Sustainable Building Energy Design
This course is part of Buildings as Sustainable Energy Systems.
Dive into the fundamentals of building energy efficiency with this comprehensive course. You'll master the energy chain approach to create low-carbon buildings, understand heat transfer principles, and calculate energy demands. Learn to estimate heating and cooling needs, optimize building design elements like window placement and insulation, and make informed decisions for both new construction and retrofits. The course covers thermal balance calculations, energy demand assessment, and practical strategies for achieving optimal energy performance while maintaining good indoor air quality.
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What you'll learn
Understand the energy chain approach for creating low-carbon buildings
Calculate and analyze heat losses and gains in building operations
Determine space heating and cooling requirements through thermal balance analysis
Estimate energy demands for hot water systems and electrical applications
Optimize building design elements for maximum energy efficiency
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Module Description
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to building energy efficiency, focusing on the relationship between design and energy consumption. Students learn about the energy chain approach, thermal analysis, and optimization techniques for achieving low-energy buildings. The curriculum covers heat transfer principles, energy demand calculations, and practical design strategies. Topics include estimating heating and cooling needs, optimizing building elements, and understanding thermal interactions between building components. The course emphasizes both theoretical understanding and practical application of sustainable building design principles.
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: Buildings as Sustainable Energy Systems
Instructors
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Pioneer in Building Energy Epidemiology and Systems Optimization
Laure Itard serves as Professor of Building Energy Epidemiology at TU Delft's Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, where she focuses on performance analysis, diagnosis, and optimization of energy systems in buildings. Her academic journey began with Physics studies in France, followed by a Ph.D. from TU Delft's Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in 1998. Her career spans both academia and industry, including significant work as a research engineer and software developer at Deerns Consulting Engineers, and a professorship in Energy and the Built Environment at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (2010-2017). Her expertise encompasses thermodynamics, energy policies, building physics, and energy systems optimization, combining statistics and data analytics with building science. Through her research, she develops new methods for analyzing large datasets in building stock, understanding complex interactions between buildings and occupants, and optimizing operational performance of energy systems. Her work is particularly relevant to addressing the growing complexity of building energy systems and leveraging the potential of smart technologies for sustainable building operations.
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A Pioneering Researcher in Building Energy Performance and Sustainable Design
Dr. Paula van den Brom is a distinguished researcher at TU Delft's Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, where she combines expertise in building technology and architectural design. After completing dual master's degrees in Building Technology (2013) and Architecture (2014) at TU Delft, she gained valuable industry experience at an MEP consultancy firm, specializing in designing comprehensive building systems for various structures. Her doctoral research, completed in 2020, made significant contributions to understanding the gap between theoretical and actual energy consumption in buildings, analyzing data from over 1.4 million Dutch dwellings. As a postdoctoral researcher, she continues to advance the field of sustainable building design through her work on data-driven energy prediction models and building performance analysis. Her expertise spans energy simulation, building systems design, and sustainable architecture, with particular focus on the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). She actively contributes to educational programs at TU Delft, teaching courses in energy demand and sustainable building systems while conducting research that bridges the gap between theoretical models and practical energy consumption patterns in residential buildings.
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