Advanced Building Performance and Simulation

Energy, daylight, comfort and carbon simulation to guide design decisions.

ARCH-510 Year 5 3 credits 12 lessons planned

Offered by HSM University · Architecture

Course content

  1. 1Performance-based designComing
  2. 2Weather dataComing
  3. 3Energy modelling principlesComing
  4. 4Building geometry and zoningComing
  5. 5Envelope and systems inputsComing
  6. 6Daylight simulationComing
  7. 7Glare and visual comfortComing
  8. 8Thermal comfortComing
  9. 9Airflow and CFDComing
  10. 10Whole-building life cycle assessmentComing
  11. 11Calibration and uncertaintyComing
  12. 12Simulation projectComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Energy, daylight, comfort and carbon simulation to guide design decisions.

Part of the Architecture stream, typically taken in year 5.