Lecture Modules and Class Assignment
General Course Information
Lecture Modules
- Lecture 1 – Introduction
- Lecture 2 – H.A.M. (heat, air, moisture)
- Lecture 3 – Enclosures
- Lecture 4a – Thermal Comfort
- Lecture 4b – Climate Conditions
- Lecture 5 – Intro to Air Exchanges
- Lecture 6 – Calculating Air Exchange
- Lectures 7 & 8 – Thermal Insulation
- Lecture 9 – Psychrometrics
- Lecture 10 – Moisture Control – Vapor
- Lecture 11 – Moisture Control – Liquid
- Lecture 12 – Moisture Control in Assemblies
- Lectures 13 & 14 – Fenestration
- Lecture 15 – Heating Loads
- Lecture 16 – Cooling Loads
- Lectures 17 & 18 – Energy Estimating
- Lectures 19 & 20 – HVAC Intro & Heating Systems
- Lecture 21 – Cooling Systems
- Lecture 22a – Air Processing
- Lecture 22b – Air Contaminants
- Lecture 23a – Duct Overview
- Lecture 23b – Fans & Ducts
- Lecture 24 – Ventilation
- Lecture 25a – Make-up Air
- Lecture 25b – Combustion Air
Class Projects, Assignments and Labs
- Class Project
- Optional Class Project (RTZ)
- Assignment 1 – Temperature Profile
- Assignment 2 – Vapor Pressure Profile
- Assignment 3 – WUFI Modeling
- Lab 1 – UA Calculations
- Lab 2 – ResCheck
- Lab 3 – Air Exchange
- Lab 4 – Thermal Insulation
- Lab 5 – Fenestration
- Lab 6 – Heating Load
- Lab 7 – Cooling Load
- Lab 8 – Energy Analysis
- Lab 9 – Fans & Ducts
Textbooks and Supplemental Resources
Required Texts:
- ASHRAE Handbook: Fundamentals (I-P), ASHRAE, 2017
- High Performance Enclosures, Straube, 2012
- Builder’s Guide for Cold Climates, EEBA, 2004 or later
Supplemental Reading:
- Building Science for Building Enclosures, Straube & Burnett, 2005.
- Water in Buildings. Rose. 2005
- Building Science for a Cold Climates. Hutcheon & Handegord. 1983
- Understanding Pyschrometrics, Third Edition, Gatley. 2013
Other Resources: