AutoCAD workshop, starting on Feb 14, will be occurring on Saturdays, at 9:00 AM- 10AM in-person in room V834A
For more workshop information, go to the FabLab website.
Welcome to the Spring 2026 semester and the Building Technology II course.
On this website you will find the syllabus, software used, textbooks, schedule, lecture notes, assignments, support information and more.
This website is constantly being updated and tuned please check back regularly.
This semester there 4 sections of BT2 they are as follows:
I have posted some answers to questions I have received on the open lab bulletin board in case they are helpful. I’m looking forward to seeing your drawings in class on Tuesday.
The questions are in blue my responses are in green.
1. Should the plans include labels for everything, such as the kitchen and bathrooms, along with the numbers associated with these areas?
The convention for architectural drawings is that they include all casework, or all built in furniture so that would include kitchen and bathroom cabinets, and not tables and chairs.
2. Regarding the dimensions, such as the length and width of spaces and the placement of everything within them, should all details be included as they are in the picture, or only what we deem necessary?
You may reduce the amount of information in the plans you should include some dimensions. The best strategy is to think about the purpose of your architectural drawings. In this case we are designing the set for a contractor so you should think about what a contractor would need to build the project.
3. I’ve noticed that we need four drawings for assignment B01 Plans:
As discussed in class the B01 drawing list did needed to be updated for this semester. The B01 drawing list currently on the openlad is updated to reflect the current module B project (for sections: Semmler D075 [2:30PM], Aptekar D076 [2:30PM], & E078 [6:00PM]).
I’ve completed A-101 (the basement) and A-104 (the long section aka the first image provided in openlap ), but I’m not sure if A-104 is the roof plan because I can’t see it labeled elsewhere. Could you please clarify if I’m on the right track?
The second section should be labeled “A-301 BUILDING SECTIONS (east to west) “ there will be a requirement to complete a roof plan but it is not a requirement for this submission. See the revised assignment B01 on openlab.
For A-102 (the ground floor), I noticed some discrepancies between the AutoCAD file and the first floor provided in the open lab. Are we supposed to delete these differences? I’ve attached an image of what I found in the AutoCAD file for reference.
A-102 in the AutoCAD template file is an example of how to draw in plan. The plan included in the template is from a different case study. You will need to develop the ground floor from the planned and images on the miro board and on openlab.
As for A-103 (the second floor), I couldn’t find any reference in the open lab. How should we proceed with drawing it?
Levels 2 through 6 as discussed in class will all be considered typical apartment units that a typical apartment unit plan is the one currently labeled 6th floor. You only need one plan “A-103 6TH FLOOR” to represent floors 2 through 6 in this project.
Please refer to these red line improvement notes as you develop your final module A drawings.
DATE: Friday, September 27, 2024
TIME: 9:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. (EST) – Door opens at 8:45 A.M.
VENUE: Starr Foundation, 63 Fifth Avenue, New York NY, 10011
group topics:
9:00 A.M. – 10:15 A.M. | Keynote & Big Picture
10:15 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. | Regenerative Materials
11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Biogenic Construction Case Study
1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. | Climate Smart Wood
2:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. | Urban Projects
3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. | Embodied Carbon Policy
REGISTRATION:
https://regenerativemetropolishighperf.splashthat.com
Event website:
https://www.nypassivehouse.org/event/regenerative-metropolis-24/
he PSC Environmental Justice Working Group will host a Decarbonize CUNY Town Hall, co-organized with campus leaders and Public Power NY. This event aims to educate members, our students, and our communities, and to increase pressure on the New York Power Authority as they develop a plan of action this winter. This event will make our voices heard on the need to decarbonize CUNY’s over 300 buildings.
Join us on September 12th at 12:30pm. The event will be held in the Library Building Amphitheater, LG-30 at City Tech (300 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 US)
Question:
How can I download a high resolution image so that the dimensions of the plans can be seen clearly?
Response:
In Open Lab if you click on the image and then download it you’ll get a higher resolution image. If you directly download the thumbnail that shows up when you first open the Module A page you will get a low-resolution image.
Welcome to the Spring 2025 semester and the Building Technology II course.
On this website you will find the syllabus, software used, textbooks, schedule, lecture notes, assignments, support information and more.
This website is constantly being updated and tuned please check back regularly.
This semester there 4 sections of BT2 they are as follows:
| Days & Times | Room | Instructor |
| TuTh 8:00AM – 10:05AM | V-834B | Chitra Mamidela |
| We 3:30PM – 45:35PM | V-834A | John Chu & Luiza Wysocka |
| Fr 3:30PM – 5:35PM | V-834B | John Chu & Luiza Wysocka |
| TuTh 10:30AM – 12:35AM | V-834B | Patricia Semmler |
| Tu 6:00PM – 8:05PM | V-834A | Alexander Aptekar |
| Th 6:00PM – 8:05PM | V-317 | Alexander Aptekar |
The mode of instruction is in-person lecture and lab, we will be meeting all scheduled Tuesdays and Thursdays (or Wednesday and Friday). As a 3/4 lab class, be prepared to work in class during all our meetings.
For the first class, prepare a short presentation, six images minimum, about your work your and your interest, in Miro it should include:
Software tools the class will be using include:
You are encouraged to set up accounts and or download these software applications prior to class.
You will be required to keep your work updated on both a hard drive or flash drive AND on the cloud (Drop Box or OneDrive or similar).
Required texts:
Allen, Edward and Joseph Iano. (2019). Fundamentals of building construction: Materials and methods (7th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
Detailed list with section numbers:
| Class | Section | Days & Times | Room | Instructor |
| 11769 | D17-LEC | TuTh 8:00AM – 8:25AM | V-834B | Chitra Mamidela |
| 13032 | D17L-LAB | Tu 8:25AM – 10:05AM | V-834B | Chitra Mamidela |
| Th 8:25AM – 10:05AM | V-834B | Chitra Mamidela | ||
| 13036 | D20-LEC | We 4:20PM – 5:35PM | V-834A | John Chu |
| We 4:20PM – 5:35PM | V-834A | Luiza Wysocka | ||
| 12376 | D20L-LAB | Fr 3:30PM – 5:35PM | V-834B | John Chu |
| Fr 3:30PM – 5:35PM | V-834B | Luiza Wysocka | ||
| We 3:30PM – 4:20PM | V-834A | John Chu | ||
| We 3:30PM – 4:20PM | V-834A | Luiza Wysocka | ||
| 13042 | D46-LEC | TuTh 10:30AM – 10:55AM | V-834B | Patricia Semmler |
| 12375 | D46L-LAB | TuTh 10:55AM – 12:35PM | V-834B | Patricia Semmler |
| 11768 | E65-LEC | Tu 7:15PM – 8:05PM | V-834A | Alexander Aptekar |
| 12377 | E65L-LAB | Tu 6:00PM – 7:15PM | V-834A | Alexander Aptekar |
| Th 6:00PM – 8:05PM | V-317 | Alexander Aptekar |
Welcome to the Fall 2024 semester and the Building Technology II course.
On this website you will find the syllabus, software used, textbooks, schedule, lecture notes, assignments, support information and more.
This website is constantly being updated and tuned please check back regularly.
This semester there 8 sections of BT2 they are as follows:
| Section | Days & Times | Room | Instructor |
| D066 | TuTh 8:00AM – 10:05AM | V-834B | Chitra Mamidela |
| D067 | TuTh 8:00AM – 10:05AM | V-833 | Taleen Astrid Josefsson |
| D068 | TuTh 10:30AM – 12:35PM | V-834B | John Chu |
| D079 | TuTh 10:30AM – 12:35PM | V-713B | Robert Zagaroli |
| D075 | TuTh 2:30PM – 4:35PM | V-814 | Patricia Semmler |
| D076 | TuTh 2:30PM – 4:35PM | V-814 | Alexander Aptekar |
| E078 | TuTh 6:00PM – 8:05PM | V-834A | Alexander Aptekar |
| W007 | Sa 8:00AM – 12:28PM | V-812 | Steven Lee |
The mode of instruction is in-person lecture and lab, we will be meeting all scheduled Tuesdays and Thursdays (or Saturdays). As a 3/4 lab class, be prepared to work in class during all our meetings.
For the first class, prepare a short presentation, six images minimum, about your work your and your interest, in Miro it should include:
Software tools the class will be using include:
You are encouraged to set up accounts and or download these software applications prior to class.
You will be required to keep your work updated on both a hard drive or flash drive AND on the cloud (Drop Box or OneDrive or similar).
Required texts:
Allen, Edward and Joseph Iano. (2019). Fundamentals of building construction: Materials and methods (7th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
