Spring 2026 Mechanical Engineering E4313 section 001

Decarbonizing Buildings Studio: Energy s

Building Energy Systems S

Call Number 12128
Day & Time
Location
R 1:10pm-3:40pm
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
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 0 students (25 max) as of 10:05AM Friday, October 10, 2025
Subject Mechanical Engineering
Number E4313
Section 001
Division School of Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate
Section key 20261MECE4313E001