Physics of sustainable development

Bioclimatic house

Course on Physics of Sustainable Development

An option of the Bachelor of fundamental physics at Paris-Saclay University

Lecturers :

• Claire Marrache-Kikuchi
• Guillame Roux

Syllabus: Course built on miscellaneous almost independent chapters, followed by hands-on project, either experimental, bibliographical or modelling.

2019-2020: Approximate Schedule for the 8 lectures (16h):

• 23/01 : Climate change (Guillaume Roux)
• 30/01 : Principles of bioclimatic construction (Claire Marrache)
• 06/02 : Energy (Guillaume Roux)
• 13/02 : Thermal considerations in the building and the city (Claire Marrache)
• 27/02 : Societies (Guillaume Roux)
• 05/03 : Energy in buildings (Claire Marrache)
• 19/03 : Thinking in systems and solutions (Guillaume Roux)
• 26/03 : Other fields where physicists could be of use to architects (Claire Marrache)
• 02/04 : Project
• 09/04 : Project
• 23/04 : Project
• 30/04 : Project
• 07/05 : Final Exam project restitution

Bibliography

• Useful Websites:
  • Socio economic and environmental data with verified sources (University of Oxford)

• Sustainable building:
  • A Green Vitruvius, V. Brophy and J.O. Lewis, Routledge, 2012. PDF.