Sustainable Building Design

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Week 1 - Energy Use in Buildings

  • Course Introduction
  • Assignment: Energy Benchmarking

Week 2 - Understanding Climate

  • Solar Radiation
  • Wind, Temperature, and Relative Humidity
  • Assignment: Direct Shading

Week 3 - Designing with Climate

  • Thermal Comfort
  • Assignment: Thermal Comfort

Week 4 - Daylighting

  • Active Solar
  • Light and Human Vision
  • Assignment: PV Study

Week 5 - Daylight Simulations

    • Daylight Simulations and Availability Metrics
  • Material Surfaces
  • Assignment: Daylight Availability

Week 6 - Electric Lighting

  • Visual Comfort
  • Electric Lighting and Occupant Behavior
  • Assignment: Glare and Electric Lighting

Week 7 - Heat Flow

  • Thermal Mass and Heat Flow
  • Insulation Materials and Window Technologies
  • Assignment: Thermal Mass

Week 8 - Thermal Loads

  • Shading and Integrated Façade Design
  • Ventilation
  • Assignment: Natural Ventilation

Week 9 - Thermal Simulations

  • Internal Gains and Load Calculations
  • Assignment: Internal Gains

Week 10 - Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation (HVAC)

  • HVAC for Small Buildings
  • HVAC for Large Buildings

Weeks 11 - 12 Designing a Sustainable Building

    • Assignment: Final project: Designing a Sustainable Building

Week 13 - Grading Final Project

  • Peer review final design projects

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