CAE 331/513: Building Science (Fall 2013)
CAE 331/513 Building Science is the study of the physical interaction of climate (e.g., humidity, temperature, wind, sun, rain, snow, etc.) and buildings. Topics include psychrometrics, indoor air quality, indoor thermal comfort, heat transfer, air infiltration, solar insolation, and heating and cooling load calculations.
Graduate students will be required to publish biweekly blog posts about building science on the course blog. Stay tuned for what they discover and share!
*Please note that the meeting location for this course has changed to Perlstein Hall Room 109 to accommodate more students
Course Syllabus (updated as we go; includes current schedule)
Lecture Notes (PDF)
- Lecture 1 – Introduction to building science (August 19, 2013)
- Lecture 2 – Elements of heat transfer in buildings (August 26, 2013)
- Lecture 3 – Continuing heat transfer in buildings, including solar radiation and windows (September 9, 2013)
- Lecture 4 – Finishing solar radiation and windows; psychrometrics and thermal comfort (September 16, 2013)
- Lecture 5 – Psychrometrics and comfort (September 23, 2013)
- Lecture 6 – missed – will upload PDF on building systems
- Lecture 7 – Ventilation, indoor air quality, and fluid flows in buildings (October 21, 2013)
- Lecture 8 – Ventilation, infiltration, and heating loads (October 28, 2013)
- Lecture 9 – Cooling loads (November 4, 2013)
- Lecture 10 – HVAC systems and energy estimation (November 11, 2013)
- Lecture 11 – Finish energy estimation, fluid flows, energy efficiency, diagnostic tools (November 18, 2013)
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