Farm Structures and the Environment

The course offers graduates the knowledge to follow the design path of rural buildings for their integration into the agroforestry area, providing adequate analysis tools. Considering both the functional needs deriving from the production organization of the company, and the consequences of the planning choices on the management of the company, the territorial and environmental impact of agricultural activities will be examined. The course provides the knowledge and methodologies for the correct sizing of the functional spaces of the livestock buildings, with hints to the other production buildings, taking into account the production and territorial system in which the building is inserted.

The student acquires the knowledge related to the design criteria of rural buildings in relation to the territorial and environmental impact and the welfare of animals. He will be able to apply his knowledge to concrete cases by preparing a project of a rural building (definition of the dimensions and division of spaces, thermal balance, evaluation of the heating, ventilation, cooling system). In addition, it will use the knowledge acquired for a critical evaluation of the project and for the insertion of the building in the territorial context in which it is located.