MEBS6020 Sustainable Building Design

MEBS6020 Sustainable Building Design

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Energy and Environmental Design (I)

1. Engineering fundamentals

2. Sustainable design process

3. Architectural design impacts

4. HVAC design considerations

5. Predesign energy analysis

6. Design and analysis tools

(Powerpoint file in PDF format)

Video Presentation:

High Performance Building: Performance by Design (RMI) (27:50) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIX-J83lmaI

Further Reading:

Building Science Concepts (WBDG) https://www.wbdg.org/resources/building-science-concepts
Key areas for green specialist advices http://ibse.hk/MEBS6020/Key_Areas_For_Green_Specialist_Advice.pdf
Lindsey G., et al., 2009. A Handbook for Planning and Conducting Charrettes for High-Performance Projects, Second Edition, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy09osti/44051.pdf

References:

ASHRAE Green Tips (2006) http://ibse.hk/MEBS6020/greentips_2006.pdf
Brophy V. & Lewis J. O., 2011. A Green Vitruvius: Principles and Practice of Sustainable Architectural Design, Second Edition, Earthscan, London. [HKALL] https://www.academia.edu/35978958/A_GREEN_VITRUVIUS_PRINCIPLES_AND_PRACTICE_OF_SuSTAINAbLE_ARChITECTuRAL_DESIgN
CIBSE 2012. Energy Efficiency in Buildings, CIBSE Guide F, 3rd ed., Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [HKALL][LB 696 E56 C4g]
European Commission, Directorate General XVII for Energy, 1999. A Green Vitruvius: Principles and Practice of Sustainable Architectural Design, James & James, London. [HKALL][720.47 G79 E]
PTI, 1996. Sustainable Building Technical Manual: Green Building Design, Construction and Operations, Public Technology, Inc. (PTI), Washington, D.C. [HKALL][721.0467 S964][https://pdhonline.com/courses/g240/Buiilding_%20Systems_%20and_IAQ-Sustainabledesignmanual.pdf]

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