Architectural Technology

Architectural Technology represents a new and integrated approach to Construction Studies and will be extremely popular among students who opt to take this course for the Leaving Certificate.

This site contains five units related to 'Environmental Technologies and Services' taken from the syllabus.  The units are ideally suited as an introduction to this aspect of Architectural Technology for Transition Year students.

 

Unit 1

Water supply, storage and distribution

Unit 2

Energy sources and environmental considerations

Unit 3

Principles of domestic heating and heat distribution

Unit 4

Solar Energy

Unit 5

Gas Heating

Architectural Technology

Module (PDF)

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Glossary of terms

Each unit concludes with interactive crosswords and/or online multiple choice questions. All answers required for these activities are contained within the content of each unit.

Web links will lead you to related sites with additional information, and the glossary section will explain any words or terms that you do not understand.