CAE 331/513: Building Science (Fall 2014)
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.
Course Syllabus (updated as we go; includes current schedule)
Lecture Notes
- Aug 26 Introduction to building science
- Aug 28 Pre-requisite review and energy concepts
- Sep 2 Heat transfer in buildings (conduction)
- Sep 4 Heat transfer in buildings (convection)
- Sep 9 Heat transfer in buildings (radiation)
- Sep 11 No class – away at a conference
- Sep 16 Heat transfer in buildings (solar radiation)
- Sep 18 Heat transfer through windows; Human thermal comfort
- Sep 23 Psychrometrics (chart)
- Sep 25 Psychrometrics (equations)
- Sep 30 Psychrometrics (processes)
- Oct 2 HVAC systems (introduction)
- Oct 7 No class
- Oct 9 Exam review
- Oct 14 Exam 1
- Oct 16 Guest lecture – Tommy Zakrezewski
- Oct 21 HVAC systems (mechanical properties)
- Oct 23 Ventilation and indoor air quality
- Oct 28 Ventilation and indoor air quality (cont.)
- Oct 30 Filtration, Heating loads
- Nov 4 Cooling loads
- Nov 6 Cooling loads (cont.)
- Nov 11 Finish cooling loads; Energy estimation
- Nov 13 Energy estimation
- Nov 18 Exam 2
- Nov 20 Energy efficiency in buildings
- Nov 25 Building performance diagnostics and course wrap-up
- Nov 27 No class – Thanksgiving Day
- Dec 2 No class
- Dec 4 No class