Courses

CC1 is structured as follows: The students will work in groups with assignments on sustainable energy design with help of design/architecture/engineering methods and tools. In parallel to the group work, lectures, guest lectures and tutoring is given. The content of the assignment is to analyze energy practices challenges and suggest a concept/solution to improve sustainability within the following topics:‘Waste to energy’, ‘wind/solar/hybrid solutions’ and ‘energy-efficient eco-village/city development’. The students will identify problems, context,stakeholders and users and work with a given case study. They will apply different methods and tools, and develop a design brief related to a concept/solution(S/C).  The S/C can be : a product, a planning scheme, a service, or a manual/interactive solution. Environmental, usability, economy, technology and social impacts of the concept/solution should be evaluated (trade-off). The students will discuss the concept/solution with stakeholders and finally present pro and contra arguments for the solution based on the economic, ecological and social (cultural) impacts.