Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

This course is a required for an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Architectural Design & Drafting and Interior Design. 

Transferability of credit depends entirely upon the institu­tion to which the student wishes to transfer.  

Students must be capable of reading and communicating in the English language and may be required to pass a listening competency test administered by the department.  Students who may have a disability and wish an accommodation should make arrangements to meet with the instructor outside of class to discuss specific requests.  Any request for accommodation may require that documentation of disability be reviewed by the Office for Students with Disabilities. 

Develop basic schematic layouts of residential building systems using construction strategies and technologies for efficient use of energy and materials.
Communicate with design professionals, clients and engineers using industry specific terminology for residential building systems.

Student to demonstrate understanding of class concepts through written analysis of building system requirements, and specific application to sample buildings.  Student to demonstrate willingness and ability to work in small groups during class to provide input and solve in-class assignments, and articulate findings to class.  Student to demonstrate time management skills by completion of projects by assigned deadlines and by meeting specific objectives for each phase of class projects. 

• Course materials and concepts will be presented in a lecture and discussion format, using multimedia presentations (slides, overheads, videos) showing examples of structural systems.
• Students will work in small groups to apply concepts to building examples, in selecting and analyzing building systems.
• Discussions will be supplemented by worksheets for students to further practice application of class concept.
• Tests will cover analysis of building systems within sample building.