Energy Efficiency, Acoustics and Daylighting in Building

Overview

The objectives of this course is to expose the students to the concepts functional design of building for thermal aspects and energy efficiency; especially in tropical climates i.e. in Indian context. Further objective is to make the student capable of performing fenestration design for natural ventilation and daylighting & design of space for externaland internal noise control.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : Civil Engineering & Architecture students and professionalsPRE-REQUISITES : BE/BSc. Level Physics & Mathematics INDUSTRY SUPPORT : All Industry involved in Building design and construction. L&T, TERI etc. CPWD and all other PWDs. Dr. Fixit Institute

Syllabus

COURSE LAYOUT

Week 1: Environmental Factors: Factors and their representation, tropical environments and site environments, etc.
Week 2: Human response to environment: Factors affecting human comfort, Human response to thermal environment, noise, visual environment etc.; Comfort indices
Week 3:Response of building to thermal environment: Processes of heat exchange of building with environment; Effect of solar radiation; Thermal properties of material and sections and their influence
Week 4: Steady and periodic heat transfer in buildings
Week 5: Heat flow computations: Transmission matrix, Admittance method, etc.-1
Week 6: Heat flow computations: Transmission matrix, Admittance method, etc.-2
Week 7: Structural control and design for energy efficiency: Selection of envelope elements, Orientations, shape, Glasses and shading devices
Week 8: Natural ventilation: Purpose of ventilation, Mechanisms, Fenestration Design for natural ventilation
Week 9: Noise and Building: Basic acoustics and noise, Planning, Sound in free field, protection against external noise
Week 10: Internal noise sources and protection against air borne & structure borne noise.
Week 11: Day lighting: Lighting principles and fundamentals
Week 12: Sky, Indian sky, daylight prediction and design of fenestration.