CAE 463/524: Building Enclosure Design (Spring 2016)

CAE 463/524: Building Enclosure Design (Spring 2016)

Course Description

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 March 3, 2016

Lecture Notes

Jan 12 – Introduction to building enclosure design
Jan 19 – Building science review
Jan 26 – No class – ASHRAE conference
Feb 2 – Surface energy balances and solar radiation in enclosures
Feb 9 – Conduction in building enclosures (shortened class, to ~1.5 hours)
Feb 16 – Complex conduction in building enclosures
Feb 23 – Moisture flows in building enclosures
March 1 – Moisture management and control
March 8 – Air movements in enclosures
March 15 – No class – Spring Break
March 22 – Finishing air movements and fenestration/daylighting
March 29 – Campus project presentations & roofing design
April 5 – Energy simulation and enclosure design
April 12 – Thermal mass modeling and finishing energy simulation
April 19 – Codes and standards in enclosure design
April 26 – Guest lecture, Bruce Kaskel, WJE

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