3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture Distance Learning Upper Division
This course introduces energy efficiency, thermal comfort, indoor environmental quality and green building design concepts. The course covers engineering fundamentals required for the design and analysis of building systems such as thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, light and sound transmission. The course presents engineering principles and selected applications related to hydrothermal analysis of building enclosures, air conditioning processes in heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, building illumination, and building acoustics.
Learning Outcomes1Identify and analyze the characteristics of building environmental loads, building construction, and building operations as they define the requirements for a comfortable and healthy indoor environment.
2Demonstrate knowledge of thermodynamics , fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, photometric quantities and sound transmission for use in building design.
3Identify, formulate and solve realistic Architectural Engineering problems related to hygrothermal analysis of building enclosures, air conditioning processes in Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems, pipe and duct flow, building illumination and building acoustics.
4Demonstarte an understanding of building systems integration to achieve efficient operation.
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