C Energy Efficiency 1-Sustainable Building Science

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Formerly EST 120 Digital Controls and Inverters Term hours: 27 lecture and 81 laboratory. This course will present basic energy concepts lighting fundamentals, energy utilities and rates, and identification of opportunities for efficiency changes in buildings. Topics include scientific principles of energy, light and heat, energy codes and standards, metering and monitoring. Students will examine the economic, regulatory, and infrastructure issues affecting implementation of energy efficiency measures as well as their potential for solving energy and environmental problems, and Energy Sustainability Technology.(CSU)