CAE 463/524: Building Enclosure Design (Spring 2014)

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 February 25, 2014

Lecture Notes

• Week 1 – January 14, 2014 – Introduction to building enclosure design
• Week 2 – January 21, 2014 – No class – in NYC for ASHRAE conference
• Week 3 – January 28, 2014 – Building science review
• Week 4 – February 4, 2014 – Surface energy balances and solar radiation in enclosures
• Week 5 – February 11, 2014 – Complex conduction
• Week 6 – February 18, 2014 –  Moisture flows in building enclosures
• Week 7  – February 25, 2014 – Moisture management and control
• Week 8 – March 4, 2014 – Air movements in enclosures
• Week 9 – March 11, 2014 – Campus project presentations & finish air movements (no lecture notes)
• Week 10 – March 18, 2014 – No class – Spring Break
• Week 11 – March 25, 2014 – Windows and daylighting
• Week 12 – April 1, 2014 – Energy simulation and enclosure design
• Week 13 – April 8, 2014 – Thermal mass modeling and finishing energy simulation
• Week 14 – April 15 – Codes and standards in enclosure design
• Week 15 – April 22, 2014 – Guest lecture from Bruce Kaskel, WJE
• Week 16 – April 29, 2014 – Final project presentations
• Week 17  – May 6, 2014 – No final scheduled

Supplemental Files

• Solar orientation videos (56 mb zip file)

• 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
• BEopt installer (77 mb)
• EnergyPlus installer (83 mb)
• DView installer (1 mb)