📚 Syllabus & Course Curriculum
Environmental Science & Sustainability
Module-by-module breakdown of Daylight and Building Performance Analysis with ClimateStudio, from foundations to a certified capstone project.
Setup
• ClimateStudio inside Rhino and Grasshopper, and where each is the better fit
• EPW weather files: what they contain, and why the station chosen changes the answer
• Sun path, psychrometrics and degree days read as design constraints, not decoration
• Model hygiene — closed geometry, sensible zoning and units — as the usual cause of bad results
Radiation
• Annual and seasonal irradiation mapping across facades and roofs
• Testing shading devices against cooling load and daylight together, not separately
• Photovoltaic potential studies and realistic yield expectations
• Reflectance and context buildings, and how much omitting them distorts output
Daylight
• Spatial Daylight Autonomy and Annual Sunlight Exposure defined by IES LM-83
• LEED v4.1 daylight credit thresholds and what a compliant result requires
• Material reflectance and glazing visible transmittance as the dominant inputs
• Why daylight factor persists in practice and where it misleads
Comfort
• Daylight Glare Probability and the difference between annual and point-in-time glare
• View position and orientation selection, which largely determines the finding
• Electric lighting, dimming controls and daylight-linked energy savings
• Rendering for evidence rather than for presentation
Energy
• Conceptual thermal models on the EnergyPlus engine and their intended accuracy
• Envelope, glazing ratio and orientation parametrics for early design comparison
• What a conceptual model cannot support — no HVAC sizing, no compliance submission
• Reporting assumptions, weather file and version so a result can be reproduced
Earn government-registered certification in Daylight and Building Performance Analysis with ClimateStudio
e-Certificate and e-Marksheet issued on successful completion.
