N E W Y O R K C I T Y C O L L E G E O F T E C H N O L O G Y

Spring 2015

ARCH 1230 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY II

COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE COORDINATOR - PROFESSOR JASON MONTGOMERY

New York City College of Technology – City University of New York
300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY

ARCH 1230 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY II

1 classroom hour, 4 lab/studio hours, 3 credits

Course Description: This course will study the basic materials of construction as well as the theory and prac-
tice of building technology. The course will include investigation of the assembly of building components and
methods of construction while developing proficiency in both analog and digital drawing building information
modeling (BIM) techniques, and professionally presented construction drawing page composition.

LECTURE READING + QUIZ ASSIGNMENT

Course Context: This is the second course in the Building Technology sequence required for both the AAS and
the BTech degrees offered by the Department of Architectural Technology. Each course in this sequence is a pre-
requisite for the following course. There are four Building Technology courses.

Prerequisites: ARCH 1130 Building Technology I with a grade of C or higher

Required Texts:

Allen, Edward and Joseph Iano. Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 5th Edition. John
Wiley and
Sons, 2008.

Ching, Francis. Building Construction Illustrated, 4th Edition. John Wiley and Sons, 2008.

Recommended Texts:

Ramsey, Charles George, Harold Reeve Sleeper, and Bruce Bassler. Architectural Graphic Standards: Student Edi-
tion (Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series). John Wiley and Sons, 2008.

Ching, Francis. Architectural Graphics, 5th Edition. John Wiley and Sons, 2009.

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Attendance Policy: No more than 10% absences are permitted during the semester. For the purposes of record,
two lateness are considered as one absence. Exceeding this limit will expose the student to failing at the discre-
tion of the instructor.

Academic Integrity: Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions
and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting and cita-
tion of sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the college recognizes its responsibility
for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and
responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty
is prohibited in The City University of New York and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspen-
sion and expulsion.

Course Structure: This course will combine weekly lectures focused on particular materials and methods of con-
struction and studio lab time to acquire hand sketching and digital drafting and modeling skills while developing
a series of case drawing and modeling investigations of the materials and assemblies discussed in the lectures.
There will be one or more research assignments as well as several quizzes based on key terms and concepts
discussed in the class and in the assigned readings. There will be a comprehensive final exam. A portfolio will
be developed to document the studio lab work as the semester progresses. Field trips will offer first hand on-site
investigation of the materials and methods covered in the course.

GRADE WEIGHTING
60% Studio Lab Assignments

10% Quizzes

25% Final Exam

5% Class Participation

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:

1. Understand the relationship of technology to tectonics and architectural character. (Knowledge)

2. Recall and recite the key terms and characteristics of the materials reviewed in the lectures and readings.
(Gen Ed)

3. Develop and apply a professional vocabulary of architectural terminology. (Gen Ed)

4. Understand and apply professional etiquette to classroom situations. (Gen Ed)

5. Define and compare the environmental implications of specific materials and types of construction
including embodied energy, sourcing, and the processing of materials. (Gen Ed)

6. Generate clear and concise talking points to guide oral presentations of lab assignment reviews.
(Gen Ed)

7. Manipulate and apply geometric, proportional and scale systems. (Gen Ed)

8. Apply an understanding of the relationship of physiology and anatomy to building construction.

(Gen Ed)

9. Research, report on and apply appropriate details of the selected materials and methods of construction
through review of professional literature. (Gen Ed)

10. Use and apply procedural texts to supplement instruction on the use of hardware and software. (Gen Ed)

11. Sketch and draft details in orthographic and 3 dimensional views in analogue and digital media. (Skill)

12. Develop analog and digital models of construction assemblies. (Skill)

13. Analyze assemblies and details; demonstrate an understanding of fundamental construction types both
by detailed research and visual observation. (Skill)

14. Demonstrate knowledge of building codes, professional construction drawing standards for composi-
tion, title blocks, annotation, and schedules. (Skill)

15. Develop a coordinated drawing set for the given building design(s) including plan diagrams, sections,
and details of steel and concrete structures that illustrates and identifies the materials and construction
types. (Skill)

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ASSESSMENT

To evaluate the students’ achievement of the learning objectives, the professor will do the following:

1. Review research assignment focused on the analysis of assemblies and details and the relationship of
technology to tectonics, human scale, and architectural character. (Los: 1, 8, 13)

2. Test the students’ ability to recall and recite the key terms and material of the readings and lectures
through weekly quizzes and a final exam. (Los: 2, 5, 9)

3. Review students’ drawing and modeling work where students must exhibit their visual representation
skills (2-D and 3-D). (Los: 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)

4. Assess the students’ use of professional vocabulary and etiquette during discussions, studio work, and
oral presentations. (Los: 3, 4, 6)

5. Inspect student submissions for quality of drafting including use of line weights, lettering, and proper use
of scale. (Los: 7, 11, 14, 15)

6. Confirm the proper coordination of the students’ submitted drawing sets. (Los: 14)

7. Review the quality and accuracy of the students’ submitted analogue and digital models of construction
assemblies. (Los: 11, 12)

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WEEK BY WEEK SUMMARY

WEEK 1:

Week 1 Lecture: Course Introduction, Making Buildings: Materials and Systems: Introduction to the scope
of this course. Discussion on tectonics, sustainability, and economics as context for the work of the architect.
Discussion on nature of materials + selecting construction systems, inherent properties. Introduction to steel and
concrete. Structural behavior of steel and concrete with concepts of statics, stress, bending, span and shapes.

Week 1 Lab: Review of Lab Required Equipment and Protocols for Presentation: Architectural Drawing Sets +
Modeling: analog and digital tools and techniques. SketchUp, AutoCAD and BIM Software. Introduction Initial
Drawing Assignment.

Week 1 Homework: Complete Initial Draw-

ing Assignment

Week 1 Reading:

Ching, Building Construction Illustrated,

Chapter 1, pp. 1.02-1.06,
Chapter 2, pp. 2.02-2.30,
Chapter 12, pp. 12.02-12.05, 12.08-12.09

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WEEK 2:

Week 2 Lecture: Concrete Construction: History, cement and concrete, making and placing concrete, formwork,
reinforcing, creep, prestressing, and innovations.

Week 2 Lab: AutoCAD + Sketchup Funda-

mentals. Introduce Assignment A

Week 2 Homework: Assignment A

Week 2 Quiz: Ching, Chapters 1, 2, 12

Week 2 Reading:

Allen and Iano, Concrete Construction

Chapter 13, pp. 515-551

Ching, Building Construction Illustrated,

Chapter 5, pp. 5.04-5.09,
Chapter 12, pp. 12.04-12.05

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WEEK 3:

Week 3 Lecture: Site Cast Concrete Construction: Slab on grade, concrete walls, concrete columns, one-way
systems, two-way systems, stairs, posttensioning, selecting a system, innovations, architectural concrete.

Week 3 Lab: AutoCAD + Sketchup Funda-

mentals. Review Assignment A Progress

Week 3 Homework: Assignment A

Week 3 Quiz: Allen and Iano, Chapter 13,

Ching, Chapters 5 & 12

Week 3 Reading:

Allen and Iano, Sitecast Concrete Framing

Systems, Chapter 14, pp. 553-609

Ching, Building Construction Illustrated,

Chapter 4, pp. 4.02-4.13

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WEEK 4:

Week 4 Lecture: Geotech + Excavations + Foundations: Procedures and Consultants, Geotechnical Investiga-
tion, Soil Bearing Pressure. Foundation materials: concrete, wood, and steel. Foundation types: deep foundations.
Underpinning existing foundations.

Week 4 Lab: Introduce Assignment B

Week 4 Homework: Continue Assignment B

Week 4 Quiz: Allen and Iano, Chapter 14,

Ching, Chapter 4

Week 4 Reading:

Allen and Iano, Foundations

Chapter 2, pp. 29-38, pp. 56-71

Ching, Building Construction Illustrated,

Chapter 3, pp. 3.02-3.26

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WEEK 5:

Week 5 Lecture: Designing Exterior Wall Systems: design requirements, environmental performance, water-
tightness, sealant joints, load bearing versus curtain wall.

Week 5 Lab: Pin Up: Assignment B Progress

Week 5 Homework: Assignment B

Week 5 Quiz: Allen and Iano, Chapter 2,

Ching, Chapter 3

Week 5 Reading:

Allen and Iano, Designing Exterior Wall

Systems Chapter 19, pp.783-807

Ching, Building Construction Illustrated,

Chapter 5, pp. 5.02-5.03, Chapter 7, pp.
7.22-7.25, pp. 7.39-7.50

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WEEK 6:

Week 5 Lecture: Cladding with Masonry and Concrete: masonry veneer curtain walls, stone curtain walls, pre-
cast concrete curtain walls, EIFS, future directions.

Week 6 Lab: Drawing Wall Sections, Intro-

duce Assignment C

Week 6 Homework: Continue Assignment C

Week 6 Quiz: Allen and Iano, Chapter 19,

Ching, Chapters 5 & 7.

Week 6 Reading:
Allen and Iano, Cladding with Masonry and
Concrete Chapter 20, pp. 809-837

Ching, Building Construction Illustrated,

Chapter 7, pp. 7.26-7.31

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WEEK 7:

Week 7 Lecture: Cladding with Metal and Glass: aluminum extrusions, aluminum and glass framing systems,
modes of assembly, the rain screen principle, expansion joints, dual-layered glass cladding, curtain wall design
process.

Week 7 Lab: Pin Up: Assignment C Progress

Week 7 Homework: Assignment C

Week 7 Quiz: Allen and Iano, Chapter 20,

Ching, Chapter 7.

Week 7 Reading:

Allen and Iano, Cladding with Metal and

Glass Chapter 21, pp. 839-867

Ching, Building Construction Illustrated,

Chapter 8, pp. 8.28-8.33

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WEEK 8:

Week 8 Lecture: Pin Up / Redmarks: Drawing Assignments B+C

Week 8 Lab: Desk Crits: Assignment C

Week 8 Homework: Assignment C

Week 8 Quiz: Allen and Iano, Chapter 21,

Ching, Chapter 8

Week 8 Reading: none

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Field Trip: Case Study Building Site Visit, New Haven, CT

Required weekend trip. Students to investigate case study building using sketchbooks and professional quality
cameras. Sketchbook and drawing materials required.

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WEEK 9:

Week 9 Lecture: Stairs and Elevators: Functional requirements, design and code analysis.
Introduction to Assignment D: Stair Design + Documentation

Week 9 Lab: Drawing Stairs

Week 9 Homework: Assignment D

Week 9 Quiz: none

Week 9 Reading:

Ching, Building Construction Illustrated,

Chapter 9, pp. 9.02-9.17

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WEEK 10:

Week 10 Lecture: Building Codes: Introduction to IBC, IRC, occupancy groups, construction types, fire resis-
tance ratings, allowable building height and area calculations.

Week 10 Lab: Pin Up: Assignment D

Week 10 Homework: Assignment D

Week 10 Quiz: Ching, Chapter 9

Week 10 Reading:

Allen and Iano, Making Buildings Chapter 1,

pp. 3-27

Ching, Building Construction Illustrated, Ap-

pendix, pp. A.10-A.13

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WEEK 11:

Week 11 Review: Progress Set

Week 11 Lab: Introduce Assignment E

Week 11 Homework: Assignment E

Week 11 Quiz: none

Week 11 Reading: none

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WEEK 12:

Week 12 Review: Progress Set

Week 12 Lab: Introduce Assignment F

Week 12 Homework: Assignment F

Week 12 Quiz: none

Week 12 Reading: none

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WEEK13:

Week 13 Review: Progress Set

Week 13 Lab: Desk Crits: Assignment F

Week 13 Homework: Assignment F

Week 13 Quiz: none

Week 13 Reading: Final Exam prepara-

tion

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WEEK 14:

Week 14 Review: Progress Set

Week 14 Lab: Desk Crits: Assignment F

Week 14 Homework: Assignment F

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WEEK15:

Week 15 Lecture: FINAL EXAMINATION

Week 15 Lab: FINAL Pin Up: All Assignments

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