Architecture Professors Training of Trainers Workshop

DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
Day 4

Warming Up

The trainer facilitates the collective understanding of the agenda for the workshop, the contents of each module, the overarching objective of the workshop, and the final goal of the 4-day...
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Nexus between Climate Justice, Built Space and Architecture Education

In this session, participants are exposed to the relationship between prevailing problems with our Built Space and Climate change, by relating the environment and economy, through exploring themes of responsibility...
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Minute to Reflect

We end a meeting with one minute of silence to help everyone be fully reflect what they learned during the session.

Introduction to the Academic Program, Objectives & Expectations

This session introduces the Fairconditioning Program, focusing on the Academic Curricula Integration Project. It further highlights the underpinning guiding principles of the program, along with underlying reasons for devising this...
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Minute to Reflect

We end a meeting with one minute of silence to help everyone be fully reflect what they learned during the session.
11:45am – 12:00pm

RECESS FOR THE MIND

Minute to Arrive

We end a meeting with one minute of silence to help everyone be fully reflect what they learned during the session.

Building Heat Transfer

In this session, participants are introduced to concepts of building heat transfer through an exploration of the relationship between buildings and heat, ideas of cooling load, primary processes that give...
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Thermal Comfort

This session focuses on establishing thermal comfort as the goal with respect to artificial cooling, along with adaptive comfort criteria and the energy and environmental conservation benefits of it. It...
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Psychrometry & Climate Analysis

In this session, the concept of psychrometry and climate analysis are introduced to the participants, explaining how the psychrometric chart for a specific climatic zone, helps in designing energy efficient...
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Recess for the mind

Break      

Organization Change Management: Part 1(Mindfulness)

In this session, participants come together to identify cognitive and behavioral biases, associated heuristics which impede organizationally and operating process transformations required for entrenching curricula integration process. Furthermore, they will...
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Organization Change Management: Part 2 (Empathy)

In this session, participants come together to identify cognitive and behavioral biases, associated heuristics which impede organizationally and operating process transformations required for entrenching curricula integration process. Furthermore, they will...
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11:15 am – 11:30 am

RECESS FOR THE MIND

Passive Design Strategies

In this session, the different climatic zones requiring different means of cooling are delved in to, with the help of the psychrometric chart. This session includes an introduction to passive...
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Solar Geometry

Participants are introduced to the concepts of solar geometry along with an understanding of how reading solar charts for a given location can help in identifying the passive design implications....
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13:50 pm – 14:25 pm

FUEL UP (LUNCH, WALK, BEATHE)

Active Cooling Principles

In this session, participants are introduced to the concept of active cooling along with details of how it can be applied across different building design. This session further includes an...
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Sustainable Cooling Technologies – Natural Refrigerants

In this session, participants are made to understand the concept of natural refrigerants, through an overview of the existing refrigerants, along with the issues and environmental implications of using this...
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16:20 pm – 16:35 pm

RECESS FOR THE MIND

Sustainable Cooling Technologies – Evaporative Cooling

In this session, participants are introduced to the idea of Evaporative Cooling and Indirect Evaporative Cooling, identifying the applications, benefits, constraints and differences between these two technologies. This session aims...
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Sustainable Cooling Technologies – Structure Cooling

In this session, participants are introduced to the principles behind the working of structure cooling, further exploring the need for alternatives to HVAC and the differences between Radiant and Structure...
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Sustainable Cooling Technologies – Radiant Cooling

In this session, participants are introduced to the basic principles required in the working of radiant cooling, along with the different types, benefits, constraints and application of using this technology....
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Rethinking Pedagogy

In this session participants are introduced to the different frameworks and approaches to rethink and re-invent pedagogy to Integrate Sustainability in Architecture Curricula. This session further aims at dissecting current...
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Introduction to Lesson Plan Integration

This session focuses on setting the expectations for the Lesson Plan Co-creation session, explaining the need to redefine lesson plans, along with introducing the basic framework for this revision, developed...
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Lesson Plan Co creation session (Among Professors)

Participants are expected to modify existing syllabus content for courses in the University mandated curricula, develop semester-long lesson plans for them, identify essential teaching methodologies, determine physical, virtual and/or classroom...
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Lesson Plan Co creation session (Among Professors)

Participants are expected to modify existing syllabus content for courses in the University mandated curricula, develop semester-long lesson plans for them, identify essential teaching methodologies, determine physical, virtual and/or classroom...
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Lesson Plan Presentations

The session is comprised of presentations from the groups across Humanities, Design and Technical courses, with their results hoping to show how they could improve on their existing syllabus.

What Next & Participant Feedback

Participants are made aware of post-workshop follow up process and the support structure offered.