CAE 463/524: Building Enclosure Design (Fall 2013)

Design of building exteriors, including the control of heat flow, air and moisture penetration, building movements, and deterioration. Study of the principle of rain screen walls and of energy conserving designs. Analytical techniques and building codes are discussed through case studies and design projects.

Course Syllabus (updated as we go; includes current schedule)

• Most recent syllabus, updated October 22, 2013 (PDF)

Lecture Notes (PDF)

• Lecture 1 – Introduction to building enclosure design (August 21, 2013)
• Lecture 2 – Review of building heat transfer + solar orientation (August 28, 2013)
• Lecture 3 – Energy balances, solar orientation, complex conduction (CORRECTED version) (September 4, 2013) – original version
• Lecture 4 – More complex conduction (September 11, 2013)
• Lecture 5 – Finishing complex conduction (September 18, 2013)
• Lecture 6 – Moisture flows in enclosures (September 25, 2013)
• Lecture 7 – Airflows in enclosures (October 9, 2013)
• Additional lecture materials (make-up for October 16, 2013)
• Lecture 8 – Moisture management and control (October 23, 2013)
• Lecture 9 – Energy simulation and enclosure design (October 30, 2013)
• Lecture 10 – Codes and standards (November 6, 2013)
• Lecture 11 – Enclosure research and impacts on IAQ (November 13, 2013)
• Lecture 12 – Finish impacts on IAQ and course wrap-up (November 20, 2013)

Supplemental Files

• Solar orientation videos (56 mb zip file)

• Discussion of long-wave radiation exchange (pdf)

• Lecture 3 example problems (pdf)

• Link to LBNL THERM 6.3 Setup.exe for Windows

• Link to LBNL THERM 7.0 Setup.exe for Windows

• WUFI-Lite installer (zip) – 65 mb

•  eQUEST 3.65 (msi installer) – 80 mb