ENAE605-23X2 (C) Special non-calendar-based Two 2023

Sustainable Building Design Practice

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 31 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 3 December 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 13 August 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 October 2023

Description

Sustainable building design philosophy, strategies and practice. Materials, water, airflow and energy in buildings. High-performance, low energy buildings. Building performance simulation. Coordination and integration with other building design disciplines.

This course applies advanced principles of building engineering physics and energy modelling to the practice of sustainable building design. A systems approach is taken to developing solutions to sustainable building design challenges, with a focus on the early stages of design. The effects of building form, materials, systems, occupants and environment on building energy performance are examined using case studies and simulation analyses.

The course covers the following topics:
• Sustainable building design principles, objectives and strategies.
• Energy and airflow in buildings.
• Building energy performance modelling and analysis.
• Sustainable building technologies and systems.

Learning Outcomes

  • A student who successfully completes this course should be able to apply advanced principles of building engineering physics and sustainable design to the professional practice of:

  • Developing building design concepts, strategies and technical solutions that respond to sustainability objectives and performance targets.
  • Modelling and analysing the effects of proposed building designs on the energy and environmental performance of buildings.
  • Communicating the physical basis for the energy and environmental performance of buildings through applying knowledge of energy, moisture and airflow in buildings and the relationship between building design and building energy performance.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department

Lecturer

Wentao Wu

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Sustainable design practice 1: Building energy load calculation and optimisation for a museum 25%
Sustainable design practice 2: On-site electricity generation with solar energy for a museum 25%
Sustainable design practice 3: Whole building energy simulation and optimisation for a museum 25%
Sustainable design practice 4: passive natural ventilation design for a museum exhibition space 25%

Textbooks / Resources

All required course material and software will be provided to students.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,164.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

All ENAE605 Occurrences

  • ENAE605-23X2 (C) Special non-calendar-based Two 2023
  • ENAE605-23X1 (C) Special non-calendar-based One 2023 - Not Offered
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