ABOUT THE COURSE:The course will start with the fundamental principle of climate-responsive architecture. The prime objective of the course is to give a comprehensive understanding of building operational energy consumption and conservation principles. The course is broadly classified into two sections. In the first part, the fundamentals of building physics are introduced, along with energy simulation of buildings and ECBC guidelines compliance. The second part deals with building energy conservation through passive technology adaptation, energy auditing, and green energy generation. The course will prepare the audience with the basic levels of building energy audit certification courses provided by GRIHA and LEED. The participant will become acquainted with the building energy auditing procedures.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Undergraduate and postgraduate Students of ArchitecturePREREQUISITES: The course is preferred for third-year architecture students. Students should have knowledge of climatology (usually offered at the second-year level).INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Architectural firms dealing with climate responsive design and building energy auditing
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:General Introduction to Building Physics
Review of Climate Responsive Design Principles, Heat conduction, convection and radiation principles, Material properties, Daylighting.
Week 2:Building Heat Transfer Mechanism
Heat admittance through building envelope, Psychometric operation, Solar Radiation and consideration for glazing design.
Week 3:Building Heat Load Estimation Methods
Thermal load and ventilation. Study on building energy systems that contribute to the energy needs of the built forms, Energy calculation and modelling of building based on thermal transfer values. Concept of cooling degree days
Week 4:Energy Conservation Building Code Considerations
ECBC norms on energy efficient building in India, Building envelope trade-off method. Envelope performance factor. Daylight and lighting consideration
Week 5:Energy Conservation in Residential Building
Eco-Niwas Samhita 2018 guidelines for residential building energy conservation, Residential envelope transmittance values in various climatic conditions in India. Comfort system and controls.
Week 6:Life Cycle Analysis
Discussion on life cycle energy analysis of building. Embodied energy, operational energy. Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Govt. of India (BEE) guidelines and Building Energy Index of different building types.
Week 7:Building Energy Audits
Energy Auditing types and level. Tools for Auditing, Payback of Retrofits, Accepted Home Energy Designations. Factors Affecting Thermal Performance of Insulation.
Week 8:Passive Technologies and Green Energy
Passive low energy technologies and its application in building Earth-air tubes, radiant cooling, Passive downdraft evaporative cooling (PDEC). Green technologies for alternative sources of building operating energy:, PV Cell, wind energy, bio gas, Energy efficient buildings in India: case studies
Review of Climate Responsive Design Principles, Heat conduction, convection and radiation principles, Material properties, Daylighting.
Week 2:Building Heat Transfer Mechanism
Heat admittance through building envelope, Psychometric operation, Solar Radiation and consideration for glazing design.
Week 3:Building Heat Load Estimation Methods
Thermal load and ventilation. Study on building energy systems that contribute to the energy needs of the built forms, Energy calculation and modelling of building based on thermal transfer values. Concept of cooling degree days
Week 4:Energy Conservation Building Code Considerations
ECBC norms on energy efficient building in India, Building envelope trade-off method. Envelope performance factor. Daylight and lighting consideration
Week 5:Energy Conservation in Residential Building
Eco-Niwas Samhita 2018 guidelines for residential building energy conservation, Residential envelope transmittance values in various climatic conditions in India. Comfort system and controls.
Week 6:Life Cycle Analysis
Discussion on life cycle energy analysis of building. Embodied energy, operational energy. Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Govt. of India (BEE) guidelines and Building Energy Index of different building types.
Week 7:Building Energy Audits
Energy Auditing types and level. Tools for Auditing, Payback of Retrofits, Accepted Home Energy Designations. Factors Affecting Thermal Performance of Insulation.
Week 8:Passive Technologies and Green Energy
Passive low energy technologies and its application in building Earth-air tubes, radiant cooling, Passive downdraft evaporative cooling (PDEC). Green technologies for alternative sources of building operating energy:, PV Cell, wind energy, bio gas, Energy efficient buildings in India: case studies
Taught by
Prof. Shankha Pratim Bhattacharya
