Environmental systems have been developed and applied in buildings to improve thermal comfort and to reduce energy use. The workshop examines the design and performance of the systems, focusing on their climatic effects on occupants while providing technical and analytic skills. Environmental systems of interest include the Trombe wall, double-skin façade, external thermal mass, integrated shading, stack ventilation, and passive downdraft cooling. Computational fluid dynamics and building energy simulation are incorporated for quantitative analysis along with the physical model and energy tracing diagram for qualitative analysis. The course further provides technical skills that serve the ARCH 709 EBD Research Studio offered in the same semester. Meetings include lectures, workshops, and desk-crits. Students must have completed ARCH 753 Introduction to Building Performance Simulation as a prerequisite.
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