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Efficiency by Design
Instructor: Robert Riversong Phone: 802-496-4452 Email: Housewright@Ponds-Edge.net
A. Course Description This class will introduce - with lecture, slides, and demonstrations - the principles of heat loss and heat gain in building envelopes, the characteristics of insulation materials and insulation systems, and explore a variety of energy-efficient design details and their effects on the living environment. You will learn to perform a heat-loss analysis on a wall section and an entire house plan and calculate the solar and internal gains from passive strategies. We will consider the embodied energy of building materials as well as their contribution to future energy savings, health effects of materials and design, the importance of ventilation both inside and outside the thermal envelope, and the efficient use of forest products in building design and construction.
B. Suggested/Required Reading Student’s choice: any book or article(s) on passive solar design & construction principles, healthy homes, or green building. Or use a web search engine to surf cyberspace for these or related topics. The more you bring with you, the more you will take away. However, you will also leave with a thick set of handouts covering all topics on the syllabus.
C. Tools/Materials to Bring Notepad and Thinking Cap
D. Course Schedule Day 1 Morning (9am-noon) Orientation & Introductions Heat Loss Theory Heat Loss Analysis
Afternoon (1pm-5pm) Solar Theory and Analysis
Evening (7pm-10pm) Design Charrette: Group exercise creating design program for passive solar house with material specifications, heat loss analysis, and solar gain analysis.
Day 2 Morning (9am-noon) Design/Construction Details for Efficiency Efficiency and Effectiveness on the Jobsite
Afternoon (1pm-5pm) Healthy Home - Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Sustainability Issues and Measurements Closure
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