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Description
This module introduces engineering fundamentals in an interdisciplinary setting to better understand, predict and influence energy demand and environmental performance in the built environment. The content of the module will be built around four themes: (1) people, (2) fabric, (3) services and (4) context. Combining these four themes and how they interact will give students a rich understanding of engineering fundamentals behind building science and environmental performance in the built environment. Practical workshops will be carried out in experimental facilities at 果冻影院 Here East (Environmental Teaching Lab).
The aims of the module are to:
- Provide students with an understanding of the principles of energy and building physics, applicable to a building within its context.
- Allow students to recognise the interactions between people, fabric, services and context in buildings.
- Build intuition on the topics related to energy demand in buildings.
By the end of the module students should be able to:
- Describe fundamental building physics principles and their application to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
- Explain the interactions between the four themes (people, fabric, services and context) including energy use and environmental performance in the built environment.
- Recognise the advances and challenges for achieving energy and environmental performance in buildings.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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