📚 Syllabus & Course Curriculum
Data Science & Analytics
Module-by-module breakdown of Creating Sustainable and Healthy Buildings: A Course on Natural Ventilation and Building Optimization, from foundations to a certified capstone project.
Drivers
• Wind-driven and buoyancy-driven flow, and the stack effect that powers it
• Cross ventilation, single-sided ventilation and their differing depth limits
• Pressure coefficients, opening area and the flow rate they permit
Air Quality
• Ventilation rates under ASHRAE 62.1 and the basis of those numbers
• CO2 as a proxy for ventilation adequacy, and what it does not measure
• Particulates, VOCs and the case for filtration where outdoor air is poor
Comfort
• Adaptive comfort under ASHRAE 55 and its wider acceptable range
• Air speed, draught risk and the cooling effect of elevated air movement
• Occupant control and why perceived control raises tolerance
Strategy
• Night purge, thermal mass coupling and diurnal temperature swing
• Atria, chimneys and wind catchers as driving elements
• Mixed-mode and hybrid operation, and the changeover logic between modes
Verification
• Airflow network modelling and when CFD is genuinely warranted
• Climate suitability screening before committing to a natural strategy
• Post-occupancy measurement and the gap against predicted performance
Earn government-registered certification in Creating Sustainable and Healthy Buildings: A Course on Natural Ventilation and Building Optimization
e-Certificate and e-Marksheet issued on successful completion.
