Building Performance Measurement

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Performance measurement strategies for buildings, including: instrumentation and sensors, data collection and data management, weather data requirements, regression or inverse data analysis methods, calibrated whole-building energy simulation, calibrated simplified HVAC system simulation; measurement and analysis of indoor environmental conditions and building water use; baseline strategies; state and federal standards; case studies of commercial building applications. Prerequisite: Graduate classification or approval of instructor.