Specialists in environment, structures and construction describe the basic concepts of their fields. An introduction to concepts of social responsibility, environmental accountability and ecological sustainability. Implications for the urban/built and natural environments. Fundamentals of building physics, as they relate to the concepts of comfort and environmental control. Foundation is basically quantitative but assumes only basic numeracy skills. Introduction to basic structural behaviour and its relationship to construction, material and environmental aspects of design. Introduction to different ways of thinking about construction in relation to design practice. Investigation of the artifactual nature and materiality of buildings. Outline of construction principles and their implications for the development of construction strategies in architectural design. Introduction to building material science; sustainable resource management and life cycle energy assessment.