This house in southern California uses movable shade panels to reduce solar gain in a hot climate. Image by Jeremy Levine on Flickr. License CC BY.
Instructor(s)
Prof. Christoph Reinhart
MIT Course Number
4.401 / 4.464
As Taught In
Fall 2018
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course focuses on the thermal, luminous, and acoustic behavior of buildings, examining the basic scientific principles underlying these phenomena and introducing students to technologies and analysis techniques for designing comfortable indoor environments. Students are challenged to apply these techniques and explore the role light, energy, and sound can play in shaping architecture.
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