The focus of this elective course seminar is an examination of the climate-friendly and energy-efficient construction in urban planning and / or building level. The seminar aims at the combination of i) qualitative and ii) quantitative evaluation of environmentally friendly construction: on the one hand through the teaching of basic principles of climate-friendly and energy-efficient design and planning (top-down principle: settlement - building) to support the creativity of the students and to consider environmental aspects in holistic concept development; the other by the mathematical evaluation of the urban climate and user comfort in the outer space and the energy demand and energy efficiency in the interior using appropriate simulation programs.

The following skills are taught:

• Understanding of the interactions between urban development and building level in the context of global warming and the climate and energy optimization.

• Understanding of climate and energy-related design principles in the design of urban structures and buildings of different use

• Understanding of user comfort in open spaces as well as indoors (heat and wind exposure, comfort regarding heat, light, air and sound)

• Ability to develop structural and system-technical solutions for environmentally friendly and energy efficient settlements and buildings (in terms of heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting)

• Introduction to the use of different simulation programs for urban and building