Course Overview
This interactive course will focus on detail options to mitigate thermal bridging and achieve an airtight envelope. The course will explore the following topics: Overview of the BC Energy Step Code and Passive House Standard for Part 3 Buildings; ABC of an Air Barrier; Thermal Bridging review and examples; Design strategies to achieve zero energy ready buildings using an envelope-first approach; Related considerations, including costing, constructability, and site quality control. This course is meant to reflect the design and construction process of real life projects where the design team must deal with the owner's requirements, building code requirements, budgets, supplier constraints, construction management, and commissioning activities.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
0.0
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain what is the BC Energy Step Code, Passive House standard and performance metrics for Part 3 Buildings
- Explain how thermal bridging through the building envelope and air-tightness affect energy use and the TEDI performance metric
- Describe the process for reviewing low-TEDI detail design options at critical design stages and be aware of several available resources
- Compare solution details for specific construction considerations (e.g., mitigating thermal bridging, increasing airtightness, reducing cost, constructability, etc.)
Effective as of Winter 2023
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