M3 - BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS

This Module: M3 Building Organizational Systems will introduce you to a range of systems: regulatory and environmental, which help guide and shape the initial schematic design strategies of the architect. The Module is organized around three main Topics:

M3.1 Active Building Environmental Systems: Lessons which introduce the broad role that building codes play in shaping the design of a building project.

M3.2 Building Water Systems: Lessons which introduce how to understand existing environmental conditions on a site and develop preliminary sustainable design strategies for optimizing the quality of air and light and energy utilization.

Module 3 Quiz: This quiz is provided as a means to assist your retention and synthesis of the material introduced in this module and to help you better integrate these topics within your studio design work.