📚 Syllabus & Course Curriculum
Data Science & Analytics
Module-by-module breakdown of Designing High-Performance Buildings with Passive Strategies and Software Tools, from foundations to a certified capstone project.
Climate
• Weather files, degree days and the psychrometric chart as an analysis tool
• Climate classification and the passive strategies each climate rewards
• Sun path, prevailing wind and site obstruction analysis
Form
• Surface-to-volume ratio, orientation and glazing distribution by facade
• Shading design: overhangs, fins and the seasonal geometry behind them
• Daylight access balanced against solar gain and glare
Envelope
• Insulation, U-values and thermal bridging that undoes detailing on paper
• Thermal mass, time lag and decrement factor in a diurnal climate
• Airtightness, moisture risk and the reason ventilation must be designed with it
Simulation
• Current tools: EnergyPlus with OpenStudio, ClimateStudio, Ladybug and IES VE
• Parametric studies and sensitivity analysis over single-option comparison
• Garbage-in modelling: schedules and internal gains dominate most results
Targets
• ECBC, Passive House and net-zero definitions compared
• Operational against embodied carbon and the shifting balance between them
• Cost optimisation and the point where passive measures stop paying back
Earn government-registered certification in Designing High-Performance Buildings with Passive Strategies and Software Tools
e-Certificate and e-Marksheet issued on successful completion.
