Design and construction professionals require a command on fundamental principles of building physics in order to ensure functional efficiency in the built environments. The course provides a one-stop solution to design/construction industry professionals, students of architecture and engineering disciplines to understand these principles and learn their practical applications. The course comprises of 10 modules which cover climate responsive design of buildings, thermal comfort and energy efficiency, building acoustics and noise control and visual quality and day lighting. The participants will engage in a series of experiential learning modules - involving basic tutorials, animated examples, applied case studies and do-it-yourself exercises.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
UG students of Engineering and Architecture ; Design and Construction industry professionals
INDUSTRY SUPPORT - LIST OF COMPANIES/INDUSTRY THAT WILL RECOGNIZE/VALUE THIS ONLINE COURSE
Design and Construction Firms, Architecture Firms, Construction companies
It can be used as a part of induction course for recruits in design and construction firms.
1470 students have enrolled already!!
COURSE INSTRUCTOR
Dr. E. Rajasekar is an assistant professor at the Department of Architecture and Planning ,IIT Roorkee, India. He is an Architect with post-graduation in Building Technology and Construction Management and PhD on Thermal comfort and building performance from IIT Madras. He is a Shastri Indo - Canadian Institute Doctoral Fellow.He specializes in the field of building performance assessment focused on the thermal,acoustics and lighting parameters.He carries a rich research and industry experience in this field and has published more than 20 technical papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He is a USGBC LEED accredited professional and a GRIHA certified professional.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE COURSE Course url: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ar01 Course duration : 04 weeks Date and Time of Exams: April 28 (Saturday) and April 29 (Sunday) : Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form. Exam registration url - Will be announced shortly CERTIFICATE 1. Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score. 2. 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of 4 weeks course: Best 3 out of 4 assignments. 3. E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup. It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
COURSE LAYOUT
Week 1: Solar geometry, climate responsive building design, thermal comfort
Week 2: Bio climatic design, building envelop, glazing systems, energy efficiency
Week 3: Fundamentals of building acoustics, Quality indicators, Acoustic materials, Noise control
Week 4: Visual quality in built environment, Effective day lighting design, Integrated design appro
SUGGESTED READING 1. Givoni, B. (1969). Man, climate and architecture. Elsevier.
2. Szokolay, S. V. (2014). Introduction to architectural science: the basis of sustainable design. Routledge.
3. Koenigsberger, O. H. (1975). Manual of tropical housing & building. Orient Blackswan.
4. Egan, M. D. (1988). Architectural acoustics. McGraw-Hill Custom Publishing.
5. Kinsler, L. E., Frey, A. R., Coppens, A. B., & Sanders, J. V. (1999). Fundamentals of acoustics. Fundamentals of Acoustics. Wiley-VCH.
6. Egan, M. D., & Olgyay, V. (2002). Architectural lighting. McGraw-Hill.
