Sunday February 17, 2008 ARC-414 Course Weblog
Sunday February 17, 2008
Minor revision to homework answer posted
One of your classmates found two clerical errors in the homework answer. I use the word "clerical" because they are typos and do not affect the answer. Full explanation of them is on the revised answer here, but the short version is that I wrote the time down wrong on the heat loss heat gain sheet but used the right Solar Factors, and I wrote down the wrong slab edge U value on the worksheet page 1 but used the correct value on the heat loss heat gain sheet.
The correct time is 2 PM and the correct slab edge U value is 0.3 (see page 11 of the trost book).
Send me an email if this is not clear to you.
BRING A CALCULATOR TO THE EXAM
Chuck
All lectures posted for Exam I
I have now posted all of the energy and hvac lectures, which include all of the material that will be covered on the first exam. That exam will be given next Wednesday at the regular class time. Brittani will give a review on Monday for the exam - if you have questions that she cannot answer, please post them as a comment to this blog entry or send my an email.
See you on Wednesday
Chuck
Friday February 15, 2008
Homework Answer Available on Web Site
I have uploaded the answer to the homework problem. If you go to the hvac page, you will find a link to the problem and a separate link to the answer. The rest of the hvac lectures are also posted on that page.
If, after you review this material, you still have a question, either post it as a comment for this
blog entry or write me an email. Please do post your question if you think that other students
may have a similar question (post anonymously if you wish). Note: you may only post comments to my posts, not new posts.
Finally, I am certainly not perfect and I have probably made a mistake or two. If you think you
have found a mistake, either write me or post as a blog comment.
Thanks
Chuck
Field Trip Postponed
I am sorry but for ARC-414, we have to postpone the field trip. Please report to Burns Auditorium at the normal time today. We will have the field trip at a later date.
Thanks
Chuck
Tuesday February 05, 2008
Projects from past years now on reserve shelf
I have had samples of the last two years' projects placed on the ARC414 reserve shelf in the Design Library. The projects have been revised somewhat over the years (particularly the Case Study) but they should give you a good idea of the graphic standards and level of detail that we are looking for. These folders cannot be removed from the library, but feel free to make copies if you need them for a team meeting.
Chuck
HVAC homework problem posted
I have posted the HVAC homework problem. If you want to save the problem for extra credit for the upcoming test, please do the problem neatly and show your assumptions and extra calculations on a separate sheet and then turn all of it in when I ask for it in class.
I also posted the last two HVAC lectures. Follow the course web page link on the right.
I hope you enjoy our guest lecturer, Mark Williard, AIA, on Wednesday.
I'll see you again on Friday.
Chuck
Wednesday January 30, 2008
Energy Lectures Posted
I have posted the Energy lectures on the web site for you to download. They are in Powerpoint format, but I wrote some of them in iWork 08, so if you want the iWork (Keynote) version, please let me know.
I also posted a revision to the calendar since we are about a day behind on the lectures.
You can go directly to the course home page by following the link on the right side of this page.
See you later this morning
Chuck
Thursday January 10, 2008
Welcome to the ARC-414 blog for 2008
I have put up our class web site. You can access it at:
http://www.courses.ncsu.edu/arc414/lec/001/wrap/index.html
There is also a link to this page from courses.ncsu.edu/arc414.
We also have a message board:
http://wolfware.ncsu.edu/wrap-bin/mesgboard/arc:414::001:1:2008
Please bookmark these locations.
See you soon
Chuck
Saturday November 10, 2007
All previous entries for 2007 Spring Semester All entries before this one were made during the 2007 Spring Semester. Although some of them provide useful information in a general sense, any date-specific announcements are only relevant to the 2007 Spring Semester. I have decided to leave (most of) them posted for information only.
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( Nov 10 2007, 02:02:07 PM EST )
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Thursday April 26, 2007
Fire Lecture and IPC Table posted I just posted the Fire Protection lecture and the table from the Plumbing Code to the website. All of the lecture material should now be posted. If anyone wants me to post any more information, write me an e-mail.
Please remember to fill out you class evaluations at http://classeval.ncsu.edu/.
Remember, the exam will be on Wednesday the 2nd at 8 am in Brooks 320. I'll see you then.
Chuck
Posted by crladd ( Apr 26 2007, 08:07:10 AM EDT ) Permalink
Please remember to fill out you class evaluations at http://classeval.ncsu.edu/.
Remember, the exam will be on Wednesday the 2nd at 8 am in Brooks 320. I'll see you then.
Chuck
Posted by crladd ( Apr 26 2007, 08:07:10 AM EDT ) Permalink
Tuesday April 24, 2007
Vertical Transportation and Water Lectures Posted I posted the Vertical Transportation and Water lectures to the web site. This includes the elevator capacity problem and Stephanie Camp's presentation on water conservation. All of the material (including Stephanie's presentation) may be on the final exam, so study all of it.
Don't forget to fill out your evaluations for this and your other classes at http://classeval.ncsu.edu/! Thanks!
See you tomorrow
Chuck
Posted by crladd ( Apr 24 2007, 08:05:02 AM EDT ) Permalink
Don't forget to fill out your evaluations for this and your other classes at http://classeval.ncsu.edu/! Thanks!
See you tomorrow
Chuck
Posted by crladd ( Apr 24 2007, 08:05:02 AM EDT ) Permalink
Saturday April 07, 2007
Class Evaluations Sometime between Monday, April 16th and Sunday, April 29th, please visit http://classeval.ncsu.edu/ to complete your class evaluation.
I cannot stress how important it is for all of you to complete you class evaluation for this and your other classes. The Faculty at NC State depends on you to give your honest, constructive, and candid feedback so that we may continuously improve our courses. This course has improved greatly over the years due to feedback from previous students. I pledge that I (or the next instructor for this class) will read every evaluation that is completed and try to implement every suggestion for improvement that we get through this process.
In addition to the formal evaluation process, you may provide feedback to me directly if you wish. You can send that feedback to me at crladd@ncsu.edu or to my work e-mail address, chuck@strahanarchitects.com.
Thanks
See you on Monday
Chuck
Posted by crladd ( Apr 07 2007, 12:08:05 AM EDT ) Permalink
I cannot stress how important it is for all of you to complete you class evaluation for this and your other classes. The Faculty at NC State depends on you to give your honest, constructive, and candid feedback so that we may continuously improve our courses. This course has improved greatly over the years due to feedback from previous students. I pledge that I (or the next instructor for this class) will read every evaluation that is completed and try to implement every suggestion for improvement that we get through this process.
In addition to the formal evaluation process, you may provide feedback to me directly if you wish. You can send that feedback to me at crladd@ncsu.edu or to my work e-mail address, chuck@strahanarchitects.com.
Thanks
See you on Monday
Chuck
Posted by crladd ( Apr 07 2007, 12:08:05 AM EDT ) Permalink
Friday April 06, 2007
BRING A CALCULATOR TO THE EXAM I hope everyone is having a good holiday. I just wanted to remind you to bring a calculator to the exam.
See you on Monday
Chuck
Posted by crladd ( Apr 06 2007, 11:56:37 PM EDT ) Permalink
See you on Monday
Chuck
Posted by crladd ( Apr 06 2007, 11:56:37 PM EDT ) Permalink
Wednesday April 04, 2007
Answers to homework problems I posted the answers to the homework problems on the web site.
Have a good holiday!
REMEMBER TO BRING A CALCULATOR TO THE EXAM!
See you on Monday
Chuck
Posted by crladd ( Apr 04 2007, 11:49:09 PM EDT ) Permalink
Have a good holiday!
REMEMBER TO BRING A CALCULATOR TO THE EXAM!
See you on Monday
Chuck
Posted by crladd ( Apr 04 2007, 11:49:09 PM EDT ) Permalink
Please bring a real calculator to the exam. You need one of these for the ARB, so you should get one now and get used to it. I do not allow you to use cell phones or any other handheld devices other than non-programmable calculators of the type approved for standard tests. The campus book store and many other stores have these readily available for about $10. If you are not sure that your calculator is acceptable, please send me a message with the name and model number and I will let you know.
Posted by crladd ( Feb 17 2008, 10:14:19 PM EST ) PermalinkThanks
Chuck