CAE 331/513: Building Science (Fall 2016)
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 (includes current schedule, which is updated periodically throughout the semester)
Lecture Notes
- Aug 23 Introduction to building science
- Aug 25 Pre-requisite review, energy concepts, and units
- Aug 30 Heat transfer in buildings (conduction)
- Sep 1 Heat transfer in buildings (convection)
- Sep 6 Heat transfer in buildings (radiation)
- Sep 8 Heat transfer in buildings (solar radiation and windows)
- Sep 10 Heat transfer in buildings (combined heat transfer and energy balances)
- Sep 15 Human thermal comfort
- Sep 20 Exam review
- Sep 22 Exam 1
- Sep 27 Psychrometrics (chart)
- Sep 29 Psychrometrics (equations)
- Oct 4 Psychrometrics (equations and processes)
- Oct 6 In lieu of class, attend Tremco seminar at 1:45 pm in MTCC
- Oct 11 Psychrometrics (processes)
- Oct 13 Intro to HVAC systems
- Oct 18 Refrigeration cycles
- Oct 20 Refrigeration cycles
- Oct 25 Air and water distribution systems
- Oct 27 Exam 2
- Nov 1 Class cancelled
- Nov 3 Campus HVAC tour
- Nov 8 Ventilation and indoor air quality
- Nov 10 Ventilation and indoor air quality
- Nov 15 Heating load calculations
- Nov 17 Cooling load calculations
- Nov 22 Cooling load calculations
- Nov 24 No class – Thanksgiving Day
- Nov 29 Energy estimation and designing for energy efficiency
- Dec 1 Standards and guidelines for energy efficiency