Spring 2024 Mechanical Engineering E4313 section 001

Decarbonizing Buildings Studio: Energy s

Call Number	11805
Day & Time Location	R 1:10pm-3:40pm 337 Seeley W. Mudd Building
Points	3
Grading Mode	Standard
Approvals Required	None
Instructor	Marc Zuluaga
Type	LECTURE
Method of Instruction	In-Person
Course Description	Historical co-evolution of building energy systems and fuels. Classifying existing buildings into typologies that are a prevalent combination of building size, age, fuels, equipment, distribution, and zoning controls. Fuels, electricity, furnaces, boilers, heat pumps. Overview of common heat and hot water distribution systems. Case-study based approach to evaluate retrofit options for each typology. Considerations of location, stagingupgrades, envelope efficiency, retrofit cost structure, paybacks with a view towards decarbonization.
Web Site	Vergil
Department	Mechanical Engineering
Enrollment	13 students (30 max) as of 4:06PM Sunday, December 1, 2024
Subject	Mechanical Engineering
Number	E4313
Section	001
Division	School of Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate
Section key	20241MECE4313E001