Introduction to Building Technology

Photograph of a narrow, shaded street.

A typical street in a hot and dry climate (Corsica, France): Narrow for shading and cooling, high thermal mass to delay daytime heat penetration, exterior shadings and overhangs to minimize solar gains. (Photograph by Prof. Marilyne Andersen.)

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MIT Course Number

4.401

As Taught In

Spring 2006

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Features

Course Description

The course aims at providing a fundamental understanding of the physics related to buildings and to propose an overview of the various issues that have to be adequately combined to offer the occupants a physical, functional and psychological well-being. Students will be guided through the different components, constraints and systems of a work of architecture. These will be examined both independently and in the manner in which they interact and affect one another.

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Marilyne Andersen. 4.401 Introduction to Building Technology. Spring 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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