Week 1
ARCH 2614/5614 classes begin next week

Week 2
Mon., Aug. 30: Systems, CSI Masterformat
Lecture notes | Assign. #1 issued

Wed., Sept. 1: Fire sprinklers and fire areas; construction types and occupancy
Lecture notes

Week 3
Mon., Sept. 6: Labor Day, NO CLASS

Wed., Sept. 8: Area calculations, examples
Lecture notes | Assign. #1 due | Assign. #2 issued

Week 4
Mon., Sept. 13: Mixed occupancies, barriers, and assemblies
Lecture notes

Wed., Sept. 15: Egress
Lecture notes | Assign. #2 due | Assign. #3 issued

Week 5
Mon., Sept. 20: Accessibility
Lecture notes

Wed., Sept. 22: Introduction to sustainability
Lecture notes | Assign. #3 due | Assign. #4 issued

Week 6
Mon., Sept. 27: Materials, life-cycle analysis, and life-cycle cost
Lecture notes

Wed., Sept. 29: Security systems
Lecture notes | Assign. #4 due

Week 7
Mon., Oct. 4: Midterm exam (material from weeks 2 – 6)
[Week 7 continues below]

Week 7 (continued)

Wed., Oct. 6: Overview of technical docs, specs
Lecture notes

Week 8
Mon., Oct. 11: Fall break; no class

Wed., Oct. 13: Working drawings
Lecture notes

Week 9

Mon., Oct. 18: Structure, enclosure, and building systems
Lecture notes

Wed., Oct. 20: Control layers
Lecture notes | Text: chapter 16 | Assign. #5 issued

Week 10
Mon., Oct. 25: Movement, joints, and flashing
Lecture notes | Text: chapter 10

Wed., Oct. 27: Sealant joints
Lecture notes | Text: chapter 16 | Assign. #5 due | Assign. #6 issued

Week 11
Mon., Nov. 1: Wall sections: foundations
Lecture notes | Text: chapter 2

Wed., Nov. 3: Wall sections: brick and stone veneer (video)
Lecture notes | Text: chapters 8–10 | Assign. #6 due

Week 12
Mon., Nov. 8: Wall sections: curtain walls and glazing systems
Lecture notes | Text: chapters 18, 19, and 21

Wed., Nov. 10: Wall sections: metal and precast panels
Lecture notes | Text: chapters 20–21 | Assign. #7 issued

Week 13
Mon., Nov. 15: Wall sections: EIFS
Lecture notes | Text: chapter 20

Wed., Nov. 17: Roofing
Lecture notes | Text: chapter 17 | Assign. #7 due | Assign. #8 issued

Week 14
Mon., Nov. 22: Large-scale views (stairs, elevators, escalators)
Lecture notes | Text: find topics (e.g., stair, elevator, etc.) in index

Wed., Nov. 24: no class (Thanksgiving Break)

Week 15
Mon., Nov. 29: Schedules and interior finishes
Lecture notes | Text: chapters 22–24

Wed., Dec. 1: Plumbing and electrical systems
Lecture notes | Assign. #8 due (grace period extended to Dec. 9, 2021)

Week 16
Mon., Dec. 6: No class

Final exam: Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, 2:00 PM, room MVR G151 or at any remote location of your choosing (Cornell's code of academic integrity applies in either case).