Building Systems II

Practicum/Internship course emphasizing quantitative analysis of energy use and opportunities for improvement in specific building systems and equipment. Students will work with actual building plan sets, energy use histories, manual calculations and be introduced to computer-modeling, including an option for projects at the student's place of work or assigned practicum or internship. Topics include quantity take-offs from plans, set-up, calibration and validation of building models, schematics and control sequences of operation, energy reduction analysis and green-building standards.

Fall, Spring

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