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What you'll learn

Understand the fundamentals of sustainable construction and gain knowledge on sustainable site selection and preservation of site resources.

Evaluate the heat transfer through building elements and provide solution for avoiding heat ingress in the buildings.

Understand the key parameters of psychrometry, thermal comfort and analyze thermal comfort models

Skills you'll gain

Construction

Thermal Management

Architectural Design

Landscape Architecture

HVAC

Physics

Building Codes

Human Factors

Environment and Resource Management

Environmental Engineering

Building Design

Natural Resource Management

There are 4 modules in this course

The course provides a comprehensive overview of sustainability in construction, emphasizing the depletion of natural resources, global energy utilization, and challenges faced. It explores site selection parameters, the impact on the environment, and methods for preserving site resources. The integrated design approach and its benefits are discussed, along with the importance of basic amenities and the urban heat island effect. The course covers various aspects of building environmental considerations, focusing on heat transfer, thermal and visual comfort, and sustainable building practices. Heat transfer is explained through conduction, convection, and radiation, with a specific emphasis on heat gain in buildings, both internal and external. The discussion extends to thermal comfort, considering factors influencing human perception of heat and cold, and includes models for air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned spaces. Visual comfort is explored in terms of lighting design, covering daylighting strategies and artificial lighting parameters in compliance with building codes.

Heat Transfer in Buildings

Thermal Comfort

Visual Comfort