Instruction will focus on some basic pragmatic energy and environmental problem-solving methods and tools that address the issue of human comfort in the built environment. At the same time, students will explore some of the experiential and poetic implications of ecologically informed architectural design. The course will be comprised of lectures by the instructor. Lecture outline, including graphics, will be handed out in class. Back-up readings will be selected from the bibliography, with many selections from the bibliography on reserve in the Library.