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Building Energy Simulation

Industry-Specific
Digital Skills

Engineering, Construction, and Infrastructure

Duration

40 hours

PRESENTATION

The Building Energy Simulation Course offers you the opportunity to delve into a booming sector, with a growing demand for labor, as the world focuses more and more on the sustainability and energy efficiency. This online course is designed to provide you with essential skills in using cutting-edge tools such as HULC and DesignBuilder, which are essential for the Regulatory Compliance and Advanced Simulation. You'll learn how to optimize the energy efficiency of buildings, a crucial skill in today's context of climate change and energy efficiency policies. Our training will equip you to analyze and improve architectural designs, ensuring a reduction in resource consumption and promoting more sustainable buildings. Taking this course not only will enhance your professional profile, but it will also position you in an area that is vital for the the future of the construction and urban planning sector.

Objectives

  • Understanding the Use of HULC to perform accurate energy simulations in buildings.

  • Learning How to Use HULC to ensure regulatory compliance in architectural projects.

  • Using DesignBuilder to optimize the energy performance of the simulated buildings.

  • Identify the Benefits and Applications of DesignBuilder in energy efficiency projects.

  • Develop skills in energy simulation to improve sustainable building design.

  • Analyze the results energy simulations to propose improvements to the architectural design.

  • Evaluate the Impact of Different Energy Efficiency Strategies using advanced tools.

Syllabus

TEACHING UNIT 1. HULC ENERGY SIMULATION TOOL Energy balance in a building The interface for entering geometry. Verification of HE1 Energy systems, management, and control Simulation and analysis of results Simulation for BREEAM and VERDE energy certification TEACHING UNIT 2. HULC. TOOL FOR REGULATORY COMPLIANCE HULC and residential buildings HULC and large commercial buildings (GT) Verification of CTE HE0 with HULC Energy certification with HULC Case study TEACHING UNIT 3. DESIGNBUILDER. STATE-OF-THE-ART SIMULATION TOOL 1 Introduction Energy Plus methodology Building Data Input: Use and Location Analysis of Energy Consumption Results Simulating a Small Building with Its Energy Systems TEACHING UNIT 4. DESIGNBUILDER. STATE-OF-THE-ART SIMULATION TOOL 2 Introduction to the HVAC System Lighting Systems, Equipment, and Other Energy-Consuming Elements Simulation of the Building and Its Systems Analysis of Energy Consumption Results Simulating a Building with Its Energy Systems
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