| 1 |
(no lecture) |
Course Introduction | Energy Use in Society |
Software overview and installation |
| 2 |
Energy Use in Buildings |
Understanding Climate: Solar Radiation | Where Is the Sun? |
DIVA Shading Study (DIVA-GH2) |
| 3 |
Understanding Climate: Wind, Temperature, and Relative Humidity | Climate File Game |
Thermal Comfort | CBE Comfort Tool | Case Studies |
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| 4 |
Active Solar |
(no lecture) |
DIVA Radiation Maps + ArchSim PV Simulations (DIVA-GH7) |
| 5 |
Light and Human Vision | Photometry |
Daylighting Design Principles |
DIVA Rendering & Illuminance Calculations (DIVA-GH1) |
| 6 |
(no lecture) |
Daylight Simulations | Daylight Availability Metrics | Characterizing Material |
DIVA Daylight Availability Calculations (DIVA-GH4) + Dynamic Shading (DIVA-GH5) |
| 7 |
Visual Comfort |
Electric Lighting | Controls | Occupant Behavior |
Glare Analysis (DIVA-RH3) + Electric Lighting & Controls (DIVA-RH5, DIVA-RH6) |
| 8 |
Thermal Mass | Heat Flow I |
(no lecture) |
Setting Up an Integrated Daylighting/Thermal Model (DIVA-GH8, DIVA-GH10) |
| 9 |
Heat Flow II | Insulation Materials |
Window Technologies | Shading |
Planning for the final project |
| 10 |
Ventilation |
Internal Gains | Load Calculations |
Simulation game |
| 11 |
(no lecture) |
AIA student presentations (undergraduate) |
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| 12 |
AIA student presentations (graduate) |
HVAC for Small Buildings |
|
| 13 |
HVAC for Large Buildings (guest lecture) |
MIT HVAC tour |
Final project presentations (undergraduate) |
| 14 |
Acoustics I (guest lecture) |
Acoustics II (guest lecture) |
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| 15 |
Individual meetings with graduate student groups |
Individual meetings with graduate student groups |
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| 16 |
Exam week: final project presentations (graduate) |
