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REGULATIONS 2015

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Established under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)

(A Christian Minority Institution) Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai,

Chennai – 600 119

SYLLABUS FACULTY OF BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE

INTRODUCE BELOW MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE AS FOLLOWS

M.ARCH (BUILDING MANAGEMENT)

M.ARCH (SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE)

(4 SEMESTERS)

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SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

R E G U L A T I O N S – 2 0 1 5

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM

Effective from the academic year 201 5-2016 and applicable to the students admitted to the Degree of Master of Architecture (Four Semesters).

Refers to the Master of Architecture stream that a student has chosen for study.

Refers to the courses (Subjects) that a student would have to undergo during the study in the Institution.

Refers to the Starting and Completion year of a Programme of study. Eg. Batch of 2015 - 2017 refers to students belonging to a 2 year M.Arch Degree programme admitted in 2015 and completing in 2017.

Each Programme and Department of the Institution is grouped under various Faculties. Department of Architecture comes under Faculty of Building & Environment which offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes like B.Arch, M.Arch (Building Management), M.Arch (Sustainable Architecture).

Refers to the Head of a Group of Departments under which various UG and PG Programmes are offered.

Refers to the Head of a Department (HoD) offering various UG and PG programmes. He / She will be the Head of all staff members and students belonging to his/her Department.

Refers to Council of Architecture, the governing body for Architectural education in India.

2. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION

2.1. The candidate with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate in a Bachelor of Architecture degree course or equivalent courses recognized by the Council of Architecture shall be admitted to the first semester of the four semester M.Arch Degree Programme.

3. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME

3.1. The M.Arch degree programme will have a curriculum with syllabi consisting of theory and practical courses. The course structure comprises of the following:

(i) Allied Core course such as Quantitative Techniques

(ii) Core courses belonging to the major programme of study

(iii) Electives offered by the Department and the Faculty related to the programme of study

(iv) Computer Applications, Laboratory Research, Professional Training, Seminar Presentation, Design Studio and Thesis

1. NOMENCLATURE

Programme :

Course :

● Batch :

Faculty :

Faculty Head :

HoD :

COA :


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3.2 Each semester curriculum shall normally have a blend of lecture course not exceeding 5 and practical course not exceeding 2.

3.3 Each course is normally assigned certain number of credits as follows:

● Lecture Hours (Theory) : 1 credit per lecture hour per week, 1 credit per tutorial hour per week

● Practical Hours : 1 credit for 2 practical hours, 2 credits for 3 or 4 hours of practicals per week

● Thesis : 3 credit for 4 hours of project work per week

● Professional Training : 5 credits for Minimum of 3 weeks of training with at least 15 working days

of training during semester vacations.

3.4. The medium of instruction, examinations and thesis report will be in English Language throughout the Programme.

3.5. For the award of the degree, a student has to earn the total number of minimum credits as specified in the curriculum.

4. DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME

A student is normally expected to complete the M.Arch degree Programme in 4 semesters but in any case not more than 8 consecutive semesters from the time of commencement of the programme.

5. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF A SEMESTER

A candidate who has fulfilled the following conditions shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirement for completion of a semester.

5.1 He/she secures not less than 90% of overall attendance in that semester.

5.2 Candidates who do not have the requisite attendance for the semester will not be permitted to write the End Semester Examinations.

6. FACULTY HEAD

Each Faculty is headed by a Faculty Head which comprises of many Departments and Programmes offered by them. The Faculty Head is responsible for all activities taking place inside the Faculty in coordination with all Department Heads and all staff members belonging to the faculty. The Faculty Head will be appointed by the Institution on rotational basis. The Faculty Head shall act as a linkage between the HoD’s, faculty members and the students. The Faculty Head makes a review of all the academic activities of Staff, Students and Research on a regular time interval and takes steps to improve the morale of all staff and students.

7. HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

Each Department offering various UG and PG programmes is headed by a Head (HoD). The HoD is responsible for allotting courses to each staff member uniformly in consultation with other HoD’s and Faculty Heads. The HoD is responsible for streamlined teaching of courses to students, improvement and Assessment of Teaching Quality within the Department on a continuous basis, Assessment of staff members, transparent conduct of Continuous Assessment Examinations, Interacting with Parents, ensuring that all academic and non academic activities of staff and students are monitored and steps taken for their improvement.


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8. BATCH COORDINATOR

The Head of the Department shall appoint a Batch coordinator for each batch of students admitted in to a programme, throughout their period of study. The Batch coordinator shall act as a linkage between the HoD, faculty members and the students. The Batch coordinator gets information about the syllabus coverage by the staff members, problems faced by the students academically and otherwise, attendance and progress of the students from the respective class counselors. The batch coordinator also informs the students of the academic schedule including the dates of assessments and syllabus coverage for each assessment, weightage for each assessment, their continuous assessment marks and attendance % details before the commencement of end Semester examinations.

9. CLASS COUNSELOR

There shall be a class counselor for each class. The class counselor will be one among the teachers of the Department. He / She will be appointed by the HoD of the department concerned. The responsibilities for the class Counselor shall be:

To act as the channel of communication between the HoDs, Faculty Head, Batch Coordinator, Course Coordinator, staff and students of the respective class.

To collect and maintain various statistical details of students.

To help the Batch Coordinator in planning and conduct of the classes.

To monitor the academic performance of the students including attendance and to inform the Batch Coordinator.

To take care of the students’ welfare activities like industrial visits, seminars, awards etc.

10. COURSE COORDINATOR FOR EACH COURSE

Each theory course offered to more than one class or branch or group of branches, shall have a

Course coordinator” comprising all the teachers teaching the course, with one of the senior staff amongst

them normally nominated as course coordinator, by the faculty head in consultation with the respective

HoDs.

The “Course Coordinator” shall meet the teachers handling the course, as often as possible and ensure a Common Teaching Methodology is followed for the course, study materials are prepared by the staff members and communicated to the students periodically, involving students in course based projects and assignments, common question paper for continuous assessment tests, uniform evaluation of continuous assessments answer sheets by arriving at a common scheme of evaluation.

The Course coordinator is responsible for preparing the Performance of the students in the Continuous Assessments and End Semester exams and analyse them to find suitable methodologies for improvement in the performance. This analysis should be submitted to the HoD and Faculty Head for suitable action.

11. EXAMINATIONS

The end semester examinations shall normally be conducted between October and December during the odd semesters and between March and May in the even semesters. The weightage of marks for each theory, practical courses and thesis shall be with the following breakup.


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(i) Theory Courses

Continuous Assessment : 50 %

End Semester Examinations : 50 %

(ii) Practical Courses Internal Continuous Assessment : 50 %

End Semester Viva : 50 %

(iii) Thesis Internal Continuous Assessment : 50 %

External Continuous Assessment and End Semester Viva : 50 %

12. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAMS

a. Theory courses

● There will be a Minimum of two Continuous Assessment Exams, for each Theory course. Each Assessment Exam will be conducted for a Maximum of 50 Marks. The total marks secured in the two Assessment Exams out of 100, will be converted to 45 Marks. The Percentage of attendance secured by the candidate in a course in a semester will carry a weightage of 5 Marks, which will be added to the Continuous Assessment Marks for each course.

● The Continuous assessment marks obtained by the candidate in the first appearance shall be retained and considered valid for all subsequent attempts, till the candidate secures a pass.

Continuous Assessment I

Continuous Assessment II

Attendance End Semester Examination

Total marks

25 25 5 50 100

45

b. Practical Courses

For practical courses in the first semester, 150 marks will be evaluated during the continuous assessment and 50 marks through final Viva Voce examination conducted at the end of the semester. The 150 marks of the internal component will be evaluated through continuous assessments I & II, with the following breakup:

Continuous Assessment during the semester

Through assignments, site visits, seminar

presentations etc

Review by external experts

Attendance

End Semester Viva Voce Examination

Total marks

75 60 15 50 200

150

For practical course and dissertation in the second semester and third semester, 200 marks will be evaluated during the continuous assessment and 100 marks through final Viva Voce examination conducted at the end of the semester. The 200 marks of the internal component will be evaluated through continuous assessments I & II, with the following breakup:


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Continuous Assessment during the semester

Through assignments, site visits, seminar

presentations etc

Review by external experts

Attendance

End Semester Viva Voce Examination

Total marks

100 80 20 100 300

200

c. Pre-Thesis

For Pre thesis, 50 marks will be awarded for the Continuous Assessment and 50 marks for the End Semester Viva Voce examination conducted by the Institution. 45 marks will be awarded by the Review committee constituted by the HoD through three Continuous Assessments reviews and 5 marks for the % of attendance secured by the candidate.

Continuous Assessment during the semester End Semester

Viva Voce Examination Total marks

Review I Review II Review III Attendance

50 100 15 15 15 5

50

d. Thesis

Thesis consists of 600 marks with 400 marks as internal and 200 marks for the final viva voce examination. There will be a minimum of four continuous assessments for Thesis session which includes assessment through periodic reviews and a pre final viva voce examination. Out of 400 marks of the internal component, 200 marks will be awarded by the external experts, 80 marks will be awarded by the internal coordinator on the basis of the performance of the student presented to the review committee constituted by the Faculty Head and HoD, 80 marks by the supervisor of the concerned student based on periodic interaction and continuous progress and 40 marks for the Pre final internal viva voce examination conducted by the internal thesis coordinator appointed by the Faculty head and HoD.

Continuous assessment during the semester

End Semester

Viva Voce Examination

Total marks

Supervisor markings based

on continuous progress

Reviews by internal

coordinator

Periodic reviews by external member

Pre final internal viva voce examination

200 600

80 80 200 40

400

e. Professional Training

The students will have to undergo Professional training for a Minimum period of 3 weeks during the second semester vacation. A report on Training undergone by the student, duly attested by the Coordinator concerned from the industry / Organisation, in which the student has undergone training and the Head of the Department concerned, shall be submitted after the completion of training. The evaluation of report and viva voce examination shall be conducted as per norms for the Institution Semester examination. Professional Training consists of 200 marks with 100 marks evaluated during the


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Professional Training at the office and 100 marks through viva voce examination conducted by the Institution at the end of the semester.

Continuous assessment during the semester End Semester

Viva Voce Examination Total

marks

Evaluation Report from office Professional training coordinator

100 200 70 30

100

13. ELECTIVE COURSES

Every student has the option of choosing four or five elective courses during the period of study as specified in the curriculum of a particular programme of study. The student also has the choice of selecting the electives, from electives offered by Departments within the faculty in that semester or from electives offered by other faculty.

14. GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCT OF PRACTICAL COURSES

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

The Practical works shall be carried out by the students under the direction and supervision of the Studio Coordinators of the concerned class. The performance of the students at two or three critical stages shall be evaluated by external experts appointed by the Faculty Head and HoD in the form of Continuous Assessment Reviews. A candidate, who fails to secure a minimum of 50% marks in the continuous assessment which includes the assessment by external experts shall not be allowed to appear for the End Semester Viva-Voce examination and has to reregister for the respective practical courses in the next academic session. A jury comprising of an internal examiner and an external examiner appointed by the Institution shall conduct the final Viva-Voce examination of the respective Practical courses. A candidate shall be declared to have passed in the course, if he/she secures not less than 50% in the Viva- Voce examination conducted by the Institution. If he/she fails to secure a pass in the viva voce examination, he/she shall reappear for the

respective course in the subsequent semester incorporating the suggestions given by the jury member. In such cases the continuous internal assessment marks already secured by the candidate shall remain valid.

15. GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCT OF THESIS

The Thesis will be initiated in the beginning of the third semester as part of the Dissertation and Pre thesis study.

The Thesis shall be prepared under the guidance of an internal supervisor / qualified professional. There will be three / four continuous assessments during the semester conducted by a review committee comprising of Senior Professor, Supervisor and External experts.

In addition there will be a Pre final internal viva voce examination conducted by an internal team comprising of senior faculty members of the Department.

A candidate, who fails to secure a minimum of 50% marks in the continuous assessment shall not be allowed to appear for the final Viva-Voce examination and has to reappear for the same in the next academic thesis session, with the same or a different Thesis topic.


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(vi) A jury comprising of an internal examiner and an external examiner appointed by the Institution shall conduct the final Viva-Voce examination of the Thesis at the end of the Fourth semester. The supervisor of the candidate concerned shall be present during the viva voce examination.

(vii) A candidate shall be declared to have passed in the Thesis if he/she secures not less than 50% in the Viva- Voce examination conducted by the Institution.

(viii) If he/she fails to secure a pass in the Thesis he/she shall improve the Thesis on the same topic on the lines suggested by the Jury and resubmit the same in the subsequent semester. In such cases the continuous internal assessment marks already secured by the candidate shall remain valid. The resubmitted Thesis shall be assessed by a jury comprising of external examiners through a Viva-Voce examination conducted by the Institution.

16. PASSING REQUIREMENTS

● A candidate should secure not less than 50% of total marks prescribed for the courses, subject to securing a minimum of 30% marks out of Max. Mark in End Semester Examinations. Then he / she shall be declared to have passed in the Examination.

● If a candidate fails to secure a pass in a particular course, it is mandatory that he / she shall register and reappear for the examination in that course during the next semester when examination is conducted in that course. It is mandatory that he / she should continue to register and reappear for the examination till he / she secures a pass.

17. AWARD OF GRADES

All assessments of a course will be done on absolute marks basis. However, for the purpose of reporting the performance of a candidate, letter grades, each carrying certain number of points, will be awarded as per the range of total marks (out of 100) obtained by the candidate in each course as detailed below:

RANGE OF MARKS FOR GRADES

Range of Marks Grade Grade Points (GP)

90-100 A++ 10

80-89 A+ 9

70-79 B++ 8

60-69 B+ 7

50-59 C 6

00-49 (Reappear) RA 0

ABSENT AAA 0

Withdrawal W 0

Authorised Break of Study ABS 0

CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE CALCULATION The CGPA calculation on a 10 Point scale is used to describe the overall performance of a student in all courses from first semester to the last semester. RA, AAA and W grades will be excluded for calculating GPA and CGPA.

ΣiCiGPi CGPA = ΣiCi


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where Ci – Credits for the course GPi – Grade Point for the course

Σi – Sum of all courses successfully cleared during all the semesters

Final Degree is awarded based on the following:

CGPA ≥ 9.0 – First Class - Exemplary CGPA ≥ 7.50 < 9.00 – First Class with Distinction CGPA ≥ 6.00 < 7.50 – First Class

CGPA ≥ 5.00 < 6.00 – Second Class

Minimum requirements for award of Degree, a student should have obtained a minimum of 5.0 CGPA.

18. GRADE SHEET

After revaluation results are declared, Grade Sheets will be issued to each student which will contain the following details:

● Name of the Candidate with Date of Birth and Photograph.

● The programme and degree in which the candidate has studied.

● The list of courses enrolled during the semester and the grade secured.

● The Grade Point Average (GPA) for the semester.

19. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE

A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award of the M.Arch degree, provided the student has successfully completed all the requirements of the programme, and has passed all the prescribed examinations in all the 4 semesters within the maximum period specified in clause 4.

i) Successfully gained the required number of total credits as specified in the curriculum within the stipulated time.

ii) Successfully completed the programme requirements and has passed all the courses prescribed in all the semesters within a maximum period of 4 years reckoned from the commencement of the first semester to which the candidate was admitted.

iii) Successfully completed any additional courses prescribed by the Institution.

iv) No disciplinary action pending against the student.

v) The award of Degree must have been approved by the Board of Management of the Institution.

20. CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREE AWARDED

1. A candidate who qualifies for the award of the Degree having passed the examination in all the courses of all the FOUR semesters in his/her first appearance within a maximum of 4 consecutive semesters securing a overall CGPA of not less than 9.0 shall be declared to have passed the examination in First Class - EXEMPLARY. Authorized Break of Study vide clause 22, will be considered as an Appearance for Examinations, for award of First Class – Exemplary. Withdrawal from a course shall not be considered as an appearance for deciding the eligibility of a candidate for First Class – Exemplary.

2. A candidate who qualifies for the award of the Degree having passed the examination in all the courses of all the FOUR semesters in his/her first appearance within a maximum of 4 consecutive semesters securing a overall CGPA of not less than 7.5 shall be declared to have passed the examination in First


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Class with Distinction. Authorized Break of Study vide Clause 22, will be considered as an Appearance for Examinations, for award of First Class with Distinction. Withdrawal shall not be considered as an appearance for deciding the eligibility of a candidate for First Class with Distinction.

3. A candidate who qualifies for the award of the Degree having passed the examination in all the courses of all the FOUR semesters within a maximum period of 4 consecutive semesters after his/her commencement of study securing a overall CGPA of not less than 6.0, shall be declared to have passed the examination in First Class. Authorized break of study vide Clause 22 (if availed of) or prevention from writing End semester examination due to lack of attendance will not be considered as Appearance in Examinations. For award of First class, the extra number of semesters than can be provided in addition to two years for Normal M.Arch will be equal to the number of semesters availed for Authorized Break of Study or Lack of Attendance. Withdrawal shall not be considered as an appearance for deciding the eligibility of a candidate for First Class.

4. All other candidates who qualify for the award of the Degree having passed the examination in all the courses of all the FOUR semesters within a maximum period of 8 consecutive semesters after his/her commencement of study securing a overall CGPA of not less than 5.0, shall be declared to have passed the examination in Second Class.

5. A candidate who is absent in semester examination in a course/Thesis after having registered for the same, shall be considered to have appeared in that examination for the purpose of classification.

6. A candidate can apply for revaluation of his/her semester examination answer paper in a theory course, immediately after the declaration of results, on payment of a prescribed fee along with prescribed application to the Controller of Examinations through the Head of Department. The Controller of Examination will arrange for the revaluation and the result will be intimated to the candidate concerned through the Head of the Department. Revaluation is not permitted for Practical courses and Thesis.

21. WITHDRAWAL FROM EXAMINATIONS

● A candidate may, for valid reasons, (medically unfit / unexpected family situations) be granted permission to withdraw from appearing for the examination in any course or courses in any one of the semester examination during the entire duration of the degree programme.

● Withdrawal application shall be valid only if the candidate is otherwise normally eligible (if he/she satisfies Attendance requirements and should not be involved in Disciplinary issues or Malpractice in Exams) to write the examination and if it is made within FIVE days before the commencement of the examination in that course or courses and also recommended by the Faculty Head through HoD.

● Notwithstanding the requirement of mandatory FIVE days notice, applications for withdrawal for special cases under extraordinary conditions will be considered based on the merit of the case.

● Withdrawal shall not be considered as an appearance for deciding the eligibility of a candidate for First Class – Exemplary, First Class with Distinction and First Class.

● Withdrawal is NOT permitted for arrears examinations of the previous semesters.

22. AUTHORISED BREAK OF STUDY

● This shall be granted by the Institution Management, only once during the full duration of study, for valid reasons for a maximum of one semester during the entire period of study of the degree programme.

● A candidate is normally not permitted to temporarily break the period of study. However, if a candidate would like to discontinue the programme temporarily in the middle of duration of study for valid reasons (such as


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accident or hospitalization due to prolonged ill health), he / she shall apply through the Faculty Head in advance (Not later than the Reopening day of that semester) through the Head of the Department stating the reasons. He /She should also mention clearly, the Joining date and Semester for Continuation of Studies after completion of break of Study. In such cases, he/she will attend classes along with the Junior Batches. A student who availed break of study has to rejoin only in the same semester from where he left.

● The authorized break of study will not be counted towards the duration specified for passing all the courses for the purpose of classification only for First Class.

● The total period for completion of the programme shall not exceed more than 8 consecutive semesters from the time of commencement of the course irrespective of the period of break of study in order that he / she may be eligible for the award of the degree

● If any student is not allowed to appear for Examinations for not satisfying Academic requirements and Disciplinary reasons, (Except due to Lack of Attendance), the period spent in that semester shall NOT be considered as permitted ‘Break of Study’ and is NOT applicable for Approved Break of Study.

● In extraordinary situations, a candidate may apply for additional break of study not exceeding another one semester by paying prescribed fee for break of study. Such extended break of study shall be counted for the purpose of classification of First Class Degree.

● If the candidate has not reported back to the department, even after the extended Break of Study, the name of the candidate shall be deleted permanently from the Institution enrollment. Such candidates are not entitled to seek readmission under any circumstances.

23. NON CREDIT COURSES

Every student has the opportunity to enroll in any of the following Non Credit Courses, during the programme. The student will have to register for the courses with the respective coordinator before the end of First Semester. ● National Cadet Corps (NCC)

● National Service Scheme (NSS)

● Youth Red Cross (YRC)

● SPORTS CONTRIBUTION: The student is involved in any sport and represents the Institution in Tournaments.

● PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: Any student can also involve in any of the Professional Clubs available in the Institution and contribute towards that.

The above contribution should be completed by the end of Third Semester as per the requirements. The Contribution and the Performance of the candidate, will be Printed in the Final Semester Grade sheet and Consolidated Grade Sheet under the Category “NON CREDIT COURSES” indicated as SATISFACTORY or NOT SATISFACTORY.

24. OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN EXPOSURE OUTSIDE THE INSTITUTION

● This is facilitated by the “Centre for Academic Partnerships” of Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology consisting of a team of experienced faculty members involved in forging Partnerships with Leading Universities, Educational Institutions, Industrial and Research establishments in India and Abroad.

● A student can be selected, to get Professional Exposure in his/her area of Expertise in any Reputed Research Organization or Educational Institution of repute or any Universities in India and abroad.


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This is possible only with the list of Research Organizations, Educational Institutions in India and abroad approved by Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology.

A student should have got a minimum of 6 CGPA without outstanding arrears at the time of applying and at the time of undergoing such courses outside, to avail this facility.

The student can have the option of spending not more than three to six months in the final year of his/her Degree. During this period, the student can do his/her Professional Training or Thesis or register for courses which will be approved by the Centre for Academic Partnerships (CAP), under the Guidance of a Supervisor who is employed in the Organization and co-guided by a staff member from our Institution.

Applications for the above should be submitted by the students to the Centre for Academic Partnerships (CAP), in the required format, with complete details of Institution, courses and Equivalence Details and approved by the Faculty Head.

The Centre will go through the applications and select the students based on their Academic Performance and enthusiasm to undergo such courses. This will be communicated to the Universities concerned by the Centre.

● The performance of the student in the courses, registered in that Institute or University will be communicated officially to Centre for Academic Partnerships (CAP).

● The students who undergo training outside the Institution (either in India or Abroad) is expected to abide by all Rules and Regulations to be followed as per Indian and the respective Country Laws, and also should take care of financial, travel and accommodation expenses.

25. DISCIPLINE

Every student is required to observe disciplined and decorous behaviour both inside and outside the Institution and not to indulge in any activity which will tend to bring down the prestige of the Institution. If a student indulges in malpractice in any of the Examinations in theory / studio courses or continuous assessment examinations, he/she shall be liable for punitive action as prescribed by the Institution from time to time.

26. REVISION OF REGULATIONS AND CURRICULUM

The Institution may from time to time revise, amend or change the regulations, scheme of examinations and syllabi if found necessary.


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P R O G R A M M E : M . A R C H

B U I L D I N G M A N A G E M E N T

C U R R I C U L U M

S E M E S T E R 1

Sl. No. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE L T P C MARKS PAGE No. Cont. Asst. End Sem.

Exam / Viva

1. SAR 5101 Construction Project Management 3 - - 3 50 50 2

2. SAR 5102 Building Services I 3 - - 3 50 50 3

3. SAR 5103 Functional Efficiency of Buildings 2 1 - 3 50 50 4

4. SAR 5104 Contract Management 3 - - 3 50 50 5

5. SMT 5101 Quantitative Techniques* 3 1 - 4 50 50 1

6. SAR 6530 Building Management Studio I - - 14 7 150 50 23

Total Credits 23 Total Marks 700

S E M E S T E R 2

Sl. No. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE L T P C MARKS PAGE No.

Cont. Asst. End Sem. Exam / Viva

1. SAR 5105 Project Planning and Control 3 - - 3 50 50 6

2. SAR 5106 Building Services II 3 - - 3 50 50 7

3. SAR 5107 Quality Management 3 - - 3 50 50 8

4. SAR 5108 Construction Equipment Management 3 - - 3 50 50 9

5. Elective 1 3 - - 3 50 50

6. SAR 6531 Building Management Studio II - - 15 8 200 100 23



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S E M E S T E R 3

Sl. No. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE L T P C MARKS PAGE No. Cont. Asst. End

Sem. Exam / Viva

1. SAR 5201 Human Resource and Materials

Management 3 - - 3 50 50 10

2. Elective 2 3 - - 3 50 50

3. Elective 3 3 - - 3 50 50

4. Elective 4 3 - - 3 50 50

5. S84 INT Professional Training - - - 5 - 200 24

6. SAR 6532 Dissertation - - 18 9 200 100 24

7. S84 PROJ1 Pre Thesis - - - 4 50 50 24


S E M E S T E R 4



1. SAR 5202 Financial Management 3 - - 3 50 50 11

2. Elective 5 3 - - 3 50 50

3. S84 PROJ2 Thesis - - - 18 400 200 24


Total Credits for the Programme 100


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P R O G R A M M E : M . A R C H

S U S T A I N A B L E A R C H I T E C T U R E

C U R R I C U L U M

SEMESTER 1

Sl. No. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE L T P C MARKS PAGE No. Cont. Asst. End Sem.

Exam / Viva

1. SAR 5130 Concepts and Principles of Sustainability 3 - - 3 50 50 12

2. SAR 5131 Society, Technology and Environment 3 - - 3 50 50 13

3. SAR 5132 Climate and Architecture in Tropics 3 - - 3 50 50 14

4. SAR 5133 Sustainability in Building Materials and

Techniques 2 1 - 3 50 50 15

5. SMT 5101 Quantitative Techniques* 3 1 - 4 50 50 1

6. SAR 6510 Sustainable Design Studio I - - 14 7 150 50 25

Total Credits

SEMESTER 2

23 Total Marks 700



1. SAR 5134 Climatology and Building Physics 3 - - 3 50 50 16

2. SAR 5135 Technology for Energy Efficient Buildings 3 - - 3 50 50 17

3. SAR 5136 Performance Analysis of Buildings 2 1 - 3 50 50 18

4. SAR 5137 Sustainable Water Management 3 - - 3 50 50 19

5. Elective 1 3 - - 3 50 50

6. SAR 6511 Sustainable Design Studio II - - 15 8 200 100 26



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S E M E S T E R 3

Sl. No. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE L T P C MARKS PAGE No. Cont. Asst. End

Sem. Exam / Viva

1. SAR 5210 Sustainable Urban Planning 2 1 - 3 50 50 20

2. SAR 5211 Sustainable waste management 3 - - 3 50 50 21

3. Elective 2 3 - - 3 50 50

4. Elective 3 3 - - 3 50 50

5. S89 INT Professional Training - - - 5 - 200 28

6. SAR 6512 Sustainable Design Studio III - - 18 9 200 100 27

7. S89 PROJ1 Pre Thesis - - - 4 50 50 28


S E M E S T E R 4



1. SAR 5212 Environmental Impact Assessment

Techniques 2 1 - 3 50 50 22

2. Elective 4 3 - - 3 50 50

3. S89 PROJ2 Thesis - - - 18 400 200 28


Total Credits for the Programme 100


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LIST OF ELECTIVES DEPARTMENT ELECTIVES (BUILDING MANAGEMENT)

Sl. No. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE L T P C PAGE No.

1. SAR 5601 Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Structures 3 - - 3 29

2. SAR 5602 Facilities Planning and Management 3 - - 3 30

3. SAR 5603 Sustainable Building Practices 3 - - 3 31

4. SAR 5604 Structural Systems 3 - - 3 32

5. SAR 5605 Building Energy Analysis and Management 3 - - 3 33

6. SAR 5606 Lighting Planning and Design 3 - - 3 34

7. SAR 5607 Risk and Safety Management 3 - - 3 35

8. SAR 5608 Real Estate management 3 - - 3 36

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DEPARTMENT ELECTIVES (SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE)

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1. SAR 5620 Design Innovations in Sustainable

Architecture 3 - - 3 37

2. SAR 5621 Sustainable design for disaster mitigation 3 - - 3 38

3. SAR 5622 Green Building Rating Systems 3 - - 3 39

4. SAR 5623 Sustainable Tourism 3 - - 3 40

5. SAR 5624 Sustainable Landscape planning 3 - - 3 41

6. SAR 5625 Responsible Community Action 3 - - 3 42

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FACULTY ELECTIVES

COURSE TITLE L T P C PAGE No.

1. SAR 5609 Adaptive Reuse and Retrofit 3 - - 3 43

2. SAR 5610 Research Methodologies in

Built Environment 3 - - 3 44

3. SAR 5611 Renewable Energy Technologies 3 - - 3 45

4. SAR 5612 Business Strategies & Corporate Planning 3 - - 3 46


M. Arch 1 REGULATIONS 2015

SMT5101 QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To expose the students to data analysis techniques and equip the student with the necessary analytical skills to

pursue research

UNIT 1 PROBABILITY THEORY AND STANDARD DISTRIBUTIONS 15 Hrs. Probability - Conditional Probability - Bayes Theorem - Random variables - Moments -Moment Generating Function- Binomial – Poisson- Normal Distributions (Mean, Variance applications only)

UNIT 2 TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS AND DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS 15 Hrs. Sampling Distribution - Test based on Normal, t, Chi-square and F-distributions. Completely Randomized Design - Randomized Block Design - Latin Square Design - ANOVA.

UNIT 3 OPERATIONS RESEARCH 16 Hrs. Introduction to OR - Linear Programming - Graphical and Simplex methods - Big M method - Two Phase method. Duality in LPP, Transportation and Assignment problems.

UNIT 4 PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT 14 Hrs. Inventory control, EOQ, Quantity Discounts, Safety stock-Replacement Theory – Simulation Models - Quality Control.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Fruend.J.E and Miller.I, Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Prentice Hall India Ltd. 1994

2. Gupta.S.C. and Kapur.V.K., Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics, Sultan Chand & Sons, 1999

3. Taha.H.A., Operations Research, An Introduction, Prentice Hall of India Ltd. 1997

4. Gupta PK & Hira DS, Operations Research, S.Chand Publishers, 2008

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN (To be distributed uniformly among all the units)

Max. Marks : 100 Exam Duration : 3 Hrs. PART A : 2 questions from each unit, each carrying 5 marks. 08 x 05 = 40 Marks

PART B : 2 questions from each unit with an internal choice, each carrying 15 marks. 04 x 15 = 60 Marks



SAR 5101 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT L T P Credits Total Marks

MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● The intent of the course is to disseminate the knowledge about the application of project management during

the pre- construction and during construction phase of a project life cycle such as initiation, feasibility, outline scheme design detailed design phases and bid and award phases of a project.

UNIT 1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 14 Hrs. Introduction - Project management, Project management versus Traditional management, Different forms of

Project Management – Project Phases – Project Life Cycle – Project Management Process through Initiation, Planning, Execution, controland closure within the triple constraints of scope, time and cost with all inputs, tools & techniques and outputs.

UNIT 2 PROJECT PLANNING 12 Hrs. Project Plan Development - Scope Planning with inputs –Master Plan – Programming – Scheduling – Project

Organization–Scope planning and Work Definition, Tools and techniques-Expert Judgement and meetings, Outputs of scope planning-Collect requirements, defining scope - WBS, Classification of levels, Scope Control- scope verification and change control

UNIT 3 COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT 10 Hrs. Inputs: Project Management plan - The Project Management Configuration Plan - Stakeholder register,

Documentation and Communication “Road Map” –Enterprise environmental factors, Organizational process assets. Tools & techniques -Communication requirements analysis, Communication Technology –Communication models and methods: General Guidelines for Effective Communication -Conducting High-Quality Meetings - Communication Skills and the Project Manager - Key Project Documentation – Information distribution.

Outputs: Communication Management plan to manage stakeholder engagement -Project Manager’s Checklist& Project documents update

UNIT 4 PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 12 Hrs. Defining and Implementing Project Portfolio Management – Objectives, practices and organizational roles –

evolution of PPM - Bridging the Gap between Operations management and Project Management for multiple projects -Project Portfolio Optimization- PPM tools -Standardization, measurement and process improvement, Project Selection and Risk.

Max. 48 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Chitkara, K.K, Construction Project Management, Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill

Publishing Co., New Delhi, 2014

2. Calin M. Popescu, Chotchai Charoenngam, Project planning, Scheduling and Control in Construction: An Encyclopaedia of Terms and Applications, John Wiley, New York, 1995

3. JuriSutt , Manual of Construction Project Management, John Wiley and Sons, 2011 4. Willis E.M., Scheduling Construction projects, John Wiley and Sons, 1986 5. George J. Ritz, Sidney M. Levy, Total Construction Project Management, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2013 6. Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Project Management

Institute, Incorporated, 2013 7. Harold Kerzner, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, 10thEdition, Wiley India

Pvt. Ltd., 2013

8. Jonathan F. Hutchings, Project Scheduling Handbook (Civil and Environmental Engineering), CRC Press, 2003 9. Asma Khan and Sean Burn, Project Portfolio Management in Construction Industry, Booktango, 2013

WEBSITE 1. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/PPM-project-and-portfolio-management


Max. Marks : 100 Exam Duration : 3 Hrs. PART A : 2 questions from each unit, each carrying 5 marks. 08 x 05 = 40

Marks PART B : 2 questions from each unit with an internal choice, each carrying 15 marks. 04 x 15 = 60 Marks

http://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/PPM-project-and-portfolio-management



SAR 5102 BUILDING SERVICES I L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To provide exposure to planning, design and execution aspects of building services for effective co-ordination

during pre-construction and construction phase of projects.

● To explain water supply and sanitary systems, fire safety norms and elevator systems for high-rise structures, sound behaviour and noise control in buildings.

UNIT 1 WATER SUPPLY AND SANITARY ENGINEERING 14 Hrs.

Plumbing Codes -Health Requirements for Plumbing - Water Quantity and Pressures - Water-Pipe Sizing Wastewater piping-Wastewater-System Elements - Waste-Pipe Materials - Layout of Waste Piping - Interceptors - Piping for Indirect Wastes - Waste-Pipe Sizing - Venting - Plumbing-System Inspection and Tests. Gas piping - Gas Supply – Gas pipe Sizes - Estimating Gas Consumption – Gas pipe Materials.

UNIT 2 FIRE SAFETY 16 Hrs. Fire detection & Fire alarm systems – fire protections systems – study of codes and standards -

Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems - Blown Optical Fibre Technology (BOFT) -sprinkler systems - Automatic Sprinklers - System Design – Standpipes- Water Supplies for sprinkler and Standpipe Systems - Central Station Supervisory Systems-Integration of services –– fire alarm system – fire-fighting system and monitoring – safety and security systems – FAS, PAS – access control system- fire fighter telephone system – CCTV surveillance system – IBMS system.

UNIT 3 VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION 8 Hrs.

Escalators - Elevator Installations - Definitions of Elevator Terms - Elevator Hoist ways - Elevator Cars - Electric Elevators - Hydraulic Elevators - Planning for Passenger Elevators – Elevator systems in high-rise buildings - Planning and design of elevator lobby areas- Dumbwaiters - Conveyers and Pneumatic Tubes - Mail Chutes, recent development in elevator technology.

UNIT 4 NOISE CONTROL 10 Hrs.

Vibrations from mechanical equipment-Pumps & motors - basic practice of vibration isolation &guidelines, wall, floor & ceiling construction AC ducts - Characteristics of duct system noise, noise sources in ducts & preventive measures, fan room treatment, hangers, water piping system noise control, Building Codes& Standards.

Max. 48 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Frederick S. Merritt, Jonathan T. Ricketts, Building design and construction Handbook, McGraw-Hill Inc., 5th edition, 1994

2. Fred hall and Roger Greeno, Building Services Handbook, Routledge, 7th edition, 2013

3. M.David Egan, Architectural Acoustics, J. Ross Pub., 2007

4. Gurcharan Singh, Jagdish Singh, Water Supply & Sanitary Engineering, Standard Publishers Distributors, 2007

5. Shri V.K. Jain, Fire Safety in Buildings, New age publishers, 2010

6. BIS, National Building Code 2005, New Delhi, 2005






SAR 5103 FUNCTIONAL EFFICIENCY OF L T P Credits Total Marks

BUILDINGS 2 1 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVES ● To understand the norms for Building envelope, including thermal and acoustic performance requirements for

walls, roofs, and windows for Energy efficient design and construction of buildings.

● To understand the energy performance standards for buildings, energy auditing and automation in various building services with integration for energy conservation.

UNIT 1 THERMAL BEHAVIOUR OF BUILDINGS 16 Hrs. Introduction to concept of Effective Temperature – Corrected Effective Temperature – Procedures- Comfort

zone – Overheated Period – design of shading devices – resistance and conductance – transmittance – thermal gradient – Periodic heat flow – Time lag and decrement factor – Procedures - Thermal exchange in buildings – Building heat gain and heat loss.

UNIT 2 PLANNING FOR VENTILATION 12 Hrs.

Functions of ventilation – Stack effect – calculations – provision for Air movement – air flow through buildings – calculation of indoor air velocity – ventilation rate - orientation, external features, cross ventilation – position of openings, size of openings, controls of openings- calculations- air flow around buildings – humidity control.

UNIT 3 DAYLIGHTING 10 Hrs. Principles of light- transmission, reflection and absorption – illumination – day lighting concepts - day lighting in the tropics – daylight requirements – daylight protractor – calculations – distribution of daylight.

UNIT 4 ACOUSTICS 10 Hrs. Acoustic considerations in Open plan offices, Lecture rooms, Lecture Halls, Seminar halls, Recording Studios, Broadcasting studios, Opera House, Worship places. Acoustic considerations in Ancient theatres, basic theatre stages, performance spaces and types. Design principles for Auditoriums- side wall, rear wall & ceiling treatment, sound reinforcing systems home theatres, digital media auditorium & auditorium for the future.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Koenigsberger, O. H., Ingersoll, T. G., Mayhew. A,Szokolay.S.V, Manual of Tropical Housing and Building, Part 1 – Climatic Design, Orient Longman Pvt. Ltd,Chennai,2004

2. Martin Evans, Housing, Climate and Comfort, Architectural Press, London, 1980

3. Arvind Krishnan, Nick Baker, Simons Yannas, S V Szokolay, Climatic Responsive Architecture- A Design Handbook for Energy Efficient Buildings, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi,2001

4. BIS, SP 41: Handbook on Functional Requirements of Buildings (Other than Industrial Buildings), 1987

5. David Egan. M, Concepts in Thermal Comfort, Prentice Hall, 1975

6. Baruch Givoni, Climate considerations in building and urban design, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1998






SAR 5104 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To expose the students to the process selection of contract types, various international and national contract

forms, Pre-qualification of contractors, Preparation of contract documents, Evaluation of contract bids, Alternate dispute resolution, issues related to contract administration, etc.

UNIT 1 LEGAL FRAMEWORK, CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS 16 Hrs. Laws Governing Sale, Purchase and Use of Urban and Rural Land – Land Revenue Codes –Tax Laws –

Insurance and Bonding –Income Tax, Sales Tax, Excise and Custom Duties and their Influence on Construction Costs – Legal Requirements for Planning – Property Law – Agency Law – Local Government Laws for Approval – Statutory Regulations

Indian Contracts Act – Types of Contracts – formation of contracts - Elements of Contracts – potential contractual problems – contracts for engineering and architectural services – contracts for construction. Introduction to construction Contract Documents – drawings as construction contract document –specifications as construction document – construction contract conditions – introduction to construction specification.

UNIT 2 TENDERS 8 Hrs. Prequalification – Bidding – Accepting – Evaluation of Tender from Technical, Contractual and Commercial Points of View – World Bank Procedures and Guidelines – Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act.

UNIT 3 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION ISSUES 16 Hrs.

Introduction – duties of employer, contractor, interpretation of contract, Breach of contract – changes during the contract – changes dealing with differing site conditions – Force majeure – delay analysis -– claims - cost escalation – time delays and extensions, compensation, notices and termination.

UNIT 4 DISPUTES AND ARBITRATION 8 Hrs.

Types of disputes in construction contracts – methods of dispute resolution processes – alternative dispute resolution and dispute review mechanisms – arbitration and conciliation act 1996 – managerial approach to dispute minimization – conduct of arbitration proceedings – arbitration award and termination proceedings – powers of arbitrator – setting aside of awards and enforcement of awards – appeal, revision and court proceedings.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Gajaria G.T and Kishore Gajaria, Laws Relating to Building and Engineering Contracts in India, LexisNexis Butterworths India, 2000

2. Jimmie Hinze, Construction Contracts, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2010

3. Joseph Bockrath and Fredric Plotnick Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2010

4. Kwaku A. Tenah and Jose M Guevara., Fundamentals of construction Management and organization, Reston Publishing Company, 1985

5. Construction Specifications Institute, Construction Contract Administration Practice Guide, John Wiley & Sons, 2011

6. Greg Goldfay, Construction Contract Administration, UNSW Press, 2004






SAR 5105 PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100 COURSE OBJECTIVE

● To understand Project planning control of project realization processes ● Develop an awareness on network analysis, scheduling and costing in project planning process and introduce

comprehensive planning in complex projects.

UNIT 1 NETWORK ANALYSIS 10 Hrs. Work break down structure -assessing duration -Project scheduling, Job layout, Bar charts, Milestone charts,

Network schedule, time limited and resource limited schedule, schedule hierarchy. Activity Definition and Sequencing, Duration estimating – PERT, CPM, Network elements, Time Estimates, The critical path method - Calculations for critical path scheduling – PERT vs CPM , Activity float and schedules , Resource oriented scheduling – Scheduling with resource constraints - Use of Advanced Scheduling Techniques-Scheduling with uncertain durations.

UNIT 2 SCHEDULING 10 Hrs. Schedule development, Control – Factors affecting work scheduling, forecasting inputs and outputs, schedule

hierarchy- Relevance of construction schedules, management through networks- Purpose of work scheduling, Bar chart method of work scheduling, Scheduling the network plan, Line of Balance technique of scheduling repetitive projects. UNIT 3 COSTING AND CONTROL 14 Hrs.

Cost planning: Cost Estimating Process, Inputs, Tools & Techniques classification of costs, financial forecasting, budgeting- BOQ-unit rate costing standards of resources, work-package standard cost, standard ‘S’ curve forecasting tool.

Cost control: Cost Accounting System, cost control preliminaries, Control approach, revenue or sales control, direct cost control, indirect cost control, project budgetary control systems, control responsibility, risk cost management.

Project time control: Time progress monitoring methodology, what if analysis, reviewing time progress, time-cost relationship, Time -Schedule control, Time reduction techniques, work progress reviewing procedure. UNIT 4 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS 14 Hrs.

Project definition – Objectives - Strategy - Technology and design - External factors, finance, and duration – Political and social issues - Planning and control, environmental, and economic factors – Attitudes – Implementation – Organization - Contract Strategy – Strategic issues for enterprises working on multiple projects with thrust on highrise constructions - Project closeout - Learning from past experience - Releasing people and equipment - Recognizing and rewarding people - Some guidelines for future projects - Questions for getting started.

Max. 48 Hours TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Chitkara, K.K. Construction Project Management, Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill

Publishing Co., New Delhi, 2014 2. Calin M. Popescu, Chotchai Charoenngam, Project planning, Scheduling and Control in Construction: An Encyclopaedia of

Terms and Applications, John Wiley, New York, 1995 3. JuriSutt , Manual of Construction Project Management for owners and clients, John Wiley and Sons, 2011 4. Willis., E.M., Scheduling Construction projects, John Wiley and Sons, 1986 5. George J. Ritz, Sidney M. Levy, Total Construction Project Management, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2013 6. Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Project Management

Institute, Incorporated, 2013 7. Harold Kerzner, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, 10thEdition, Wiley India

Pvt. Ltd., 2013 8. Jonathan F. Hutchings, Project Scheduling Handbook (Civil and Environmental Engineering), CRC Press, 2003 9. Asma Khan and Sean Burn, Project Portfolio Management in Construction Industry, Booktango, 2013


Max. Marks : 100 Exam Duration : 3 Hrs. PART A : 2 questions from each unit, each carrying 5 marks. 08 x 05 = 40 Marks PART B : 2 questions from each unit with an internal choice, each carrying 15 marks. 04 x 15 = 60 Marks



SAR 5106 BUILDING SERVICES II L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To understand heating, ventilation and cooling strategies in large residential and institutional complexes. The

course also explains the need to understand electrical services, building automation, networking and development for infrastructure services.

UNIT 1 HVAC 14 Hrs. Major Factors in HVAC Design – Ventilation - Duct Design - Heat Losses - Heat Gains - methods of heating

buildings – General procedure for sizing a heating plant- methods of cooling and air conditioning - Sizing an Air-Conditioning Plant – Refrigeration - Cycles - Air-Distribution Temperature for Cooling - Condensers – Compressor-Motor Units.

Cooling Equipment - Central Plant Packaged Units - Zoning - Packaged Air-Conditioning Units – Absorption Units for Cooling - Ducts for Air Conditioning - Built-Up Air-Conditioning Units - Variable-Air- Volume (VAV) Systems - Air-Water Systems - Control Systems for Air Conditioning - Heating and Air Conditioning – Industrial -Air Conditioning - Chemical Cooling - Year-Round Air Conditioning - Energy efficiency techniques in air conditioning - Air conditioning in IT environments, hospitals etc., - Air conditioning for green buildings.

UNIT 2 ELECTRICAL SERVICES 12 Hrs. Electrical power – DC / Ac system, electrical load and emergency power – electrical conductors and raceways

– electrical distribution in buildings – Substations – substation equipment’s – power distribution system – standby and alternate power supply system. Light and sight – quality of light – lighting methods – daylight – system design of lighting. Measuring Light and Illumination –selection of recommended Illuminance - Zonal Cavity Method of Calculating Illumination - Lamp characteristics and Selection Guide –Impact of light on color - Integration of services – Electrical power monitoring– IBMS system

UNIT 3 BUILDING AUTOMATION AND NETWORKING 12 Hrs. Introduction to building automation systems – components of BAS – HVAC – Lighting – electrical

systems-water supply and sanitary systems– fire safety – security -communication and office automation system – concept of Intelligent buildings - Integration of services – water pump monitoring & control - Control of Computerized HVAC Systems -Direct Digital Control - chillers, pumps, BTU monitoring & control ,Data networking– IBMS system and its components –centralized control equipment’s – substation and field controllers – field sensors.

UNIT 4 INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES 10 Hrs. Civil infrastructure services for residential and institutional complexes with planning, design, construction and

maintenance of external development works such as water supply, sewerage, solid wastes, roads and storm water drainage, including raw water harvesting methods

Max. 48 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Frederick S. Merritt, Jonathan T. Ricketts, Building design and construction Handbook, McGraw-Hill Inc., 5th edition,1994

2. Fred hall and Roger Greeno, Building Services Handbook, Routledge, 7th edition, 2013 3. Shan Wang, Handbook of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, 2n d Edition, McGraw Hill, 2000 4. Krieder, J. F., Handbook of Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Taylor & Francis, 2005

5. Barrie Rigby, Design of Electrical Services for Buildings, 4th Edition, Routledge, 2013 6. W. E. Steward, T. A. Stubbs, Modern Wiring Practice Design and Installation; 14 edition, Newnes,2009

7. BIS, National Building Code 2005, New Delhi, 2005





SAR 5107 QUALITY MANAGEMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● The intent is to offer an exhaustive understanding of the concepts of Quality Management System and its

relevant applications to planning, design & construction of buildings.

UNIT 1 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT 14 Hrs. TQM: Introduction, Concept and philosophy of TQM - ISO standards, importance of control systems, elements of

excellence – requirements of standards – advantages of documentation – general principles in documentation – types of documents – steps to get accreditation -Quality cost, Business process re-engineering, Benchmarking, Partnering - Quality Circles, Quality system standards for construction elements, Inspections & tests - Quality management tools, Environmental Management system Standards and their application in construction, EMS-QMS relationships.

UNIT 2 STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL 12 Hrs. Quality control operations – concepts – norms, techniques and procedures – quality and time – concept of

quality in building design, construction and Project management - maintenance, Deming’ s principles - Special features of construction vs. manufacturing sector - quality responsibilities and commitment of Architect, consultant, project managers and contractors - Practical aspects of quality control in building projects, quality during building’s life – quality control in concrete – product quality inspection and tests, problems of rework, wastage and compromise in product quality approach, problems of inspections/test oriented approach in service quality, systems approach to quality.

UNIT 3 QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL 10 Hrs. Quality assurance & control, information needs at different levels of project organization – organizational

functions – types of information. Training QMS – objective – requirement – programmes – workers and operators – typical training programmes - Quality Audit – organization – interface.

UNIT 4 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 12 Hrs. Quality management system and ISO 9000:2000 requirements, Quality System standards elements, Standards

of quality management system, Contractual implications of quality systems– quality management systems – concepts and meaning – importance of quality management in construction projects – role of QMS in project management Quality concepts and stakeholders concerns for building and construction, Evolution of modern concept of Quality management process approach - Quality systems standards of BS 5750/QS 9000 series and their evolution - ISO 9000 Quality system standards; applicability of ISO 9000 series standards worldwide, India and Indian Building sector; Elements of ISO 9000 series standards.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Armand V. Feigenbaum, Total Quality Control, McGraw hill, 1991 2. Kwaku A. Tenah. & Jose M Guevara., Fundamentals of construction Management and organization, Brady Company, 1985

3. British Cement Association Staff, Planning for Quality on Site, British Cement Association, 1989 4. Mohamed A. El-Reedy, Concrete and Steel Construction: Quality Control and Assurance, CRC Press, 2013

5. G.A. Atkinson, Construction Quality and Quality Standards: The European Perspective, Routledge, 1995





SAR 5108 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT L T P Credits Total Marks


COURSE OBJECTIVE ● The main objective of the course is to impart and train rigorously the students for various equipment’s involved,

their planning and management

UNIT 1 EQUIPMENT PLANNING AND ECONOMICS 10 Hrs. Task considerations: Nature of work in construction projects, site constraints, rate of daily output, equipment suitability, equipment output capability, equipment productivity, future use of equipment.

Cost Considerations: equipment owning costs, equipment operating costs, equipment engineering Considerations - standard equipment, minor equipment, operating reliability repair and maintenance considerations, organize maintenance team, training, scheme for maintenance, monitoring and effectiveness of management, safety features - safety management- log book - equipment acquisition options: purchasing plant /equipment, hiring equipment, leasing and hire-purchase equipment, replacing equipment, depreciation Analysis.

UNIT 2 EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENTS 12 Hrs. Earth moving equipment’s, excavating , hauling, compacting - Excavation and lifting equipment- backactor or

backhoes, face shovels, draglines, grabs or clamshell and trenchers - Earth cutting and moving equipment-bulldozers, scrapers, front-end loaders - transportation equipment: tippers dumps truck, scrapers rail wagons and conveyors - Compacting and finishing equipment- tamping foot rollers, smooth wheel rollers, pneumatic rollers, vibratory rollers, plate compactors, impact compactors and graders.

UNIT 3 CONCRETING EQUIPMENTS 10 Hrs. Production Equipment: batching plants, concrete mixers, transportation equipment’s such as truck mixers, concrete dumpers.

Placing equipment’s: concrete pumps, concrete buckets, elevators, conveyors, hoists, grouting equipment – Pre-casting special equipment: vibrating and tilting tables, battery moulds, surface finishes equipment, pre-stressing equipment, GRC equipment, steam curing equipment, shifting equipment, erection equipment - concrete vibrating, repairing and curing equipment, concrete laboratory testing equipment.

UNIT 4 MATERIALS HANDLING AND OTHER EQUIPMENTS 16 Hrs. Material hoisting plant- mobile cranes, tower cranes and hoists - support and utility services

equipment’s-Pumping equipment’s, Sewage treatment and Pipeline laying equipment’s, compressed air equipment, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, wood working equipment - Special purpose heavy construction plant-aggregate production plant & rock blasting equipment, Piles and Pile Driving equipment’s.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Peurifoy, R.L., Ledbetter, Schexnayder, C.W.B., Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, Singapore, 1995

2. Sharma S.C. Construction Equipment and Management, Khanna Publishers New Delhi, 1988

3. Mahesh Varma, Construction Equipment and its Planning and Application, Metropolitan Book Company, New Delhi, 1983

4. Frank Harris and Ronald Mccaffer, Management of Construction equipment, Macmillan Publication, 1991

5. Chitkara K.K., Construction Project Management: Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company Limited, New Delhi, 2014





SAR 5201 HUMAN RESOURCE AND L T P Credits Total Marks

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● The main objective of the course is to impart and train rigorously the students for human resources and

materials involved in construction projects and their planning and management.

UNIT 1 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 8 Hrs. Introduction – organization – fulcrum of the modern enterprise – informal groups – management – employees – human resource management.

UNIT 2 MANAGING PERSONNEL AND RELATIONS 14 Hrs.

Personnel management – nature and scope – personnel plan – personnel department – manpower planning, recruitment and selection In-service training – training inputs – principles – types – assessments. Wages and salary administration – wage rate – wage payment methods – incentive plan – fringe benefits – productivity earnings and profit sharing – bonus payment – wage legislation - wage administration. Productivity in construction – measuring productivity – factors affecting productivity – responsibility for productivity. Employees relation in an organization – characteristics of groups –roles of project manager – communication - types of communication – communication process – effective communication – the art of listening – Motivating employees – hierarchy of motivation.

UNIT 3 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND LABOUR LAWS 12 Hrs.

Labour legislation – nature and scope – Indian constitution and labour – labour laws for the building Industry – laws regulating wages and payments to workers – social security laws – industrial relations laws – miscellaneous laws - Industrial relations and trade unions.

UNIT 4 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 14 Hrs. Importance of material management - Classification and Codification of materials, Inventory control - managing

the inventory and flow of raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, and supplies to ensure/enhance the organization’s competitiveness and profitability, Application of ABC analysis in inventory control, Inventory Management safety stock , stock outs.

Stores Management: Quality Control, Use of Materials Management Systems - Purchase order - indents - marketing, registration of sellers - selection, placement of order - follow up - physical training - contract materials - physical inspection and verification - fixation of the re-order level.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Carleton Coulter and Jill Justice Coutler, The Complete Standard Handbook of Construction Personnel Management, Prentice-Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 1989

2. MamoriaC.B andS. V. Gankar, Personnel Management, Himalaya Publishing House., 2003

3. Stephen E. Condrey, Handbook of Human Resources Administration, Jossey - Bass, 2010

4. DwivediR.S., Human Relations and Organisational Behaviour, Macmillan2001

5. Austen A D, Managing construction projects: A Guide to Processes and Procedures, International Labour Organization, 1984

6. Geoffrey D. Taylor, Materials in Construction, Longman, 2002

7. Gopalakrishnan, Handbook of Materials management, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 1993






SAR 5202 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● The objective of the course to familiarize the fundamentals of financial management concepts and their

applications in the various phases of the project cycle of construction projects.

● To provide a basic knowledge to carry out the financial feasibility of projects, selection of building systems and equipment’s and evaluation of project investment decisions.

UNIT 1 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 10 Hrs.

Nature of finance management - objectives and principles - various financing decision - Business firms and their financing - types of business units - capital sources and structures - marginal cost of capital - optimum capital structures.

UNIT 2 TIME VALUE OF MONEY 16 Hrs.

Evaluation of alternatives – present worth method – rate of return method – cost benefit analysis - return on investment – time value of money – life cycle costing – structural cost – finishing cost – operating cost- working capital management.

UNIT 3 BUDGETING 12 Hrs.

Budget as management control techniques - requirement of a good budget - budget planning - budget process - working capital management - cash management - cash flow analysis - financial ratio analysis - interpretation and return on investment- Basis of accounting – Percentage completion method – completed contract method – accounting for tax reporting & financial reporting purposes.

UNIT 4 PROJECT FINANCE 10 Hrs.

Stages of project finance management - method of recording - cash method, accrual method, percentage of completion method, completed contract method. Financing international projects - project cash flow - progress payments and expenditures risk in international contracts - accounting and economic exposure -joint ventures and BOT projects.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Kuchhal. S.C., Financial Management; an Analytical and Conceptual Approach, Chaitanya Publishing House, 1999

2. Hillebrandt P.M., Economic Theory and Construction Industry, Macmillan, London, 2000

3. Bill G. Tompkins., Project cost control for managers, Gulf Pub. Co., 1985

4. Kwaku A. Tenah. & Jose M Guevara., Fundamentals of Construction Management and organization, Brady Company, 1985

5. Andrew Ross and Peter Williams, Financial Management in Construction Contracting, Wiley & Blackwell, 2012

6. Steven J. Peterson, Construction Accounting and Financial Management, Pearson Education, 2010


Max. Marks : 100 Exam Duration : 3 Hrs.

PART A : 2 questions from each unit, each carrying 5 marks. 08 x 05 = 40 Marks PART B : 2 questions from each unit with an internal choice, each carrying 15 marks. 04 x 15 = 60 Marks



SAR 5130 CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF L T P Credits Total Marks

SUSTAINABILITY 3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVES ● To give a comprehensive introduction on the concepts of sustainability and the principles which governs.

● Understanding the implications of sustainability in various spheres such as social, economical, political and cultural.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 8Hrs. Definitions of Sustainability - Various types of sustainability - Pillars of Sustainability - Circle of Sustainability -

Need for Sustainability - systems and their sustainability - sustainability in the built environment context - Green Buildings -Difference between Green and Sustainability - Climate Change, Global warming - National and International policies and Regulations on sustainability.

UNIT 2 CONCEPTS OF SUSTAINABILITY 12 Hrs. Early man lifestyles - History and development of sustainability - Present day - Scale and context of sustainability - Current Issues and Solutions of sustainability - Vernacular architecture and its relevance.

UNIT 3 PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY 14 Hrs.

Political Sustainability, economic sustainability, cultural sustainability, social sustainability, building sustainability - Co-relationship between all - Driving factors of sustainable change - Engineering principles of Sustainability - Systems approach to sustainability.

UNIT 4 APPLICATIONS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 12 Hrs.

Concepts of green buildings, climate responsive building - Reduction of energy consumption, direct and indirect methods - Reduction of water consumption, direct and indirect methods - Carbon footprint and eco footprints of buildings - New concepts and trends in green buildings, national and international.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Margaret Robertson, Sustainability Principles and Practice, Routledge, 2014

2. Martin A. A. Abraham , Sustainability Science and Engineering: Defining Principles, Elsevier Science, 2005

3. Tony Clayton, Nicholas J. Radcliffe, Anthony M. H. Clayton, Sustainability: A Systems Approach, Routledge, 1996

4. Stephen M. Stephen, Stephen M. Wheeler, Climate Change and Social Ecology: A New Perspective on the Climate

Challenge, Routledge, 2012

5. Gursharan Singh Kainth, Climate Change, Sustainable Development and India, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011

WEBSITES

1. http://www.sustainabilitylabs.org/page/sustainability-five-core-principles

2. http://www.thwink.org/sustain/glossary/Three Pillars Of Sustainability.htm3.

3. http://www.rcac.org/assets/greenbuild/grn-bldg-guide_4-20-09.pdf

4. http://teamshunya.in/docs/nme-ict/4.font1journey%20of%20sustainibility.pdf



PART A : 2 questions from each unit, each carrying 5 marks. 08 x 05 = 40 Marks


http://www.sustainabilitylabs.org/page/sustainability-five-core-principles

http://www.thwink.org/sustain/glossary/Three

http://www.rcac.org/assets/greenbuild/grn-bldg-guide_4-20-09.pdf

http://teamshunya.in/docs/nme-ict/4.font1journey%20of%20sustainibility.pdf



SAR 5131 SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY AND L T P Credits Total Marks

ENVIRONMENT 3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVES ● To analyze the relationship between various societal and technological changes and their effect on holistic

sustainability.

UNIT 1 INTERVENTIONS OF MAN TO THE ENVIRONMENT 12 Hrs. Early man and Society - Interventions to the environment - farming, domestication, dams, animal husbandry,

buildings, rapid urbanization, depletion of forest, factories, war, climate modifications - Societal values and aspirations of man, social equity, economic viability - Importance of environment to man, dependency on environment, ecosystem and ecological cycles, feedback loops - Disruption of ecological cycles and its effects, global culture - Wealth accumulation and waste generation.

UNIT 2 TECHNOLOGY AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT 12 Hrs.

Global Warming, climate change loss of biodiversity - Technological advancements and their effects on the environment - Advancement in building and construction technologies such as steel and concrete technologies, Development of framed structures, multi-storeyed buildings, large span structures, invention of plastics - Effects on the environment - Generation of waste, use of high manufacturing energy, peak oil, depletion of fossil and natural resources.

UNIT 3 DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND ITS EFFECTS 14 Hrs.

Need for development of sustainable technologies- Current developments in sustainable technologies - New concepts in sustainable design and engineering such as new materials, pre-fabrication, composite materials, low energy materials, waste recycling, water recycling, food security, sanctuaries and bio reserves etc., - Acceptance of new technology - Issues such as labour, economic disparity, cost of new technology, etc.

UNIT 4 EMERGING TRENDS, IDEAS AND TECHNOLGOIES 10 Hrs. New fuel techniques such as biodiesel, oil from waste, nuclear power, etc. - New policies on sustainable

developments, international, Indian - Changes in attitudes of sustainability, corporate sustainability practices, social sustainability ideas, newest ideas of green buildings, ecology of green buildings.

Max. 48 Hours TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Gerald G. Marten, Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development, Routledge, 2001

2. Office of Technology Assessment, Congress of the US, Perspectives on the Role of Science & Technology in Sustainable Development, Diane publishing, 1994

3. Dominique Gauzin-Müller Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism: Concepts, Technologies, Examples, Birkhauser Verlag

AG 2002 4. Janis Birkeland Positive Development: From Vicious Circles to Virtuous Cycles through Built Environment Design,

Routledge, 2008 WEBSITES 1. http://sts.sagepub.com/

2. http://www.cst.iisc.ernet.in/

3. http://www.springer.com/engineering/energy+technology/journal/13705




http://sts.sagepub.com/

http://www.cst.iisc.ernet.in/

http://www.springer.com/engineering/energy+technology/journal/13705



SAR 5132 CLIMATE AND ARCHITECTURE IN L T P Credits Total Marks

TROPICS 3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To provide a holistic understanding of the influence of various climatic parameters on built form and the

evolution of specific architectural styles to address sustainable and comfortable built environments in the tropics.

● Understanding the conventional / vernacular/ traditional construction practices in the tropics and develop a broad understanding of the relationship between climate and architecture.

UNIT 1 CLIMATE AND THERMAL COMFORT IN THE TROPICS 10 Hrs. Tropical climate, environmental consequences of tropical climate – Building in the tropics - Urban heat island

phenomenon: UHI classification, causes, urban geometry, mitigation strategies, UHI in tropics, case studies - Thermal comfort in the tropics – Bio climatic needs of humans- comfort indices for the tropics: ET, SET, PMV – Comfort Temperature, adaptive comfort standard – Thermal comfort in the urban outdoors, outdoor comfort indices: WBGT, PET, OUT-SET.

UNIT 2 TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND ITS RESPONSE TO CLIMATE 14 Hrs. Learning from vernacular experience - Regionalist approach to design technology for climate control in the

tropics - Relationship between nature and built form - Architecture in the tropics: tropical wet climate, tropical dry climate, tropical monsoon climate zones - Climatic characteristics and physiological needs - Traditional protection: study of vernacular influence and local architecture as response to climatic conditions - Examples from various tropical countries.

UNIT 3 CLIMATE ADAPTATION IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE 14 Hrs. Environmental design & cultural identity – Green design in the tropical climates – socio-environmental

dimensions in high rise, high density housing - Building & planning requirements, urban built space ratios, urban street canyons - Contemporary tropical architecture – Contemporary examples from various tropical countries.

UNIT 4 CLIMATE RESPONSIVE DESIGN IN THE TROPICS: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS 10 Hrs. Fundamentals of environmentally conscious design in the tropics - Solar radiation prevention – Solar envelope

and its development – Promotion of urban wind flow and air movement – Energy efficient urban layout – Tools for enhancing urban environmental quality – Design strategies for the urban tropics, built form, landscape controls, urban parks, vertical landscaping, plant-climate-building model.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Nyuk Hien Wong and Yu Chen, Tropical Urban Heat Islands- Climate, Buildings and Greenery, Routledge, 2008 2. M.Rohinton Emmanuel, An Urban Approach to Climate-Sensitive Design – Strategies for the Tropics, Taylor & Francis, London

& New York, 2005.

3. Hassan Fathy, Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture - Principles and Examples with reference to Hot Arid Climates, University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 1986.

4. Koenisberger, O. H., Manual of Tropical Housing and Building. Part 1: Climatic Design, Orient Blackswan, 1975 5. Rapaport, A., House form and Culture, Engelwood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1969

6. Giovoni, B. Ma, Climate and Architecture, 2nd edition. Barkingg, Essex: Applied Science, 1976 7. Fry. M and Drew. J, Tropical Architecture in the Dry and Humid Zones, Londres: Bestford, 1964

8. Joo-Hwa Bay and Boon Lay Ong, Tropical Sustainable Architecture - Social and Environmental Dimensions, Architectural Press, Routledge, 2007.





SAR 5133 SUSTAINABILTY IN BUILDING L T P Credits Total Marks

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES 2 1 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To get a comprehensive overview of materials used for sustainable buildings.

To understand the effects of technology on materials and the way they are used with respect to sustainability.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS 10 Hrs.

Introduction to sustainable building materials, qualities, use, examples - Natural building materials, locally available and locally manufactured materials, bio materials - Salvaged and recycled materials - Non toxic materials: low VOC paints, coating and adhesives.

UNIT 2 CONCEPT OF EMBODIED ENERGY AND CARBON FOOTPRINT 16 Hrs.

Idea of embodied energy - Development of the concept, factors to be considered, calculation techniques for embodied energy - Data sets available for calculation of embodied energy - Case studies of embodied energy calculations - Sample embodied energy calculations for a material - Concept of embodied carbon or carbon footprint of material, calculation techniques, methods to off-set high embodied energt - Cradle to cradle material, whole life cycle and life cycle costing analysis techniques.

UNIT 3 SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES 12 Hrs. Alternative construction techniques such as SMB, CSEB, and steam cured blocks, composite beam and panel, funicular

shells, filler slabs, reinforced concrete masonry, vaulted roofs, ferro -cement walls etc., - Case studies

UNIT 4 INNOVATIVE USE OF MATERIALS 10 Hrs.

Use of waste materials such as paper, glass bottles, tires, shipping containers - Use of post consumer and industrial waste such as fly-ash, bags, building demolition waste – use of salvaged materials from flooring, columns, beams, timber, glass, etc.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Sustainable Building - Design Manual Pt 1 & 2, The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI, 2004

2. Ross Spiegel.G, Green Building Materials A Guide to Product Selection and Spec ification, 3rd Edition by, John Wiley & Sons, 2010

3. Jagadish. K.S. Alternative Building Materials and Technologies, New age International Pvt Ltd Publishers, 2008

4. Traci Rose Rider, Stacy Glass, Jessica McNaughton, Understanding Green Building Materials, W.W.Norton and Company, 2011

5. Johan van Lengen, The Barefoot Architect: A Handbook for Green Building, Shelter Publication, 2008

WEBSITES

1. http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-1 11 2/ijsrp-p11 54.pdf

2. http://www.sustainablebuild.co.uk/ecofriendlyconstructionmethodsmaterials.html

3. http://www.epa.gov/greenhomes/SmarterMaterialChoices.htm

4. http://inhabitat.com/tag/sustainable-building-materials/




http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-1

http://www.sustainablebuild.co.uk/ecofriendlyconstructionmethodsmaterials.html

http://www.epa.gov/greenhomes/SmarterMaterialChoices.htm

http://inhabitat.com/tag/sustainable-building-materials/



SAR 5134 CLIMATOLOGY AND BUILDING PHYSICS L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE

● To understand the dynamic interaction between building physics and climatic elements and their impact on occupant comfort and environment.

UNIT 1 CLIMATE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY 10 Hrs.

Impact of urban density on energy demand and potential for solar energy utilization - Residential densities and application of passive solar systems - Impact of material finishes on urban climate and energy demand - Evaluating the efficiency of shading devices - Users response and energy consumption profile in bioclimatic Architecture - Integrated environment and energy planning.

UNIT 2 THERMAL BEHAVIOUR OF BUILDING 12 Hrs.

Thermal behaviour of multi layers: body, surface conductance, air-to-air resistance, cavity resistance, heat exchange in buildings, solar control – Radiation calculations – Solar heat gain - Periodic heat flow calculations, steady-state heat flow, insulation, thermal bridges, window wall ratio / skylight roof ratio - Dynamic response of buildings – Insulation: resistive insulation, reflective insulation, capacitive insulation.

Daylight and sunlight – Day-lighting luminance, overshadowing, plotting sky cover – Determination of day lighting factors, control of sunlight, and beam sun-lighting - Experimental characterization for day-lighting - Innovative components.

UNIT 3 BUILDING ENVELOPE 12 Hrs.

Streets and buildings- room zoning- layer of shades, overhead shades – Solar organizations: heat producing zones, stratification zones, buffer zones, daylight zones – Shape and enclosure: direct gain, sun-spaces, thermal storage walls, roof ponds, thermal collector walls, wind catchers – Courtyards: size, shape, orientation, breezy and shady courtyards - Estimation of skin heat flow, window solar gain, ventilation / infiltration gain or loss.

UNIT 4 BUILDING COMPONENTS 14 Hrs.

Walls, roofs, floors and windows: size - shape, orientation, materials, colour – skin thickness, mass surface absorption, daylight reflecting surfaces, double skin materials, solar reflectors, skylight wells, breathing walls - solar apertures, daylight apertures, area of window openings based on ventilation load – Light shelves, daylight enhancing shades, internal and external shading - Elements of urban climatology.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Steven V. Szokolay, Introduction to Architectural Science: The basis of sustainable design, Architectural Press, 2004.

2. Brown.G.Z. and Mark Dekay, Sun, Wind & Light : Architectural Design Strategies, John Wiley & Sons inc.,2001.

3. Aravind Krishna, Nick Baker, Simos Yannas and Szokolay S V, Climate Responsive Architecture: a Design handbook for

energy efficient buildings, McGraw-Hill Education (Asia) Co. and China Architecture & Building Press, 2005. 4. Koenisberger, O. H., Manual of Tropical Housing and Building. Part 1: Climatic Design, Orient Blackswan, 1975.

5. Fry, M. and Drew, J., Tropical Architecture in the Dry and Humid Zones, Londres: Bestford, 1964

6. Joo-Hwa Bay and Boon Lay Ong, Tropical Sustainable Architecture - Social and Environmental Dimensions, Architectural Press, Routledge, 2007.

7. Cairns Regional Council, Sustainable Tropical Building Design- Guidelines for commercial buildings, 2011.






SAR 5135 TECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY L T P Credits Total Marks

EFFICIENT BUILDINGS 3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVES ● To learn about the various energy efficient technologies which are used in buildings. ● To understand how emerging green technologies can enhance energy performance of buildings.

UNIT 1 HVAC TECHNOLOGIES 10 Hrs.

Factors affecting HVAC Design - Types of Cooling systems air cooled, water cooled, chilled beams, chilled slabs, pre-cooling, free-cooling, VFD drives, etc. - Individual controls and VAV boxes - Natural refrigerants, combined heat power systems - Types of heating systems, radiant heating, solar heating - Conservatory design.

UNIT 2 DAYLIGHTING & ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING 12 Hrs.

Principles of day lighting design - Day lighting requirements, daylight protractor, day lighting sensors - Glare reduction systems and devices - Day lighting pipes - Shading design - Artificial lighting - Principles of lighting systems, lighting design systems - Occupancy sensors - Glare reduction techniques.

UNIT 3 VENTILATION TECHNIQUES 14 Hrs. Requirements of ventilation as per ASHRAE / ECBC - Natural ventilation: stack effect, courtyard effect, air

changes, ventilation requirement calculations, cross ventilation - Artificial ventilation techniques: forced ventilation, fresh air systems, pre-cooling of fresh air - Heat recovery through economizers and desiccant wheels - Humidity control systems, demand controlled ventilation

UNIT 4 BUILDING SERVICES INTEGRATION 12 Hrs.

Integration of various building systems - Building automation systems and intelligent building systems - Integration of HVAC systems with water supply and treatment systems - Occupant responsive buildings - Building information modelling - Green building case studies - Cost analysis of green buildings and ordinary buildings - Capital investment vs. maintenance / operating costs.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Martin Evans, Housing, Climate and comfort, Architectural Press, London 1980 2. Handbook of functional requirements of Buildings, Bureau of Indian standards SP41, 1987

3. David Egan, Concepts in Thermal comfort, Prentice Hall, 1975

4. Energy Conservation Building Code of India, User manual, 2007

5. ASHRAE 90.1 User Manual, 2007

6. Brian Atkin, Intelligent Buildings: Applications of IT and Building Automation to High Technology Construction Projects, Kogan Page limited, London, 1988

7. Peter Tregenza and Michael Wilson, Day lighting: Architecture and Lighting Design, Routledge, 2011

8. Francis Allard, Natural Ventilation in Buildings: A Design Handbook (BEST (Buildings Energy and Solar Technology)), Routledge, 1998

9. H.B. Awbi, Ventilation of Buildings, Routledge, 2013

WEBSITES 1. http://www.wbdg.org/resources/daylighting.php 2. http://www.wbdg.org/resources/efficientlighting.php 3. http://www.wbdg.org/resources/hvac_humidclimates.php



http://www.wbdg.org/resources/daylighting.php

http://www.wbdg.org/resources/efficientlighting.php

http://www.wbdg.org/resources/hvac_humidclimates.php



SAR 5136 PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS L T P Credits Total Marks

2 1 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To comprehensively understand how the actual performance of various buildings can be studied and analyzed.

UNIT 1 PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS 8 Hrs.

Need for performance analysis of buildings - Investigation and assessment, energy audit procedures - Design investigations - Energy conservation measure calculations - Modelling systems: cognitive, empirical and analytical assessment of buildings.

UNIT 2 WHOLE BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATION 16 Hrs.

Modelling the Building form - Parametric and empirical building simulation - Factors affecting accuracy of energy model - Thermal performance criteria of buildings - Envelope considerations, climatic analysis, weather data-Heating and cooling systems modelling, ventilation systems modelling - Energy use analysis through open source software such as EQUEST

UNIT 3 DAYLIGHTING AND SHADING SIMULATIONS 14 Hrs.

Day lighting simulation models - Day lighting simulation criteria - Factors affecting accuracy of day lighting model - Day lighting simulation exercises using daylight modelling tools - Shading simulations - Principles of shading design - Tools for shading analysis - Tools for shading design - Shading design exercises using open source shading software - BIM Integration.

UNIT 4 ANALYSIS OF BUILDING PERFORMANCE 10 Hrs.

Metering systems - Analysis of collected data from existing buildings - Economic aspects of energy simulation results: LCA, payback analysis, break even analysis, benefit cost analysis, present worth analysis, etc. - Selection of appropriate ECM from modelling results - Recalibration of the model from actual performance data.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Teaming for Efficiency: technologies, design, performance analysis and building industry trends, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, 2002

2. James P. Waltz, Computerized Building Energy Simulation Handbook, Fairmont PR, 1997

3. Joseph Clarke, Energy Simulation in Building Design, Routledge, 2007

4. Giuliano Dall’O’, Green Energy Audit of Buildings: A guide for a sustainable energy audit of buildings, Springer, 2013

5. ASHRAE Press, The ASHRAE Green Guide, Butterworth- Heinemann, 2006

6. Energy Conservation Building Code of India - User manual, 2007

WEBSITES

1. http://doe2.com/download/equest/eQ-v3-63_Introductory-Tutorial.pdf

2. http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-430-daylighting-spring-201 2/

3. http://www.photosolar.dk/userfiles/file/Dokumenter/Guideline%20to%20daylight%20calculation_201 3.pdf




http://doe2.com/download/equest/eQ-v3-63_Introductory-Tutorial.pdf

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-430-daylighting-spring-201

http://www.photosolar.dk/userfiles/file/Dokumenter/Guideline%20to%20daylight%20calculation_201



SAR 5137 SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVES ● To introduce concepts of water management from traditional settlements. ● To expose the students towards the water management practices and their importance at macro, micro and built

form level.

UNIT 1 WATER MANAGEMENT – HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 8 Hrs. Traditional community wisdom regarding water management from different climatic zones of the world -

Traditional Architecture of wells in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamilnadu – Stepped Wells, Baoris, Tankas, etc.

UNIT 2 WATER MANAGEMENT – MACRO LEVEL 12 Hrs. Management of the water cycle as a single system - Management of water supply, sanitation and drainage -

Social imperatives, environmental considerations and economic challenges - Technological options for water management, recycling, reuse, conservation and treatment - Planning of settlements and large campuses based on principles of sustainable watershed development with water as a priority resource. UNIT 3 WATER MANAGEMENT – MICRO LEVEL 14 Hrs.

Design for water conservation – Building and products - Designing building services, plumbing and sanitary

design for effective water reuse, recycling, and recharge - Strategies for water pricing and its regulation - Rain water

harvesting techniques – Basic Concepts, piping techniques and pit design for groundwater recharge wells. UNIT 4

STRATEGIES TO REDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION IN BUILDINGS 14 Hrs.

Low flow plumbing fixtures for water efficient appliances - Rain water harvesting - Reuse of grey water for non potable uses - Wetlands for natural waste water treatment, use of wetlands for natural storm water and vegetated

roof tops, (natural) renewable power source such as photo voltaic, solar hot water fuel cells etc. Max. 48 Hours


1. John Briscoe, R.P.S. Malik(Ed.), Handbook of Water Resources in India: Development, Management, and Strategies, Oxford University Press, 2007

2. Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Water and the laws in India, Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd, 2009 3. Hydrology and Water Resources of India, Water Science and Technology Library, Vol. 57, Jain, Sharad K., Agarwal,

Pushpendra K., Singh, Vijay P. Springer,2007

4. Guy Honore(Ed.), Principles and Practices of Integrated Watershed Management in India, Indo-German Bilateral Project, 2002

5. K. Nageswara (Ed.), Water Resources Management: Realities and Challenges, Eastern Book Corpn., 2006

6. Dr B C Punmia, Ashok Kr Jain, Arun Kr Jain; Water Supply Engineering, Laxmi, Cunliffe, D. (ed) (2011), Water safety in buildings, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2011

7. P.K. Singh, Rainwater Harvesting: Low cost indigenous and innovative technologies, Macmillan Publishers India, 2008 8. R.N. Athavale , Water Harvesting And Sustainable Supply In India, Rawat Publications, 2003

WEBSITES 1. http://www.unepfi.org/fileadmin/publications/water/chief_liquidity1_India.pdf 2. http://wrmin.nic.in 3. http://www.unicef.org/india/Final_Report.pdf




http://www.unepfi.org/fileadmin/publications/water/chief_liquidity1_India.pdf

http://wrmin.nic.in/

http://www.unicef.org/india/Final_Report.pdf



SAR 5210 SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING L T P Credits Total Marks

2 1 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To emphasize the importance of sustainable design practices and strategies in urban planning and settlement

design.

UNIT 1 PRE HISTORIC SETTLEMENTS 12 Hrs.

Traditional design strategies of human habitats in India and other parts of the world with special focus on resource management and built forms in response to harsh climatic conditions - Concepts and principles related to Eco-Village.

UNIT 2 POST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION SETTLEMENTS 12 Hrs.

Urban pollutants and their impact on air, water, land and micro climate - Impact of built form density, building footprint, urban form including height and geometry, orientation of streets, etc. on micro climate especially light, ventilation and temperature.

UNIT 3 URBAN DESIGN STRATEGIES 12 Hrs.

Improving environmental quality, energy efficiency, efficient resource management (soil, water, waste and materials) through appropriate site selection, effective neighbourhood planning and Urban design strategies - Transport planning, land-use zoning strategies, landscape planning etc. - Study of zero discharge sites and communities.

UNIT 4 EMERGING IDEAL AND CONCEPTS 12 Hrs.

Concepts related to urban renewal namely inner city regeneration, revitalization of the "townships" and informal settlement / slum upgrading - Integrating renewable energy at neighbourhood scale, smart grids, concept of solar cities, smart cities, eco cities.

Max. 48 Hours


1. CIRIA, The SuDs Manual, CIRIA C 697, Edited by CIRIA, London, 2007

2. Emmanuel. R., An urban approach to climate sensitive design: strategies for the tropics, Span Press, Taylor and Francis, 2005

3 Farr, Douglas, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature, John Wiley & Sons, 2008

4. Beatley, Timothy, Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning, Island Press, 2010

5. Register, Richard, Eco cities - Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature, New Society Publishers, 2006

WEBSITES

1. http://www.nmun.org/ny_archives/ny13_downloads/BGGU1 3UNHABITAT.pdf

2. http;//Planning%20Sustainable%20Cities%20UN-HABITAT%20Practices%20and%20Perspectives.pdf

3. http://www.newurbanism.org




http://www.nmun.org/ny_archives/ny13_downloads/BGGU1

http://www.newurbanism.org/



SAR 5211 SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVES ● To expose the students to the need, importance, types and management of solid waste and familiarize the

students with C2C, Cradle to Cradle strategies.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO WASTE MANAGEMENT 8 Hrs.

Introduction to waste management - Wastes generated by human habitat: solid, liquid and gaseous - Types of wastes: municipal, industrial, post consumer, agricultural, toxic, bio-medical, hazardous, electronic, radioactive etc. - Overview of laws / rules governing waste management in India - Importance of community participation in waste management - Impact on health and sanitation.

UNIT 2 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA 14 Hrs. Cradle to Cradle cycle of municipal waste – Segregation at source, storage, transportation, disposal and

processing - Waste management in India – Current scenario, challenges, responses and pitfalls - Waste management in difficult terrains: hilly areas, high rain fall areas, water fronts, etc., - Grey water recycling in Singapore city regions.

UNIT 3 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN OTHER COUNTRIES 14 Hrs. Overview of waste management from other parts of the world - Contemporary technologies and infrastructure

for waste management - Designing infrastructure for efficient and effective solid waste management from generation point to final disposal: waste bins, cold rooms, transport mechanisms, landfill sites, incinerators, composting, etc. - Designing collection system for waste in different types of building structure - Financial models for waste management - Role of NGOs in effective waste management, sanitation and health.

UNIT 4 WASTE AS A RESOURCE 12 Hrs. Recycling industrial, agricultural and municipal waste - Recycling waste as alternative material for buildings,

landscape and other products - Study of innovative practices for use of recycled material, specifications and construction methods for using recycled waste - Demonstrative architecture and landscape using waste, vermi-composting, biological and thermal energy options - Energy from sanitary landfills, refuse derived fuel and other options.

Max. 48 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. William Mc Donough, Michael Braungart, “Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the way we make things”, North Point Press, 2002. 2. ERM.UK Municipal Solid waste Management, Study for the MMA-Vol-1 Interim Report, August-1995

WEBSITES 1. http://roing.nic.in/NHPC_Docs/EMP/EMPDocs/C1 2_SWM.pdf

2. http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Manual%20on%20municipal%20solid%20waste%20management_ %20MoUD_GOI_2000.pdf

3. http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/publications/SWM/SWM_1 61 to184.pdf 4. http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/SoE/images/WasteManagement.pdf 5. http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/publications/pub95_hghpwr.pdf



http://erm.uk/

http://roing.nic.in/NHPC_Docs/EMP/EMPDocs/C1

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/Manual%20on%20municipal%20solid%20waste%20management_

http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/publications/SWM/SWM_1

http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/SoE/images/WasteManagement.pdf

http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/publications/pub95_hghpwr.pdf



SAR 5212 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

TECHNIQUES 2 1 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To expose students to the need and methodology for EIA, Environmental Impact Assessment and to develop

their skill sets in preparation and documentation processes involved in environmental impact assessment

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 8 Hrs. Historical development of environmental impact assessment (EIA) - EIA in project cycle, legal and regulatory

aspects in India – Types and limitations of EIA – Cross sectoral issues and terms of reference in EIA – Public Participation in EIA - EIA process, screening, scoping, setting, analysis, mitigation.

UNIT 2 COMPONENTS AND METHODS 14 Hrs. Matrices – Networks – Checklists – Connections and combinations of processes - Cost benefit analysis –

Analysis of alternatives – Software packages for EIA – Expert systems in EIA – Prediction tools for EIA – Mathematical modelling for impact prediction – Assessment of impacts: air, water, soil, noise, biological –– Cumulative Impact Assessment – Documentation of EIA findings, planning, organization of information and visual display materials – Report preparation - EIA methods in other countries.

UNIT 3 IMPACT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 14 Hrs. Definition of social impact assessment - Social impact assessment model and the planning process - Rationale

and measurement for SIA variables - Relationship between social impacts and change in community and institutional arrangements - Individual and family level impacts - Communities in transition - Neighbourhood and community impacts, selecting, testing and understanding significant social impacts - Mitigation and enhancement in social assessment - Environmental costing of projects.

UNIT 4 SECTORAL EIA 12 Hrs. Ethical and Quality aspects of environmental impact assessment, sectoral EIA - EIA related to the following

sectors – Infrastructure, construction and housing, mining, industrial, thermal power , river valley and hydroelectric , coastal projects - Nuclear Power, hill area development and CRZ - EIA for coastal projects.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Lawrence D.P., Environmental Impact Assessment – Practical solutions to recurrent problems, Wiley-Interscience, New Jersey, 2003

2. Environmental Assessment Source book-Vol. III: Guidelines for environmental assessment of energy and industry projects, World Bank,1998

3. Petts J., Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment, Vol., I and II, Blackwell Science, London, 1999 4. Canter L.W., Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw Hill, New York. 1996 5. Nick Harvey, Beverley Clarke, Environmental Impact Assessment: Procedures and Practices, Oxford University Press, USA,

2012

WEBSITES

1. https://www.cbd.int/doc/nbsap/EIA/India.pdf 2. http://coe.mse.ac.in/Guidelines.asp 3. http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/rdaguidelines/documents/emp_guideline_publication_october.pdf 4. http://www.gpcb.gov.in/pdf/Nuclear_Power_Corpo_of_India_Exe_Summ_Eng.pdf

5. http://www.tnpcb.gov.in/pdf/EIA_Perambalur_%20SEZ%20Eng.pdf 6. https://www.env.go.jp/earth/coop/coop/document/1 0-eiae/1 0-eiae-2.pdf



https://www.cbd.int/doc/nbsap/EIA/India.pdf

http://coe.mse.ac.in/Guidelines.asp

http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/rdaguidelines/documents/emp_guideline_publication_october.pdf

http://www.gpcb.gov.in/pdf/Nuclear_Power_Corpo_of_India_Exe_Summ_Eng.pdf

http://www.tnpcb.gov.in/pdf/EIA_Perambalur_%20SEZ%20Eng.pdf

https://www.env.go.jp/earth/coop/coop/document/1



SAR 6530 BUILDING MANAGEMENT STUDIO I L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 14 7 200

The Building Management studio I aim to provide an opportunity for students to learn and understand the process of applying project management learning, techniques, efficient planning and co-ordination of building services (Plumbing, Fire Fighting and Vertical Transportation) in complex buildings. The project involves two simultaneous case studies. Each case study shall be a piece of investigation work focused on the application of the concepts of project management and building services respectively. The focus shall be on an actual problem, in respect of design, techniques, installation, testing & commissioning and operation of buildings and the above mentioned related services.

Students shall gather information through their investigation from the live case studies related to the building techniques, building services and analyse the details with respect to industry standards and owner requirements to have better understanding on the key factors determining the process of project management at various stages of project life cycle.

Students should prepare the logical work break down structure of a construction project and implement the duration along with resource allocation and levelling using MSP or Primavera with l understanding of preparation, crashing, and updating of schedule in major construction work.

SAR 6531 BUILDING MANAGEMENT STUDIO II L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 15 8 300 The Building Management studio II aims to provide an opportunity for students to learn and understand the

process of applying project management learning’s, techniques, efficient planning and co-ordination of building services (HVAC, Electrical, Building Automation, Infrastructure services) in complex buildings. The project involves two simultaneous case studies. Each case study shall be a piece of investigation work focused on the application of the concepts of quality management systems and building services respectively. The focus shall be on an actual problem, in respect of design, techniques, installation, testing & commissioning and operation of buildings and the above mentioned related services.

Students shall gather information through their investigation from the live case studies related to the building techniques, building services and analyse the details with respect to industry standards and owner requirements to have better understanding on the key factors determining the process of quality management systems at various stages of project life cycle.

Students should analyse and prepare the quality control / quality assurance plan for the selected project & services studied to have better quality standards, compare and infer the quality management system adopted for the investigated project.



SAR 6532 DISSERTATION L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 18 9 300 The Dissertation is an individual research project that is a major piece of work undertaken by the students. At the

beginning of the third semester the students are required to be associated with a firm (Architects, engineers, project managers) for a period 20 working days within which they are expected to identify the topic of interest.

The Dissertation involves critical problem statements and aims to

● Introduce strategies for bridging the gap between the beginning research and thesis writing.

● Understand the rhetorical situation of the thesis proposal and common elements of such proposals.

● Introduce practical rhetorical and grammatical principles of writing effective proposals.

● Provide with tips for drafting and revising individual sections of the proposal

S84 INT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 0 5 200 A candidate has to undergo practical training for two weeks in an approved Building services / management

organization established not less than five years. The organizations train the students in specialised core areas of Building Services / Management and assist the candidates in identifying the area of study for dissertation.

S84 PROJ1 PRE THESIS L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 0 4 100 The intent of pre thesis is to initiate the selection of Thesis topic in the beginning of the third semester itself. The

students shall work three alternative topics by studying and analysing the published research papers of their interest area and give justification for the selection of the topics which will be assigned to him / her to proceed to the next phase.

S84 PROJ2 THESIS L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 0 18 600 The thesis proposal should include an overview of the proposed plan of work, including the general scope of

your project, your basic research questions, research methodology, and the overall significance of your study. In short, the proposal should explain what to study, how to study this topic, why this topic needs to be studied.

Thesis proposals are designed to ● Justify and plan (or contract for) a research project.

● Show how your project contributes to existing research.

● Demonstrate to your advisor and committee that you understand how to conduct discipline specific research within an acceptable time-frame.



SAR6510 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STUDIO I L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 14 7 200

COURSE OBJECTIVE To identify contemporary relevance of sustainable principles from vernacular buildings and to compare/ contrast the same with recent buildings.

STUDIO BRIEF CASE STUDY 1

To identify and document a building or a group of buildings from a pre-industrial, vernacular, traditional settlement in India and

● to comprehensively study the building in terms of it layout, use of materials, spatial and environmental concepts, user comfort, ambience, distinct features etc.,

● understand its climate responsive design strategies, sustainable practices and their contemporary relevance.

CASE STUDY 2

To identify a modern building or a group of buildings built within the last decade and ● document and analyze their layouts, use of materials, spatial and environment concepts, ambience,

user comfort etc.,

COMPARISON OF CASE STUDIES 1 AND 2 ● To compare and contrast case studies 1 and 2 to understand the shift in societal values and their

subsequent effect on sustainability

DELIVERABLES

1. Students shall submit case study documentation sheets with requisite sketches, photographs, models, cognitive analysis diagrams, empirical documentation, detailed narratives and position papers and present as a seminar.


1. Gursharan Singh Kainth, Climate Change, Sustainable Development and India, LAP Lambert, 2011

2. Janis Birkeland, Positive Development: From Vicious Circles to Virtuous Cycles through Built Environment Design, Routledge, 2008

3. Sustainable Building - Design Manual: sustainable building design practices- TERI 2004

4. Ross Spiegel, Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2010

5. K.S. Jagadish, Alternative building materials and technologies, New Age International, 2013

6. The Barefoot Architect: A Handbook for Green Building, Shelter Publication, 2007



SAR651 1 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STUDIO II L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 15 8 300

COURSE OBJECTIVE To design a residential building or a residential community, incorporating site and climatic zone specific

sustainability features

To identify a building typology other than residential (Including commercial, industrial and service sector buildings, conservation and heritage Buildings, etc.) and to develop a sustainable building design. Studio Brief 01

1. Students shall select any one climatic zone from ECBC’s climatic zone classification. 2. They shall select any city from a zone and research local bye laws and regulations. 3. They shall analyze site fit and program brief 4. They shall evaluate cultural, environmental factors and inspirations for environmental design from local

vernacular and nature. 5. They shall design a residential building which shall function as per GRIHA and ECBC guidelines 6. The building should highlight at least one local material and one material which has low embodied energy as

compared to conventional technology. DELIVERABLES

1. Study report on climatic and microclimatic parameters that will guide environmental site development. 2. Study report and story board incorporating site fit, zoning and program brief, contextual adaptations from

vernacular/ nature responses, conceptual design. 3. Residential typology precedent anaylsis 4. Preliminary energy analysis 4. Architectural documentation including 2D drawings and 3D models 5. Detailing and modelling of green building features including passive design features, hybrid features, active

features, etc. 6. Detailed calculations to show energy and water savings and daylight calculations 7. Detailed embodied energy calculation 8. Final energy analysis

Studio brief 02 1. The student shall select a building type : eg Commercial/ Institutional/ Industrial-manufacturing/corporate/

Healthcare/ Hospitality Note: Scale of the selected building shall not be less than 5000sqm.of floor area


vernacular and nature. 5. They shall design a building which shall function as per GRIHA and ECBC guidelines 6. The building should highlight at least one local material and one material which has low embodied energy as

compared to conventional technology.

DELIVERABLES 1. Detailed description of building typology selected and reasons for the same. 2. Climatic analysis and microclimatic analysis of the site. 3. A case study of a similar building in a similar climatic zone with respect to sustainability features, etc. 4. Study report and story board incorporating site fit, zoning and program brief, contextual adaptations from

vernacular/ nature responses, conceptual design. 5. Preliminary energy analysis 6. Architectural documentation including 2D drawings and 3D models 7. Detailing and modelling of green building features including passive design features, hybrid features, active

features, etc. 8. Detailed description of HVAC system and its sustainability feature. 9. Summary of detailed energy, water savings, daylight and embodied energy calculations and summary

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. David Egan, Concepts in Thermal comfort, Prentice Hall, 1975 2. Energy Conservation Building Code of India- User manual, 2007 3. The Barefoot Architect: A Handbook for Green Building - Shelter Publication, 2007 4. Willie Weber, Simod Yannas (ed.), Lessons from Vernacular Architecture, Routledge, 2013 5. Arvind Krishen, Nick Baker (ed.), Climate responsive architecture: A design handbook for energy efficient buildings,

McGraw Hill Education ( India) Pvt. Ltd, 1999 6. Jeanne Gang, Reveal : Studio Gang Architects, Princeton Architectural Press, 2011 7. B.V Venkatarama Reddy and K.S Jagadish, Embodied energy of common and alternative building materials and

technologies, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 35 2003 (pp129-137)



SAR6512 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STUDIO III L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 18 9 300

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To design a residential, institutional, manufacturing, corporate, healthcare, hospitality or SEZ campus based on

environmental site planning, programmatic constraints- opportunties and socio- cultural parameters

STUDIO BRIEF 1. The student shall select a campus type : Example

Residential/ Commercial/ Institutional/ Industrial-manufacturing/Corporate/ Healthcare/ Hospitality Note: Scale of the selected building shall not be less than 5000sqm.of floor area


vernacular and nature.

5. They shall design a building which shall function as per GRIHA and ECBC guidelines 6. The building should highlight at least one local material and one material which has low embodied energy as

compared to conventional technology. 7. The Building should make us of at least one sustainable building service technology in HVAC.

8. The student shall design an energy model using an open source software such as Equest which gives comprehensive energy use analysis of the building.

DELIVERABLES

1. Detailed description of building typology selected and reasons for the same. 2. Climatic and microclimatic analysis of the site. 3. A case study of a similar building in a similar climatic zone with respect to sustainability features, etc. 4. Study report and story board incorporating site fit, zoning and program brief, contextual adaptations from

vernacular/ nature responses, conceptual design.

5. Preliminary energy analysis 6. Architectural documentation including 2D drawings and 3D models 7. Detailing and modelling of green building features including passive design features, hybrid features, active

features, etc.

8. Detailed description of HVAC system and its sustainability feature.

9. Summary of detailed energy, water savings, daylight and embodied energy calculations and summary

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Joseph Clarke, Energy Simulation in Building Design, Routledge, 2007

2. The ASHRAE Green Guide- ASHRAE Press, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006

3. Energy Conservation Building Code of India - User manual, 2007

4. Willie Weber, Simod Yannas (ed.), Lessons from Vernacular Architecture, Routledge, 2013

5. Arvind Krishen, Nick Baker (ed.), Climate responsive architecture: A design handbook for energy efficient buildings, McGraw Hill Education ( India) Pvt. Ltd, 1999

6. Jeanne Gang, Reveal : Studio Gang Architects, Princeton Architectural Press, 2011



S89 INT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 0 5 200 The candidate has to join an architectural or environmental design practice and work on the design/ documentation of a sustainable architecture, environmental site planning project for a minimum of 25 working days during their summer vacation. A comprehensive report shall be submitted at the end of the summer internship

S89 PROJ1 PRE THESIS L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 0 4 100 Students shall develop a thesis synopsis and strengthen their qualitative and quantitative research skills to provide a foundation for their final semester thesis. They will collect relevant data and documentation, literature and live case study analysis and discuss the same with their respective guides and Head of the Department. They will submit a thesis synopsis in approved format and present the same in a panel review.

S89 PROJ2 THESIS L T P Credits Total Marks

0 0 0 18 600 The Thesis Project is a final culmination of knowledge acquired by students through the course of their

sustainability curriculum. Theoretical, cognitive, empirical and analytical skills pertaining to architectural sustainability will be tested during the thesis program. Students shall consider large scale campus, environmental site planning, conservation, heritage districts etc.

DELIVERABLES

A complete thesis report including all literature and case studies, design sheets, research findings shall be submitted.



SAR 5601 MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION L T P Credits Total Marks

OF STRUCTURES 3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● The objective of the course to familiarize the fundamentals of materials and techniques involved in maintaining

and repair of buildings

UNIT 1 INFLUENCE ON SERVICEBILITY AND DURABILITY 10 Hrs.

Effects due to climate, temperature, chemicals, wear and erosion - Design and construction errors, corrosion mechanism - Effects of cover thickness and cracking - Methods of corrosion protection, corrosion inhibitors, corrosion resistant steels, coatings, cathodic protection.

UNIT 2 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR STRATEGIES 14 Hrs.

Definitions: Maintenance, repair and rehabilitation - Facets of Maintenance importance - Maintenance Preventive measures on various aspects – Inspection - Assessment procedure for evaluating a damaged structure - Causes of deterioration - testing techniques.

UNIT 3 MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES FOR REPAIR 14 Hrs.

Special concretes and mortar, concrete chemicals - Special elements for accelerated strength gain, expansive cement, polymer concrete, sulphur infiltrated concrete, ferrocement, fibre reinforced concrete. Rust eliminators and polymers coating for rebars during repair foamed concrete, mortar and dry pack, vacuum concrete - Gunite and shotcrete epoxy injection, mortar repair for cracks, shoring and underpinning.

UNIT 4 EXAMPLES OF REPAIR TO STRUCTURES 10 Hrs.

Repairs to overcome low member strength - Deflection, cracking, chemical disruption, weathering wear, fire, leakage, marine exposure - Engineered demolition techniques for dilapidated structures - Case studies

Max. 48 Hours


1. Denison Campbell, Alien and Harold Roper, Concrete Structures, Materials, Maintenance and Repair, Longman Scientific and Technical UK, 1991

2. Allen R.T.and Edwards S.C., Repair of Concrete Structures, Blahie and Sons, UK,.1993

3. Shetty M.S., Concrete Technology- Theory and Practice, Chand and Company, New Delhi, 2000

4. Verghese P.C., Maintenance, Repair & Rehabilitation & Minor Works of Buildings, Prentice Hall, 2014

5. Samuel Y. Harris, Building Pathology- Deterioration, Diagnostics and Intervention, John Wiley & sons, 2001







SAR 5602 FACILITIES PLANNING AND L T P Credits Total Marks


COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To develop students capability to manage various building services to increase safe and healthy utilisation of

buildings and properties with minimal breakdown time.

UNIT 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 12 Hrs. Principle duties of a facility manager - Business aspects of facilities management - Diverse responsibilities and decision-making processes from building infrastructure to fleet services – Architectural Programming.

UNIT 2 FACILITIES DESIGN AND SPACE PLANNING 14 Hrs.

Applications of facilities design in defining the requirements of a project- Developing design strategies, implementing corporate philosophies and methodologies, and understanding the Project Development Process - Flexibility and facilities planning - Optimal space planning and cost minimization through facility layout.

UNIT 3 FACILITY PLANNING AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM 10 Hrs. Knowledge based facility planning and decision support system - Application of artificial intelligence – Graphical

& theoretic approach to multi-floor building design - Facility layout algorithm using graphics - Simulation in facility planning and efficiency analysis

UNIT 4 FACILITY MANAGEMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE AND HANDOVER 12 Hrs.

Types of facility management options - Functionality of Building Automation systems - Wear and Tear of technical installations, recording operating costs, safety concepts, energy supply and waste management - Service tenders and contracts.

Max. 48 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. David G. Cotts, Kathy O. Roper, The Facility Management Handbook, Amacom, 2009

2. Bernard Lewis and Richard Payant, Facility Manager's Maintenance Handbook, McGraw Hills, 2007

3. Keith Alexander, Brian Atkin, Jan Bröchner, and Tore Haugen, Facilities Management: Innovation Routledge, 2004

4. Eric Teicholz , Facility Design and Management Handbook, McGraw Hill Professional, 2001

5. Frank Booty , Facilities Management Handbook, Fourth Edition, Butterworth- Heinemann, 2006




and Performance,



SAR 5603 SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To study and understand the properties of sustainable building materials used in construction and understand

the importance of bio materials and green building materials.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 8 Hrs. Global environmental crisis - Ozone depletion - Resource extraction - Transport congestion - Sprawl- Water pollution - Toxic pollution - Waste accumulation – Key role of construction sector in ensuring sustainability.

UNIT 2 SUSTAINABLE BUILDING – PRACTICE THEORY 14 Hrs. Sustainable building systems and environmental impacts - 5Es of sustainability - Scales and program diversity of

buildings – Stages of environmental assessment and intervention - Whole life costing and Life cycle analysis – Carbon foot print – Integrated design approach –– Sustainable materials, old and new - Cultural context, holistic building traditions and invention - Cradle to Cradle – Bio mimicry – Resource abundance by design - Recycling and reuse

UNIT 3 GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY 14 Hrs. Introduction, green building product and materials - Product selection criteria: concrete, eco block, insulated

concrete forms(ISF), hydra form, prefabs / structural insulating panels, cellulose insulation, adobe, rammed earth, earth sheltered and recycled materials - Bio materials : Properties, application, specification and standards(Indian and International) - Bio materials from industrial waste, mining waste, mineral waste, agricultural waste.

UNIT 4 GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS AND CODES 12 Hrs. Green building rating systems: BREAM, LEED and GRIHA, ISO 14020 – Green building codes : ECBC and

NBC 2005 - Green materials : standard specifications – Case Studies: Projects of William Mcdonough, Glenn Murcutt, Jeanne Gang, Ken Yeang, Karan Grover, Charles Correa, Nari Gandhi – Rural Studio: Auburn University, Solar Decathlon.

Max. 48 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Martin Evans – Housing, Climate and Comfort, Architectural Press, London, 1980

2. Vinod Gupta (Editor) – Energy and Habitat, Wiley Eastern Limited, India, 1984

3. David Wright & Dennis A.Andrejko - Passive Solar Architecture, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, U.S.A, 1982 4. Arvind Krishna & others – Climate responsive Architecture, Tata McGraw Hill, 2004

5. Brown G.Z. & Mark Dekay – Sun, wind and Light – Architectural design strategies (second edition,John Wiley and sons, U.S.A., 2001

6. Richard Hyde – Climate Responsive Design, E&FN Spon, London & New York, 2000

7. Braham W. and D. Willis (Eds). Architecture & Energy. Routledge., 2013 8. Simos Yannas & Willi Weber ( Eds.)., Lessons from Vernacular Architecture, Earthscan / Routledge, 2013

9. William McDonough, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, North point press, 2002

10. Jeanne Gang-Reveal, Studio Gang Architects, Princeton Architectural Press, 2002

WEBSITES 1. http://www.ruralstudio.org/

2. http://www.solardecathlon.gov/



http://www.ruralstudio.org/

http://www.solardecathlon.gov/



SAR 5604 STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To become efficient to address different structural engineering problems involved in the design and construction

of high-rise building.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS 14 Hrs.

Height analysis, plan shapes, grids and core design - Foundations and soil conditions - Construction sequencing, building skin and envelope - Design philosophy, structural loading, sequential loading, materials, high performance concrete – Fibre reinforced concrete, High strength concrete, Light weight concrete - Loading and movement Gravity Loading, Dead and Live load - Methods of Live load reduction – impact, gravity loading, construction loads, wind loading – Static and dynamic approach – Earth quake loading – Equivalent lateral force, model analysis, combinations of loading – Working stress design, limit state design, plastic design - Codes & Standards - Tensile structures in high-rise.

UNIT 2 BEHAVIOR OF VARIOUS STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS 12 Hrs. Factors affecting growth, height and structural form – High rise behaviour, rigid frames, braced forms, infilled frames, shear walls, coupled shear walls, wall frames, tubular, cores, outrigger- braced and hybrid mega systems.

UNIT 3 DISASTER RESISTANT STRUCTURES 10 Hrs. Overall buckling analysis of frames, wall frames - Approximate methods, second order effects of gravity of

loading, simultaneous first order and P delta analysis, translational, torsional instability, out of plumb effects, stiffness of member in stability, effect of foundation rotation - Case study of a high-rise structure with 3D model analysis.

UNIT 4 PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES 12 Hrs.

Specific requirements for planning and layout of prefabricates plant, IS code specification - Design Principles, modular coordination, standardization, disuniting of prefabricates production, transportation and erection, stages of loading and code provisions, safety factors - Reinforced concrete - Prefabricated structures, wall panel types and two way fabricated slabs, partial and curtain walls, trusses, shells, crane - gantry systems - Floor slabs and roofs, types of floor slabs, cored and panel types and two way systems, stair case slab , insulation requirements, joints, their behaviour and reinforcement requirements – Walls, types of wall panels blocks and large panels, curtain - Partition and load bearing walls, wall joints - Behaviour and design, leak prevention, joint sealant, sandwich wall panels.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Gupta Y.P, Proceedings National Seminar on High Rise Structures – Design and Construction Practices for mid- level cities, New Age International Limited, Publishers, 1995

2. Wolfgang Schueller, High Rise Building Structures, John Willey and Sons, 1977

3. Bryan Stafford Smith and Alex Coull, Tall building structures, Analysis and Design, John Willey and Sons, 1991

4. Lin T.Y. and Sidney D. Stotesbury, Structural Concepts and systems for Architects and Engineers, John Wiley & Sons, 1981

5. Bungale Taranath, Steel, Concrete, and Composite Design of Tall Buildings, Mc Graw Hill, 1997






SAR 5605 BUILDING ENERGY ANALYSIS AND L T P Credits Total Marks


COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To study the concepts of building information systems and their applications, system development and

information systems, implementation and control and system audit throughout the lifecycle of buildings with reference to optimum use of energy for Green and Sustainable Buildings.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 8 Hrs. Energy sources, energy demand and supply, energy crisis, future scenario, alternate sources of energy -

Energy system efficiency; energy conservation aspects - Principles of energy management and energy audit - General principles, planning and program - Introduction to energy audit - General methodology, site surveys, energy systems survey, energy audit - Instrumentation and measurement, analysis of data and results.

UNIT 2 ENERGY AND BUILDING SERVICES 14 Hrs. Thermal performance characteristics of building elements/enclosure - Energy efficiency in design and operation

of building services - Energy audit in different types of buildings and energy Management - Recycling and reuse of water products - Concepts of Green and Sustainable Buildings HVAC : Heating And Cooling Management, General principles of energy managements in HVAC systems, energy management opportunities, modeling of heating and cooling loads in buildings - Electrical load and Lighting management, General principles, illumination and human comfort; lighting systems, equipments, energy management opportunities, electrical load analysis, peak load controls - Process energy management, principles; modeling of electrical and lighting loads in buildings.

UNIT 3 INTEGRATED BUILDING SYSTEMS 10 Hrs. General principles, environment conformation - Passive design considerations, building envelope design

consideration, integration of building system, energy storage - cold storage techniques - Economic analysis, economic aspects of energy management, general considerations - Economic analysis methods, life-cycle costing, break even analysis, benefit cost analysis, payback period analysis, present worth analysis, equivalent annual cost analysis.

UNIT 4 BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) 16 Hrs. Use of computers, Building information management of energy with environment aspects - Building information

modeling (BIM) - Facilitates documentation, design exploration, model-based quantity take off and estimating, interference checking, construction coordination and sequencing, digital fabrication and 3- D building information capture and visualization. - Examine geometry, spatial relationships, building information, quantities and properties of building components - Integrating people, systems, business structures and practices for maximizes efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, construction and life cycle of the structure.

Max. 48 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Koenigsberger, O.H, Ingersoll, T. G., Mayhew. A, Szokolay.S.V, Manual of Tropical Housing and Building Part 1 - Climatic

Design, Orient Longman Pvt. Ltd, Chennai, 2004

2. W R Murphy, G Mckay, Energy Management, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1981 3. Steve Doty and Wayne C. Turner, Energy Management Handbook, Fairmont Press, 2012

4. Clive Beggs, Energy: Management, Supply and Conservation, Routledge, 2009 5. Douglas Harris, A Guide to Energy Management in Buildings, Routledge, 2011

6. Lal Jayamaha, Energy-Efficient Building Systems: Green Strategies for Operation Professional, 2006

7. Tarik Al-Shemmeri, Energy Audits: A Workbook for Energy Management in Buildings, Wiley, 2011



and Maintenance, McGraw-Hill



SAR 5606 LIGHTING PLANNING AND DESIGN L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To understand lighting design and provoke an emotional response from the users of buildings and spaces.

● To study the latest lighting products and techniques available for different areas to achieve energy efficient lighting.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTING 8 Hrs. Photometric quantities, standards and measurements, colorimetric quantities and systems - Production and

processing of photometric data - Human and environmental factors - Visual and human factors, visual performance and its assessment – Lighting, comfort and glare - Importance of lighting in relation to health, safety and well-being - Non-visual effects of light - Lighting quality.

UNIT 2 DAYLIGHTING 14 Hrs. Benefits of Day lighting - Day lighting availability, sky models, design techniques and calculations - Daylight linked control systems.

UNIT 3 LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS 12 Hrs.

Incandescent lamps, discharge lamps, fluorescent lamps, luminaries and control gear - Conventional and electronic ballasts, lamp and ballast as a system - Lighting control systems - LEDs, Fibre optics, new light sources and emerging lighting systems.

UNIT 4 LIGHTING DESIGN 14 Hrs.

Design objectives and criteria - Choices of lighting system, lamp and luminaries - Lighting calculations integration of electric light and daylight - Energy conservation - Balance of performance, comfort and energy consumption - Maintenance of lighting systems - Cost analysis, lighting economics - Lighting energy Codes and standards.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Cayless M.A and Coaton J R, Lamps and Lighting, Routledge, 1996

2. Craig DiLouie , Advanced Lighting Controls: Energy Savings, Productivity, Technology and Applications, Fairmont Press, 2005

3. Gary Steffy, Architectural Lighting Design, Wiley, 2008

4. Jason Livingston, Designing With Light: The Art, Science and Practice of Architectural Lighting Design, Wiley, 2014

5. Gary Steffy Lighting Design Inc, Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Lighting, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000






SAR 5607 RISK AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To understand the role of risk manager and safety aspects in large construction projects

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO RISK MANAGEMENT 12 Hrs.

Definitions of risk - Elements of risk management - Causes of risk - Components of risk management - Planning for risk management – Project charter – Risk management policies, roles and responsibilities, examining stakeholder tolerance, risk management plan template – Revisiting the work breakdown structure - Risk management plan, creating the risk management plan, risk analysis, tracking.

UNIT 2 RISK IDENTIFICATION, RESPONSE AND COMMUNICATION 16 Hrs. Identifying risk, preparing for risk identification, risk categories, referring to historical information - Identifying the

project risk – Reviewing project documents, brainstorming, the Delphi technique, analyzing SWOT – diagrammatic techniques - Examining the results of risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis - Preparing for Risk response, creating risk response, results of risk response planning. Risk monitoring and control - Risk communication, informing public about risk and responding to expressed concerns, education.

UNIT 3 CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY PROGRAMMES 10 Hrs.

Accidents and their causes - Human factors in construction safety - Cost of construction injuries - Occupational and Safety hazard assessment - Legal implications - Problem areas in construction safety - Elements of an Effective in safety programme - Job site safety assessment, safety meetings, safety incentives.

UNIT 4 SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION SITES 10 Hrs. Safety in construction contracts - Safety record keeping - Safety culture - Safe workers - Safety and first line

supervisors, safety and middle managers, top management practices - Company activities and safety - Safety Personnel - Contractual obligation - Project Coordination and Safety Procedures - Workers Compensation.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Bruce Barkley, Project Risk Management (Project Management), McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004

2. John R. Schuyler, Risk and Decision Analysis in Projects (Cases in project and program management series), Project Management Institute, 2002

3. Chris Chapman and Stephen Ward, Project Risk Management: Processes, Techniques and Insights, Wiley, 2003

4. Dale F. Cooper, Stephen Grey, Geoffrey Raymond, and Phil Walker, Project Risk Management Guidelines: Managing Risk in Large Projects and Complex Procurements, Wiley, 2004

5. James B. Atkins and Grant A. Simpson, Managing Project Risk: Best Practices for Architects and Related Professionals, Wiley, 2008

6. Jimmie W. Hinze, Construction Safety, Prentice Hall, 1996

7. Richard J. Coble, Jimmie W. Hinze and Theo C. Haupt, Construction Safety and Health Management, Prentice Hall, 2000

8. Raymond Elliot Levitt and Nancy Morse Samelson, Construction Safety Management, Wiley, 1993






SAR 5608 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVES ● To offer hands on experience that is vital to excel in the marketplace by understanding the principles and

practices of real estate.

● To explore real-world scenarios, best practices and effective management techniques for competing successfully in today's dynamic global markets.

UNIT 1 REAL ESTATE MARKET 10 Hrs.

Real Estate Scope, classification of real estate activities and peculiarities - Factors affecting real estate market - Role of government in real estate market, statutory provisions, laws, rules, and regulations application, land use controls in property development, registration and licensing requirements - Knowledge base for assessment and forecasting the Real Estate market - Environmental issues related to real estate transactions.

UNIT 2 PARTICIPANTS AND STAKE HOLDERS 12 Hrs. Role, scope, working characteristics and principal functions of real estate participants and stakeholders - Real

estate consultants and their activities - Roles and responsibilities of property managers, code of ethics for real estate participants - Good practices and managerial responsibilities.

UNIT 3 REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT 14 Hrs. Functions of Real Estate development like project formulation, feasibility studies, developing, costing and

financing, managing including planning, scheduling and monitoring of real estate projects, risk management, facilities management, marketing/advertising, post construction management etc - Real estate investment, sources and related issues.

UNIT 4 DOCUMENTATION 12 Hrs. Interest rates in real estate - Documentation in real estate processes - Transfer of titles and title records - Real

estate appraisal and valuation - Types of agreements between the consultants and principal - Closing the real estate transactions.

Max. 48 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Geltner, Miller, Clayton and Eichholtz, Commercial real estate analysis and investments, On-course Learning, 2013

2. John Ratcliffe and Michael Stubbs, Urban planning and real estate (Natural and Built Environment Series), Routledge, 2009

3. Mike E. Miles, Gayle L. Berens, and Mark A. Weiss, Real Estate Development: Principles and Process, Urban Land Institute,

2000

4. Stephen P. Peca, Real Estate Development and Investment: A Comprehensive Approach, Wiley, 2009






SAR 5620 DESIGN INNOVATIONS IN SUSTAINABLE L T P Credits Total Marks

ARCHITECTURE 3 0 0 3 100 COURSE OBJECTIVE

● To learn about the various innovations in design from a sustainability perspective.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN INNOVATION 10 Hrs.

Introduction to the concept of innovation - The Nature of innovation, success of an innovation, development and application of an innovation - Design signifiers and affordances - Innovation in Architecture – History of Architectural innovations.

UNIT 2 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN INNOVATIONS 14 Hrs.

Case studies on the sustainable innovative works of - Frank Lloyd Wright, Ken Yeang, Renzo Piano, Norman Foster, Geoffery Bawa, etc. - Study and analysis of implemented sustainable ideas such as earthships, passivHauz, etc.

UNIT 3 INDIAN DESIGN INNOVATIONS 14 Hrs. Case Studies on the sustainable architectural innovations of Laurie Baker, Architects at Auroville, Yatin pandya, Benny kuriakose, etc.

UNIT 4 FUTURE OF DESIGN INNOVATIONS 10 Hrs. Study of new and emerging sustainability concepts such as Fab Tree Hab, Net Zero Carbon buildings, Arcosanti, Terreform Architecture, etc.

Max. 48 Hours


1. The International Handbook on Innovation edited by Larisa V. Shavinina, Pergammon, 2003

2 Donald A. Norman, The Design of everyday things, Basic books, 2002

3. Ken Yeang, Eco Skyscrapers II, Images Publishing, 2011

4. Building Without Borders: Sustainable Construction for the Global Village edited by Joe Kennedy, New Society Publishers, 2004

WEBSITES

1. www.terreform.org

2. www.earthship.com

3. www.treehugger.com




http://www.terreform.org/

http://www.earthship.com/

http://www.treehugger.com/



SAR 5621 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN FOR DISASTER L T P Credits Total Marks

MITIGATION 3 0 0 3 100 COURSE OBJECTIVES

● To understand the effects of natural and manmade disasters on the built environment.

● To learn how disasters can be prevented, their effects mitigated and preparedness for post disaster rehabilitation.

UNIT 1 NATURAL AND MANMADE DISASTERS AND THEIR OCCURRENCE 12 Hrs.

Types of disasters - Occurrence of disasters - Predictability of disasters - Disaster Vulnerability of India - Manmade disasters - disasters due to climate change - Role and need for sustainable measures in disaster mitigation.

UNIT 2 DISASTER RESILIENT DESIGN 12 Hrs. Expecting disaster - Design to mitigate disaster - Structural design, environmental design - Design for mitigating Earthquakes, Floods, Cyclones, Hurricanes, Tsunami, Snowstorms, etc.

UNIT 3 DISASTER RESPONSE 12 Hrs.

Role of Architecture in Disaster Relief - Current practices in disaster response - Refugee and relief camps - Effects of haphazard disaster relief measures on the environment - Disaster relief with respect to flora and fauna - Changes in the ecosystem of post disaster - Restoring the ecological balance of post disaster.

UNIT 4 DESIGN OF REHABILITATION AND RELIEF STRUCTURES 12 Hrs. Design of post disaster relief structures - Characteristics of structures for post disaster relief - Temporary

shelters - Portable shelters - Design of permanent settlements post disaster - Design of disaster mitigation shelters.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Dr. Satendra, Vinod K. Sharma , Sustainable Rural Development for Disaster Mitigation, concept publishing, 2004

2. Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters: Vulnerability, Preparedness and Mitigation edited by Madan Kumar Jha, Springer, 2010

3. Building Community Disaster Resilience through Private-Public Collaboration by Committee on Private-Public Sector Collaboration to Enhance Community Disaster Resilience, Geographical Science Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council, 2011

4. Thomas Fisher, Designing to Avoid Disaster: The Nature of Fracture-critical Design, Routledge, 2012

5. Jenny Donovan, Designing to Heal: Planning and Urban Design Response to Disaster and Conflict, CSIRO, 2013

WEBSITES

1. http://www.design4disaster.org

2. http://www.frogdesign.com/work/fema-disaster-recovery-center-innovation.html

3. http://www.ndma.gov.in/en




http://www.design4disaster.org/

http://www.frogdesign.com/work/fema-disaster-recovery-center-innovation.html

http://www.ndma.gov.in/en



SAR 5622 GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To get a complete overview of various kinds of green building rating systems and how they are used in the

industry.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO GREEN RATING SYSTEMS 10 Hrs.

History of green Rating systems - LEED, GRIHA, BREEAM, IGBC - Need and use of green rating systems - Structure of the rating systems - Market response to various rating systems - Selection of the appropriate rating system.

UNIT 2 GREEN RATING SYSTEMS IN INDIA 16 Hrs.

In-depth study of the requirements of IGBC, LEED and GRIHA rating systems - Cross comparisons between the various requirements, their intents and ability of a project to meet the requirements - Other rating systems such as Eco House, Green Mark, Green Pearl, Living Building Challenge.

UNIT 3 APPLICATION OF RATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 10 Hrs. Applying the Green rating systems in a project - Role of Green building consultant - Determining the various green points - Green Accreditation examinations.

UNIT 4 THE FUTURE OF RATING SYSTEMS 10 Hrs.

Upcoming rating systems - Auditing after rating, Material certifications and stewardships - Energy modeling and energy auditing in green building ratings - Consultancy scope and services for green rating systems.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Linda Reeder, Guide to Green Building Rating Systems: Understanding LEED, Green Globes, 2010

2. Jerry Yudelson, The Green Building Revolution, Island Press, 2007

WEBSITES

1 www.usgbc.org 2. www.igbc.org

3. www.grihaindia.org

4. living-future.org/lbc END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

(To be distributed uniformly among all the units) Max. Marks : 100 Exam Duration : 3 Hrs.


http://www.usgbc.org/

http://www.igbc.org/

http://www.grihaindia.org/

http://living-future.org/lbc



SAR 5623 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To emphasize the importance of sustainable practices, policies and management in tourism sector.

UNIT 1 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DIMENSIONS 10 Hrs.

The conceptual framework of tourism: meaning, definition and scope of tourism - Motivation for Tourism - Types and forms of tourism - Historical Background - The nature and scope of sustainable tourism - Critiques of current thinking in sustainable management - Towards a new approach to sustainable tourism management - Environmental dimension, economic dimension, social dimension.

UNIT 2 ROLE OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 12 Hrs. Public Sector, Tourism Industry, Voluntary Sector, Host Community, Media, Tourist In Coastal Areas and Sea, Rural Area, Urban Areas, Mountainous Regions, Islands, Developing Countries.

UNIT 3 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM & RESPONSIBLE TOURISM 14 Hrs. Sustainable Tourism Development - Guiding principles for planning and management - Responsible Tourism - Key characteristics of responsible tourism - Empowering community through tourism - Community based tourism.

UNIT 4 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE 12 Hrs. Tourist Destinations - Visitor Attractions - Tour Operations, transport, hospitality, cultural, tourism – Ecotourism - Business tourism - Future of sustainable tourism - Global warming and sustainable development.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Jose Mondejar Jimenez (ed.), Sustainable Tourism: A Collection of Tools and Best Practices, Chatridge Books Oxford, 2015

2. S.P. Singh, Sustainable Tourism, ABD publisher, 2006

3. Sustainable Development of Tourism: An Annotated Bibliography by World Tourism Organization, UNWTO, 1999

4. Kaye Sung Chon, lrene Herremans, Cases in Sustainable Tourism; an Experiential Approach to Making Decisions, Routledge, 2006

WEBSITES

1. http://tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file marketresearch/studyreports/Sustainable _ Tourism _ Report _ for _ MOT – GOI - %20FINAL%20APPROVED.pdf

2. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001475/147578e.pdf

3. http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADE710.pdf




http://tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001475/147578e.pdf

http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADE710.pdf



SAR 5624 SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE PLANNING L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To understand any developmental activity involves intervention in the natural processes and to minimize the

impact due to this intervention.

UNIT 1 LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY 12 Hrs.

Introduction to landscape ecology – Formation of various landforms – Landforms and landscape process – Pattern and structure of landscapes – Concepts of patch, corridor and matrix - Landscape dynamics and function – Topological and chorological process within landscape - Concept of landscape metrics – Understanding dynamic interaction between landscape structure and function – Ecological services of landscape - History and Ecology.

UNIT 2 LANDSCAPE PLANNING 12 Hrs.

Relationship between man and nature – Analytical aspects of landscape - The natural and cultural setting - Evolution of landscape planning – Concepts and projects of McHarg, Carl Steinite, Warren Manning, Augus Hills, Phil Lewis – Izank Zonneveld, Ervin Zube - Landscape planning models.

UNIT 3 PROCESS IN LANDSCAPE PLANNING 12 Hrs.

The purpose of landscape planning – Domain and context for landscape planning – Principles of planning – Procedure in landscape planning - Problem defining, goal setting, inventory and analysis - Basics of collecting and analyzing, projecting and presenting data in landscape planning, visual assessment and aesthetic dimension – Suitability analysis – Techniques for identifying preferences - Planning options – Proposing landscape plan.

UNIT 4 CASE STUDIES: LANDSCAPE MANGEMENT 12 Hrs.

Reclamation and restoration of derelict landscapes - Conservation and preservation of ecological fragile areas such as wetlands, creeks etc. - Conservation ordinances - Case studies on landscape regional planning - Policies and landscape - Landscape management at regional scale - Managements practices with emphasis on urban forest, urban ecology, river front development green belt - Regional open spaces, national parks, reserved forests, wet lands, coastal areas - Horticultural practices.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Richard T.T.Forman and Michel Godron , Landscape Ecology, John Wiley & Sons, 1986

2. Tom Turner, Landscape Planning and Environmental Impact Design, UCL Press, London, 1998

3. Ervin H. Zube, Robert O Brush, Julios G.Y.Fabos, Landscape assessment –values, perceptions, 1975

4. G. Tyler Miller Jr., Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions, Brooks /Cole publisher’s co., 2004

5. William M. Marsh, Landscape planning – Environmental Application, John Wiley and sons Inc., 1997

WEBSITES

1. http://www.gardenwriters.org/html/meetings/presentations_1 1/presentations/schweyer.pdf

2. http://www.wbcsdpublications.org/cd_files/datas/business_applications/uii/pdf/SolutionsLandscapeGujarat-FullReport.pdf

3. http://sustainable landscape construction.pdf





http://www.gardenwriters.org/html/meetings/presentations_1

http://www.wbcsdpublications.org/cd_files/datas/business_applications/uii/pdf/SolutionsLandscapeGujarat-FullReport.pdf

http://sustainable/



SAR 5625 RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY ACTION L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To reinforce the importance of community participation as an important tool to achieve sustainability.

UNIT 1 MAN AND ENVIRONMENT 6 Hrs. Relation of human with environment & climate - Concept of social structure: family, community - Traditional patterns and trends of change in Indian society.

UNIT 2 COMMUNITY AND ITS PARAMETERS 16 Hrs.

Collective action - Co-learning (sharing, facilitation), Cooperation (local people work, outsiders direct), consulting (opinions, analyses, programme) - Compliance (Assign tasks, give incentives) - Co-option (representation) - Community Mobilization: a catalyst, involvement of all stakeholders - Identification of marginalized groups like economically deprived group, women, tribal / indigenous people, disabled people, minority groups - Various platforms of community based participation.

UNIT 3 PEOPLE, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY 14 Hrs.

Design for water conservation – building and products - Designing building services, plumbing, drainage and sewerage for effective water reuse, recycling, and recharge - Strategies for water pricing and its regulations - Rain water harvesting techniques – Basic Concepts, piping techniques and pit design of groundwater recharge wells.

UNIT 4 HUMAN RESPONSES FOR SUSTAINABILITY 12 Hrs.

Consequences of environmental degradation for people and society: health, forced relocation, attitudes and behaviour of people to mitigate environmental degradation - The initiatives by government and non government agencies to persuade people to change attitudes and behaviour to mitigate environmental degradation.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Bachrach Peter and Aryeh Botowinick, Power and Empowerment: A Radical Theory of Participatory Democracy,: Temple University Press, 1992

2. Henry Sanoff, Community Participation Methods in Design and Planning, John Wiley and sons, 1999

3. Mark Roseland, Towards Sustainable Communities: Solutions for Citizens and their Governments, New Society Publishers, 2012

WEBSITES 1. http://nbo.nic.in/ray/comm_part_guidelines.pdf

2. http://cdf.ifmr.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/201 1/08/Rajesh_LAEC_final1.pdf

3. http://www.asksource.info/cbr-book/cbr03.pdf

4. http://www.indiaurbanportal.in/reforms/state/CommunityParticipationLaw.pdf





http://nbo.nic.in/ray/comm_part_guidelines.pdf

http://cdf.ifmr.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/201

http://www.asksource.info/cbr-book/cbr03.pdf

http://www.indiaurbanportal.in/reforms/state/CommunityParticipationLaw.pdf



SAR 5609 ADAPTIVE REUSE AND RETROFIT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To give a comprehensive overview on how existing buildings can be adapted and retrofitted to function

sustainably.

UNIT 1 SUSTAINABLE RETROFIT FOR EXISTING BUILDING 14 Hrs.

Retrofitting options for existing buildings: structural retrofit, facade, services, interior retrofit - Performance analysis of existing buildings - Physical audits - Building Simulation - Metering and tracking options - Analysis the building’s current performance - Decision influencers for retrofit - economic, social and environmental issues.

UNIT 2 ADAPTIVE REUSE OF OLD BUILDING 10 Hrs. Need for adaptive reuse - Issues to be explored in building adaption - Economic, social, environmental, and assessment models for adaptive reuse - Case studies of buildings with adaptive reuse.

UNIT 3 TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN EXISTING BUILDINGS 12 Hrs. Improving energy efficiency in existing buildings - Facade improvements, HVAC improvements, Indoor

Environment Improvements - Monitoring the performance of retrofits - Case studies on energy efficiency improvements in existing buildings.

UNIT 4 SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE STRUCTURES 12 Hrs.

Conservation of heritage structures - Sustainability in heritage structures - Adaptive reuse of heritage structures - Issues in adapting a heritage structure - Use of sustainable conservation techniques - Improving the energy performance of heritage structures - Case studies of sustainable conservation in heritage structures.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Sara J. Wilkinson, Hilde Remoy, Craig Langston, Sustainable Building Adaptation: Innovations in Decision-making, John Wiley and sons, 2014

2. John Krigger, Residential Energy: Cost Savings and Comfort for Existing Buildings, Prentice Hall, 2009

3. William H. Clark, Retrofitting for Energy Conservation, McGraw Hill Professional, 1997

4. Paul Apple, Sustainable Retrofit and Facilities Management, Routledge, 2013

5. Zeynep Aygen, International Heritage and Historic Building Conservation: Saving the World’s Past, Routledge, 2013

WEBSITES

1. http://www.wbdg.org/resources/retro_sustperf.php

2. http://www.intach.org/about-charter-guidelines.php

3. http://cpwd.gov.in/Publication/ConservationHertBuildings.pdf 4 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037877881 2004227




http://www.wbdg.org/resources/retro_sustperf.php

http://www.intach.org/about-charter-guidelines.php

http://cpwd.gov.in/Publication/ConservationHertBuildings.pdf

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037877881



SAR 5610 RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES IN L T P Credits Total Marks

BUILT ENVIRONMENT 3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To increase the student understands of the role of research in Architecture.

● To increase the student's abilities to interpret, evaluate and conduct research.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 10 Hrs.

Basic research issues and concepts - Orientation to research process - Types of research: historical, qualitative, co-relational, experimental, simulation and modelling, logical argumentation, case study and mixed methods- illustration using research samples

UNIT 2 RESEARCH PROCESS 14 Hrs.

Elements of research process: finding a topic - Writing an introduction - Stating a purpose of study identifying key research questions and hypotheses - Reviewing literature using theory, defining, delimiting and stating the significance of the study, advanced methods and procedures for data collection and analysis - illustration using research samples.

UNIT 3 RESEARCHING AND DATA COLLECTION 14 Hrs.

Library and archives - Internet: new information and the role of internet, finding and evaluating sources of misuse - Test for reliability ethics - Methods of data collection - From primary sources: observation and recording, interviews structured and unstructured, questionnaire, open ended and close ended questions and the advantages, sampling - Problems encountered in collecting data from secondary sources.

UNIT 4 REPORT WRITING & CASE STUDIES 10 Hrs.

Writing & publishing the research work in journals - Research writing in general - Components: referencing - Writing the bibliography - Developing the outline – presentation etc. - Case studies - illustrating how good research can be used from project inception to completion - Review of research publications.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Wayne C Booth, Joseph M Williams, Gregory G Colomb, The Craft of Research, 2nd Edition, Chicago guides to writing, editing and publishing, 1995

2. Iain Borden, Kaaterina Ruedi, The Dissertation: An Architecture Student’s Handbook, Architectural Press, 2000

3. Ranjith Kumar, Research Methodology - A step by step guide for beginners, Sage Publications, 2005

4. John W Creswell, Research design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed method approaches, Sage Publications, 2002

5. Linda N. Groat, David Wang, Architectural Research methods, Wiley, 2n d edition, 2013






SAR 5611 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES L T P Credits Total Marks

3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To learn about the various renewable energy technologies that are available and how they can be used in

different applications.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY 12 Hrs.

Current energy requirements, growth in future energy requirements, Review of conventional energy resources: coal, gas and oil reserves and resources, tar sands and oil shale, nuclear energy - Need for conversion to renewable energy - Sources of renewable energy.

UNIT 2 SOLAR ENERGY 12 Hrs.

Solar radiation: measurements and prediction - Solar thermal collectors: flat plate collectors, concentrating collectors - Basic theory of flat plate collectors, solar heating of buildings, solar still, solar water heaters, solar driers - Conversion of heat energy into mechanical energy - Solar thermal power generation systems - Solar Photovoltaic: principle of photovoltaic conversion of solar energy, types of solar cells and fabrication - Photovoltaic applications: battery charger, domestic lighting, street lighting, water pumping, power generation schemes.

UNIT 3 WIND ENERGY & OCEANIC ENERGY 12 Hrs.

Atmospheric circulations, classification, factors influencing wind, wind shear, turbulence, wind speed monitoring, betz limit - WECS: classification, characteristics, and applications - Ocean energy resources - ocean energy routes - Principles of ocean thermal energy conversion systems - Ocean thermal power plants - Principles of ocean wave energy conversion and tidal energy conversion.

UNIT 4 OTHER RENEWABLE SOURCES 12 Hrs.

Hydropower, nuclear fission and fusion - Geothermal energy: origin, types of geothermal energy sites, site selection, geothermal power plants - Magneto-hydro-dynamic (MHD) energy conversion - Hydrogen fuel cells, algal storage, biomass, etc.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Handbook of Renewable Energy Technology edited by Ahmed F. Zobaa, Ramesh C. Bansal

2. D. Y. Goswami, F. Kreith and J. F. Kreider, Principles of Solar Engineering, Taylor and Francis, Philadelphia, 2000

3. L.L. Freris, Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Prentice Hall, 1990

4. D. A. Spera, Wind Turbine Technology: Fundamental concepts of Wind Turbine Engineering, ASME Press

5. Renewable Energy: Sources and Methods By Anne Maczulak

WEBSITES

1. http://www.mnre.gov.in/

2. http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/tech/home




http://www.mnre.gov.in/

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/tech/home



SAR 5612 BUSINESS STRATEGIES & CORPORATE L T P Credits Total Marks

PLANNING 3 0 0 3 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE ● To help students understand the structure and content of a business plan, including the reasons for the structure

and content

● To sharpen critical thinking skills and independent problem-solving techniques relevant to the analysis of business problems and the generation of feasible strategic solutions and to guide students in preparing a first draft of their own business plan

UNIT 1 BUSINESS AS A SOCIAL SYSTEM / ECONOMIC SYSTEM 12 Hrs.

Objective of Business - Business Environment – Socio economic sector, technology Sector, government Sector - The industry environment – customer sector / supplier sector / competitor sector - The International environment – Opportunities for International activities - Threats from International activities.

UNIT 2 BUSINESS POLICY IN VARIOUS ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 12 Hrs. Business ethics - Social responsibility of Business / Indian businessmen, social audit - Capitalist economy: economic system of socialism and mixed economic system.

UNIT 3 BUSINESS POLICY AND CORPORATE STRATEGY 12 Hrs.

How to make policy corporate strategy – Policies, strategies and tactics, policies and procedures - Functions and importance, strategy alternatives, considering strategy variations, strategic choice and implementation.

Policy Formulation: objectives, direction, consideration of change - Business Policy concepts, characteristics and importance - Different types of policies: classification, strategies, programmes, procedures and rules - M.B.O./ M.B.E. major and minor policies - Supporting composite and contingency policies: parameter of policy - Development of Business Policy - Swot Analysis - Elements of Business Policy - Implementation of Policy.

UNIT 4 MAJOR BUSINESS POLICIES 12 Hrs.

Man Power planning - Product Policies, marketing policies, production and purchase policies - Financial policies, capital procurement and distribution - Administration and control of policy - Communication system - Policy implementation - Rules and procedures - GPI policy - Appended implied and imposed policy - Oral and written policies control and review.

Max. 48 Hours


1. Lawrance R Jauch and William F Glueck, Business policy and strategic management, McGraw Hill, 1988

2. Satish Mamoria, C.B Rao, P. Subba, Business planning and Policy, Himalaya Publishing house, 2001

3. Budhiraja SB and Athreya MB, Cases in Strategic Management, Tata McGraw Hill, 1996

4. Michael A. Hitt, R. Duane Ireland, Robert E. Hoskisson, Strategic Management - competitiveness and Globalization, Thomson/South-Western, 2003



