Numerous global crises (health, environmental, climate-related, among others) and the national reality, characterized by predominantly hot and humid climates, make the adoption of Environmental Comfort strategies essential from the very conception of the built environment. In this context, the present article aims to report the first offering of the elective course, AUT0231 Environmental Comfort in the Design Process, intended for Architecture and Urbanism students interested in the subject during the second semester of 2024 at the Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Design the University of São Paulo, Brazil. This didactic-pedagogical experience is aimed to equip the participating students with knowledge on the wide range of topics that link environmental comfort issues to the act of designing. The adopted approach allowed for consultations, analyses, discussions, and dynamics with invited professionals and faculty members, providing students with the opportunity to address contemporary issues while emphasizing the importance of environmental comfort in the various stages of project development. Student feedback was positive, and a second offering of the course was encouraged. For future editions, it is envisioned to include a project process notebook as one of the deliverables for students in the evaluations, in addition to increasing the use of physical models as a tool for project investigation, particularly in relation to the study of physical phenomena related to environmental confort.
