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MARCH-6340-1: Building Energy (Lecture)

Fall 2023

Subject: Graduate Architecture
Type: Lecture
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Level: Graduate

Campus: San Francisco
Course Dates: August 30, 2023 — December 12, 2023
Meetings: Tue 8:00-09:30AM, Main Bldg - Timken Lecture Hall
Instructors: Edlyn García La Torre, Eric Morrill, Jacqueline Lin

Units: 3.0
Enrolled: 7/12

Description:

This course provides a basic understanding of the dynamic thermal and visual environments created by the enclosure of space and of the phenomena that create these environments. This includes the basic principles of heat transfer and human comfort. Course content follows the traditional range of topics: heat transfer, human comfort, site concerns, solar geometry and shading, wind and ventilation, thermal behavior of materials, heating and cooling load analysis, climate design strategies, vernacular climate response, vision and light, natural light, and mechanical systems.

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