3556 - Mechanical Systems- HVAC and the Building Envelope
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Course Description
This course deals with the interrelationship of building envelopes and environmental control with an emphasis on sustainable building practices. The course will examine thermal comfort and indoor air quality, heating, cooling and moisture regulation, air distribution and pressure regimes, energy usage, solar and internal gains, natural and hybrid ventilation, and heating and cooling loads. More responsible building practices are identified and illustrated throughout.
The course material covers the Examination Learning Objectives of the Mechanical Systems Exam conducted by Building Science Specialist Board of Canada (BSSB) for Building Science Specialist (BSS®) designation.
Learning Outcomes
• Understand the basic layouts and pros and cons of common HVAC systems.• Calculate energy requirements by applying psychrometric theory to basic air conditioning processes. Psychrometric charts will be used to assist students with visualizing the processes.
• Understand the energy-saving benefits of enthalpy wheels.
• Understand the comfort implications of indoor air quality, the common contaminants that affect IAQ and how they are controlled.
• Calculate air infiltration/exfiltration due to wind and the stack effect with the crack method as applied to walls, windows and doors.
• Understand several solar energy concepts and the direct and diffuse solar heat gain coefficients, and the effect of solar gain on the building cooling load.
• Calculate the heating load for a building based on conduction and air exchange through the building envelope.
• Understand the cooling load and qualitatively comprehend what contributes to this load – including several time-dependent heat transfers.
• Prepare to write the Mechanical Systems Exam for BSS®
Recommendations
Basic high school science and algebra are required. An engineering or architectural background is strongly recommended.This course is recognised by the following association(s). Click on the association name for details.
This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in
- Building Science Practice : Required Courses
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Thomas Simko is a licensed Professional Engineer and has a PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Sydney, where he also worked as a research fellow. He has taught at the University of Sydney, the Australian Defence Force Academy, the Australian National University and Queen's University, and he has received ten teaching awards, including an Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. Dr. Simko's research interests include passive solar energy and heat transfer, and he is currently involved in research on vacuum glazing for high performance windows. In addition to his academic publications, he writes features about aerospace and solar energy for newspapers in Canada and Australia.