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HVA 125
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Title: | Building Envelope Analysis I |
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Course Description: | Introduce the student to what a Building Envelope Analysis is and the importance of analyzing the building envelope and the role that heat transfer plays in that analysis. |
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Min Credit: | 4 |
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Origin Notes: | PPCC |
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Course Notes: | New course entered 1/26/12 LK |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Develop an understanding of heat transfer and heat loss and the effect it has on the customer.
2. Demonstrate the understanding of the building envelope and how the thermal characteristics affect the effectiveness of the building envelope.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Introduction to Heat Transfer
a. What is it?
b. How does it travel?
c. How does it affect human comfort
II. Heat Loss and Gain
III. Building Envelope Analysis
a. What is the building envelope and the thermal characteristics of a building.
b. What are the basic types and effect of building insulation
c. Heat loss and gain
d. Analyze of small house projects
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