Donatella Bottero

Raffaella Beolé

L’argomento.
 Il testo è rivolto agli studenti dei corsi di studio a indirizzo “Costruzioni, Ambiente e Territorio” e “Architettura e Ambiente”.
 Gli argomenti trattati sono strettamente collegati alle discipline di studio del triennio: ecologia e salvaguardia del territorio, materiali da costruzione e sicurezza nei cantieri di lavoro, bioedilizia, progettazione e realizzazione di edifici, tecniche e strumenti per la restituzione grafica
 di progetti e rilievi, problematiche urbanistiche, conoscenza della storia dell’architettura con riferimenti specifici all’architettura moderna e contemporanea.

Module 1 - The environment

1 Ecology

2 Pollution

3 Energy sources

Mapping your mind

Vocabulary

Grammar • Expressing present time in English

Listening • Water for life

Speaking • The last drop

Writing • Applying for a summer job

Film • Avatar

Green Economy

Module 2 - Bio and Man-made construction

1 Landscapes

2 Eco-design

3 Building materials

Grammar • Expressing past time in English

Listening • The vertical forest

Speaking • Ten energy saving tips for your house

Writing • How to write a complaint letter

Film • A Little Chaos

Classification of common rock

Module 3 - Surveying

1 Progession and equipment

2 Mapping

Grammar • Expressing future time in English

Listening • Becoming a surveyor

Speaking • Meet a surveyor

Writing • Working as a surveyor

Film • The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain

James Cook

Module 4 - House planning

1 Designing

2 Building elements

3 Technical systems

4 Building renovation and restoration

Grammar • The Passive Form

Listening • Casa Loma, Toronto

Speaking • Lower your fuel bill with a grant

Writing • Looking for a new house

Film • The Money Pit

Edward Hopper: the painter of American urban landscape

Module 5 - Public works

1 Roads and public transports

2 Education, culture and entertainment

3 Recreation and sport

Grammar • Compounds

Listening • The London Stadium

Speaking • A radio debate: train or plane?

Writing • Assessing a school building

Film • Once Upon a Time in the West

John Steinbeck: the voice of American rural workers

Module 6 - The workplace

1 Civil engineering

2 Architecture and architects

3 Safety in the yard

Grammar • Comparatives and Superlatives

Listening • Safety test

Speaking • An interview

Writing • Writing a cover letter

Film • The Architect

Earthquakes

Module 7 - Settlements

1 Urbanisation

2 History of city planning

Grammar • Prefixes and Suffixes

Listening • Dubai: a city of contrasts

Speaking • Liverpool: a real urban renaissance

Writing • City or countryside?

Film • Manhattan

The Olympic Games

Module 8 - History of architecture

1 From the beginnings to the 18th century

2 Architecture of the 19th century

3 The masters of modern architecture

4 Contemporary architecture

Grammar • Connectors

Listening • Art Deco in America

Speaking • Sightseeing modern architecture

Writing • A school trip to Barcelona

Film • Medici: Masters of Florence

Proportions: the Golden Ratio

9 Insulation is a major concern when building materials are chosen. Read the following text and decide if the statements below are true or false. Correct the false ones. Thermal mass is the capacity of a body to store heat. If the body consists of a homogeneous material, the thermal mass is simply the mass of material present multiplied by the specific heat capacity of that material. For bodies made of many materials, it is the sum of heat capacities for their single pure components. The concept of thermal mass is frequently applied in the field of building design. When outside temperatures are fluctuating throughout the day, a large thermal mass can help to withstand daily temperature fluctuations, since the thermal mass will absorb heat when the surroundings are hotter than the mass, and give it back when the surroundings are cooler. This is different from a material insulation capacity, which reduces the thermal conductivity of a building, allowing it to be heated or cooled independently of the outside. Thermal mass is PASSIVE SOLAR GAIN WITH THERMAL MASS effective in improving building comfort in any place that experiences daily temperature fluctuations   both in winter as well as in summer and can play an important role in reducing the energy used in heating and cooling systems. Ideal materials for thermal mass are those with a RADIATION high specific heat capacity and high density: most earthen structures have both properties. CONVECTION SOUTH NORTH ACTIVITIES GLASS PANEL T 1. Thermal mass is the capacity of a body to produce heat. 2. If a body is the sum of different materials, its thermal mass is the sum of the values for each single component. 3. Thermal mass counteracts fluctuations in temperatures. 4. Insulation and thermal mass are the same thing. 5. Thermal mass can help to reduce the use of energy. 6. Low density and a high specific heat capacity make a material good in terms of thermal mass. The One-Log House heating and cooling systems: impianti di riscaldamento e raffreddamento sum: somma surroundings: ambienti circostanti to withstand: resistere a 68 Module 2 FOUNDATIONS The One-Log House, in Garberville (California, USA). It is a one-bedroom house hollowed out from a single log that came from a 2,100-year old redwood tree. After felling this 13 foot diameter forest giant, Art Schmock and a helper needed 8 months of hard labor to hollow out the log into a room 7 ft. high and 32 ft. long, weighing about 42 tons. F 

MAPPING YOUR MIND BIO AND MAN-MADE CONSTRUCTIONS LANDSCAPES natural or man-made SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT health and food benefits ECO-DESIGN Earth s surface preservation of the environment preservation of the health of people living in the building sand SOIL loam silt LIFE CYCLE DESIGN clay efficient developement pre-building building post-building BUILDING MATERIALS NATURAL SYNTHETIC OR MAN-MADE ALTERNATIVE unprocessed or minimally processed manifactured after human manipulation energy efficient and environmental-friendly 

Il testo per studenti di “Costruzioni, Ambiente e Territorio” tratta ecologia, bioedilizia, sicurezza nei cantieri, progettazione, urbanistica.

New Landscapes

English for the Construction Industry, the Environment and Design

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