Passive Solar Design Principles and Simulation
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ABEE4101 | Architecture and Built Environment | 4 | 10 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- ABEE4101
- School
- Architecture and Built Environment
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module introduces students from architectural, engineering and other relevant professional backgrounds to the concepts, principles and application of passive solar building design and technology in different latitudes. The use and integration of passive solar systems will be addressed such as conservatories, Trombe walls, solar chimneys and mass walls. Students will be taught how to use software (EnergyPlus with Sketchup and Ansys with Fluent) to model passive solar building performance and assess the potential of, solar control, passive solar heating and ventilation for promoting energy saving and user comfort. Students from an architectural background will use their knowledge and computer skills to develop and test the design of a passive solar building as part of an individual design and simulation project. Students from engineering and other backgrounds will use their knowledge and computer skills to test and optimize the design of passive solar systems and their effect on overall building energy performance.
Target Students
Strictly, Postgraduate students only. MSc Renewable Energy and Architecture plus Postgraduate Taught Students in the Faculty of Engineering. Registration on a Postgraduate Taught Programme in the Faculty of Engineering. Registration and attendance of Wind Environment 3D Simulation in Architecture.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: Written report, based on passive solar design and computer simulations.
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
The aim of the module is to introduce students to the concepts, principles and application of passive solar building design and technology in different latitudes. Students use this knowledge and relevant computer software to design, test and optimize passive solar buildings, which support application of the module content and develop research skills.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
- The concepts, principles and application of passive solar building design and technology in different latitudes
Intellectual skills
- Application of judgement and reasoning to the selection of appropriate systems/technologies for optimizing passive solar systems at the scales of the urban and individual building environment
Professional/practical skills
- Selection, design and evaluation of passive solar systems and technologies and their integration at site and building scales, appropriate to location
Transferable/key skills
- Application of research skills to understanding and resolving unfamiliar problems