role in Environmental Progress.” Reason (June 2002).
5	Architecture Structures
6	Architecture Structures 2
7	Quiz 1
8	Wood 1
9	Wood 2	State of the World’s Forests. FAO, 2003. Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, 1999. Chapters 1, 4, and 10. Matthews, Emily, and Allen Hammond. Critical Consumption Trends and Implications: Degrading Earth’s Ecosystems. World Resources Institute, 1999. Chapter 2. ISBN: 1569734100. Optional Readings: Wood Fiber Consumption and the World’s Forests (PDF) United Nations System-Wide Earthwatch: Forests - Forest Loss Tucker, C., Steininger, M., and Slayback, D. “Measuring the State of the World’s Forests. An Introduction to the Scientific Analysis of Forest Cover and Forest Loss.” New York: Environmental Defense Fund, 2001.
10	Active Statics	Fridley, Kenneth J. “Wood and Wood-Based Materials: Current Status and Future of a Structural Material.” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (March-April 2002): 91-96. Haller, P, J. Wehsener, P. Offermann, G. Franzke, and T. Engler. “Reinforcement of Timber Joints with Load-adapted Textile Structures.”  Wood Focus Oy. Lathi, Finland: November 7th 2001. Case Study: “Glulam Beams Keep Duck Fans Dry: University of Oregon’s Autzen Stadium Renovation” APA: The Engineered Wood Association, 2002. Case Study: “REI: A Store with an Environmental Conscience.” APA: The Engineered Wood Association, 1997. Case Study: “Disney Ice: The Warmth of Wood Heats Up an Anaheim Ice Rink.” APA: The Engineered Wood Association, 2002. Optional Readings: APA Product Guide: Structural Insulated Panels (PDF) Wooden Tower, Helsinki Zoo (Case Study)
11	Exterior Envelopes
12	Window Technologies
13	AL Roof System
14	Quiz 2	Optional Readings: Aluminum Now Online: “All That Glitters is Green: Aluminum Roof Chips Reflect Heat, Reduce Ozone and Energy Bills.”
15	Exterior Envelopes 2
16	Masonry 1
17	Masonry 2
18	Masonry 3
19	Metals
20	Concrete 1
21	Final Session