Further Details
Course Syllabus:
Introduction to building biology
* Environmental considerations in a building
* Building biology
* Europe
* Biology and health of buildings
* Cleaning materials.
Building materials
* Dangerous building materials
* Chemical effects on the body
* Timber
* Plastics
* Masonry/bricks and concrete
* Timber treatments
* Gas appliances, heaters and fireplaces.
Construction
* Roofs and roofing materials
* Roof construction
* Floors
* Pests in buildings.
Services
* Electricity
* Circuits
* Measuring electricity
* Power and Ohm's law
* Terminology
* Supply systems
* Safety with electricity
* Waste disposal
* Waste water treatment using reed-beds
* Suitable plants
* Temperature control
* Heaters and coolers.
Temperature: heating & cooling
* Energy conservation
* Solar energy
* Applications and the nature of solar energy
* Greenhouses.
The internal environment: Ventilation
* Children and the elderly
* Controlling excess moisture
* Mould and mildew
* Humidifiers
* Carbon monoxide risk
* Radon
* Air cleaners.
Light
* Lighting principles and terms
* Types of lighting
* Replacing fixtures
* Day lighting
* Optimising energy efficiency
* Measuring light.
Acoustics
* Human requirements for sound insulation
* Secondary sound transmission
* Speech privacy
* Reverberation time
* Measuring sound insulation
* Improving sound insulation.
Ergonomic considerations
* Form, shape and dimension of spaces
* Furniture design
* Layout of interiors
* Potential injuries
* Office landscaping.
Psychological considerations
* Colour
* Psychology of building interiors
* General principles for house design
* Qualities of the components
* Creating effects.
Payment plans are available on request.
Guide price
£160.00; inc ASET registration and tutorial support |
