Building, Climate, Comfort

Catalog description

Creating energy-efficient homes is becoming increasingly crucial for our environment and for the wellbeing of individuals and communities. This course looks at efficiency through the strategic implementation of both passive and active systems. Students will learn about a series of building design strategies including active systems for Heating, Ventilating, and Cooling as well as passive strategies such as thermal insulation, high-performance glazing, outdoor solar shading, the use of thermal mass, and night ventilation passive.