ARCH 5616 - Environmental Systems II: Building Dynamics

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Offered in New York City.

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This course examines the design and analysis of the building envelope, with a focus on the material and energetic transformations taking place at the boundary between architecture and environment. Topics include: comfort, building thermodynamics, envelope assemblies, thermal modeling, active and passive control systems, daylighting and architectural acoustics.