Course Overview
This course introduces the knowledge and skills required to construct energy efficient and resilient building envelopes. Learners will apply fundamental knowledge of zero energy building, building science, and House-As-a-System principles through demonstrations that introduce students to various materials and techniques to address air, heat, vapour, and water in a building assembly. Using mock-ups and real examples of energy efficient and durable assemblies, learners will focus on the building enclosure with particular attention to detailing the interfaces at foundation, walls, roof and around windows and doors.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
0.5
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply the fundamentals of building science as it related to heat, air, and moisture transmission on building mock-ups
- Identify the five critical layers of a building enclosure on split insulted, deep stud, and exterior insulated assemblies
- Identify four strategies to manage water used with the five critical layers of a building enclosure
- Synthesize emerging issues related to material suitability and compatibility using building mock-ups and real examples
- Assess areas to focus on when correctly applying air barriers, water resistive barriers, and vapour barriers considering specific climatic, community, and occupant needs
- Assess areas to focus on when correctly applying insulation for high effective R-value assemblies considering specific climatic, community, and occupant needs
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2025
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