COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENERGY AND FLOW ANALYSIS IN BUILDINGS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5136 ENERGY AND FLOW ANALYSIS IN BUILDINGS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYÇA TOKUÇ

Offered to

Structural Construction Design
Structural Construction Design

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce the concepts, main design principles and methods of energy and flow analysis in buildings that could be applied in architectural design.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To recognise the main principles of energy and flow analysis in buildings.
2   To define a building energy problem.
3   To evaluate the dependencies of a simulation.
4   To debate the outputs of a simulation.
5   To discuss challenges, limitations, and opportunities of current analysis methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course Aims and context Main concepts Analysis tools Building energy simulation Installing the software
2 Geometry Zoning Installing the software Drawing tools and modeling
3 Surfaces Windows Application Single zone model
4 Climate Inputs and Outputs Application Running a simulation
5 Energy flow Material properties Application Defining custom material properties and constructions
6 Airflow Natural Ventilation Deciding upon the assignment/presentation topic Application Defining natural ventilation
7 Thermal comfort Fanger model Application Conditioned zones
8 Thermal comfort Adaptive model Application Nonconditioned zones
9 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
10 Multiple zones and behavior of the model Application Multizone models
11 Viewing results Application Plugins
12 Schedules Loads Application Defining a new schedule scenario
13 Discussing energy balance Optimization tools Application Plugins
14 Student Presentations and Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Supplementary Book(s):
Baker, N., Steemers, K., 2005, Energy and Environment in Architecture: A Technical Design Guide, E & FN Spon, London and New York.
Bergman, T. L., Lavine, A. S., Incropera, F. P., Dewitt, D. P., 2011. Fundamentals of heat and mass transfer.
Cengel, Y. A., 2003. Heat transfer a practical approach.
Jankovic, L., 2012, Designing Zero Carbon Buildings Using Dynamic Simulation Methods, Routledge, 336.
Szokolay, S. V., 2014. Introduction to architectural science: the basis of sustainable design. Routledge.
Tokuç, A., Başaran, T., Yesügey S.C., 2015, An Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Use of Phase Change Materials in Building Elements: The Case of a Fat Roof in Istanbul. Energy and Buildings (102), 91-104.
Tokuç, A., 2009, Bina Enerji Benzetim Araçları ve Seçim Ölçütleri, DEÜ Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 11(32), 19-30.

References:
Software guidelines and tutorials

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, discussion, reading, simulation, presentation and research paper preperation format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE(RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Participation assesses in/out class questions/quizes and homeworks.
Instead of the final exam, the students are expected to prepare an research paper in accordance with their individual studies within the theoretical framework of the lecture.

Assessment Criteria

Mid Term 20 % (ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3)
Assignment/Presentation 20 % (ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4)
Participation 20 % (ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4, ÖÇ5)
Research Paper 40 % (ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4, ÖÇ5)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are expected to attend the class fully prepared to discuss the subjects and other related material.
2. Late submissions will be subject to a different evaluation.
3. All kinds of plagiarism will result in a disciplinary action.
4. Instructor might do quiz or exercises in the term. Their marks will be evaluated in the participation grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayca.tokuc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 1 12
Tutorials 12 1 12
Student Presentations 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 1 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparing report 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Final Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.122
LO.222
LO.322
LO.422
LO.522