ENSY 4610U – Community and Urban Design

Discusses urban form and its relationship to energy security and consumption. How can buildings and communities be designed to use less energy and be more resilient; how does geography impact energy supply, use and system design? Topics include: energy use, community design and urban resilience; the role of transportation (and energy use) in urban design; building design and materials; energy technologies and urban design, e.g., decentralized energy supply, energy storage, combined heat and power supply; the special case of remote communities; the nexus of energy, water and food in cities; planning tools and policy interventions for energy savings and increased resilience.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENSY 1000U and SSCI 1470U and 4th year standing