CLE ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGSL,T,P,J,C

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Module Topics L
SLO
Hrs
1 Introduction 3
Green Buildings within the Indian Context, Types of Energy, Energy
2,4
Efficiency and Rebound Effect, Pollution, Better Buildings, Reducing energy
consumption, Low energy design.
2 Renewable Energy sources 4
Solar energy, Passive Solar Heating, Passive Solar collection, Wind andother
renewables. A passive solar strategy: Direct gain - Trombe wall, convective 2, 4
air loop, Photovoltaics, Climate and Energy, Macro and Microclimate - Indian
Examples.
3 Heating and Cooling 5
Building Form Surface area and Fabric Heat Loss, utilizing natural energy,
Internal Planning, Grouping of buildings Robins Spatial Proportion
Orientation of building Heat transmission through buildings Thermal 2, 5
properties of building materials Thermal Comfort Psychrometric Chart
Heat transfer Cosine Effect - Insulation - Cooling buildings, passive
cooling, and mechanical cooling Measurement of heating and cooling loads.
4 Ventilation and Infiltration 5
Natural ventilation and forced ventilation in commercial buildings, passive
2, 5
cooling, modelling air flow and ventilation stack effect - ventilation
calculation Mass effect
5 Day lighting and Artificial Lighting 5
Illumination requirements - Concepts of daylight factors and day lighting,
daylight assessment, sky dome - sun path diagram, sky exposure angle, sun
protection, shading coefficient, visualising day lighting: Source-Path-Target
2, 5
and apparent size,illuminance calculation, penetration and spread of sky
component, artificial lighting, efficacy, Radiant barriers - new light sources
luminaries - light shelves - Supplementary artificial lighting design light
distribution electric lighting control
6 Design for Climatic Zones 3
Energy efficient building strategies for various climatic zone cold and
2, 5
cloudy cold and sunny composite warm and humid moderate hot and
dry case studies.
7 Energy Assessment and Compliances Procedures 3
Energy awareness, monitoring energy consumption, Building Environmental
Assessment- environmental criteria embodied energy of building materials -
12, 17
assessment methods - assessment tools (e.g. GRIHA, LEED) - Ecohomes -
Sustainable architecture and urban design principles of environmental
architecture.
8 Codes and Case Studies (Guest Lectures by Experts) 2 12, 20
Energy efficiency provisions pertaining toNBC 2005, ECBC, IGBC and
TERI-Case Studies
 Total Lecture Hours 30
Mode of Delivery: Video Lectures, Industrial Visits and Guest Lecture by Experts from Industry.
Text Book
1. William T. Meyer., Energy Economics and Building Design., New York: McGraw- Hill, Inc,
2007
Reference Books:
1. Charles Eley, Design Professional's Guide to Zero Net Energy Buildings, Island Press, 2016
2. Ian M. Shapiro, Energy Audits and Improvements for Commercial Buildings, John Wiley & Sons,
2016
3. MoncefKrarti, Energy Audit of Building Systems: An Engineering Approach, Second Edition, 2016
4. Satyajit Ghosh and Abhinav Dhaka, Green Structures: Energy Efficient Buildings, Ane Books, 2015
5. Lal Jayamaha, Energy-Efficient Building Systems: Green Strategies for Operation and Maintenance,
McGraw Hill Professional, 2006

Mode of Evaluation: Continuous Assessment (CATs, J component, etc.) and FAT

Sample Projects: 60
1. Develop computerized simulation of heating and ventilation effects in buildings.
2. Develop a sample building compliance for Green Building Rating as per GRIHA.
3. Develop a sample building compliance for Green Building Rating as per LEED India.
4. Material Take-off for Low-carbon Emission for a construction project.
5. Perform Energy Auditing of Building using Building Information Modeling.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLO)

1) Having an ability to apply mathematics and science in engineering applications.
2) Having a clear understanding of the subject related concepts and of contemporary issues.
3) Having an ability to be socially intelligent with good SIQ (Social Intelligence Quotient) and
EQ (Emotional Quotient).
4) Having Sense-Making Skills of creating unique insights in what is being seen or observed
(Higher level thinking skills which cannot be codified).
5) Having design thinking capability.
6) Having an ability to design a component or a product applying all the relevant standards and
with realistic constraints.
7) Having computational thinking (Ability to translate vast data in to abstract concepts and to
understand database reasoning).
8) Having Virtual Collaborating ability.
9) Having problem solving ability- solving social issues and engineering problems.
10) Having a clear understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
11) Having interest in lifelong learning.
12) Having adaptive thinking and adaptability.
13) Having cross cultural competency exhibited by working in teams.
14) Having an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret
data.
15) Having an ability to use the social media effectively for productive use.
16) Having a good working knowledge of communicating in English.
17) Having an ability to use techniques, skills and modern Engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice.
18) Having critical thinking and innovative skills.
19) Having a good cognitive load management skill.
20) Having a good digital footprint.