Web-based Learning Environment

Web-based Learning Environment

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Contents

Courses
Lectures
Notes
Case Studies
Publications

This web site is developed for the purpose of providing a flexible learning environment for building energy efficiency and sustainable architecture. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact us by email.

Courses

Title / Description	Created	Study hours
Sustainability in the Built Environment (Broadening Course YARC0002)	Aug 2001	12 x 2 hours
Green Building Principles and Practices (M Arch course Arch6026: 2001-2002)	Sep 2001	12 x 2 hours
Energy and Environmental Systems for Green Buildings (M Arch course Arch6026: 2000-2001)	Sep 2000	12 x 2 hours
Energy Efficiency in Buildings (M Arch course Arch6028/65747: 1999-2000)	Sep 1999	12 x 2 hours
Technologies for Energy Efficient Buildings (M Arch course Arch6028/65747: 1998-1999)	Sep 1998	9 x 2 hours

* These courses have been implemented in the Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong for supporting teaching activities.

Related Links:
BEER
Renewable Energy
Sustainable Arch.

Lectures

Title / Description	Updated	Study hours
1. Overview of Building Energy Efficiency:
Introduction to Energy Efficient Building Design	Nov 1997	2 hours
Energy Efficient Buildings - Practical Design Guides [1024x768 screen] [640x480 screen]	Mar 1999	2 hours
2. Climatic Design:
Climatic Design of Buildings - An Overview	Mar 2000	2 hours
Building Design for Cold Climates	Mar 2001	1 hour
3. Efficient Use of Energy:
Efficienct Use of Energy in Buildings	Oct 2000	2 hours
4. Energy Efficient Technologies:
Energy Efficient Technologies (Overview)	Oct 2000	2 hours
Passive Cooling and Daylighting	Sep 1999	2 hours
HVAC Systems	Sep 1999	2 hours
Active Solar and Photovoltaics	Oct 1999	2 hours
Other Technologies	Jan 1999	2 hours
5. Building Energy Analysis:
Building Energy Analysis Techniques (Overview)	Oct 2000	2 hours
Building Energy Simulation	Oct 1999	2 hours
Building Energy Audits	Oct 1999	2 hours
Introduction to OTTV and Building Energy Simulation	Dec 1998	2 hours
6. Building Energy Efficiency Standards:
Assessment of Building Energy Performance	Nov 1999	2 hours
Energy Efficiency Standards for Building Design	Dec 1997	2 hours
7. Green Building Issues:
Guest Lectures on Sustainable Building	Feb/Mar 2003	4 hours
What is Green Building?	Sep 2000	2 hours
Sustainable Technology and Management	Oct 2000	2 hours
Building Environmental Assessment	Nov 2000	2 hours
8. Renewable Energy:
Renewable Energy Systems	Oct 2000	2 hours
9. Intelligent Buildings:
Intelligent Buildings	Nov 2000	2 hours
10. Environmental Sciences:
Air Movement and Natural Ventilation	Aug 2001	2 hours
Visual Comfort and Lighting Design	Aug 2001	2 hours
Indoor Air Quality	Aug 2001	2 hours

Notes

Title / Description	Created	Updated	Study hours
Checklist for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PDF file)	Jan 1999		N/A
Checklist for Environmentally Responsible Design and Construction	Sep 2000		N/A
Module Angle of Solar Panels	Mar 2002		N/A

Case Studies
A library of case studies for energy efficient and sustainable buildings is being developed. Please click here for more information.

Research Pubications

Hui, S. C. M., 2000. Web-based learning for building energy efficiency -- a capacity building tool, paper presented at the International Workshop on Energy Efficient Buildings in China for the 21st Century, 14-15 December 2000, Beijing, China. (in both English and Chinese) [PDF]
Hui, S. C. M. and Cheung, K. P., 1999. Developing a web-based learning environment for building energy efficiency and solar design in Hong Kong, Solar Energy, 67 (1-3): 151-159. [PDF]
Hui, S. C. M., 1999. Internet technology and modern HVAC industry, Modern Air Conditioning, No. 2, December 1999, pp. 78-84. (in Chinese with an English abstract) [ISBN 7-112-04047-7 / TU 3172(9454)]
Hui, S. C. M., 1999. Web-based information system for energy efficient technologies in HVAC and the built environment, In Proc. of the 1999 Asia-Pacific Conference on the Built Environment, 29 November - 2 December 1999, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. A7.1-A7.9. [PDF]
Hui, S. C. M. and Cheung, K. P., 1999. Developing a web-based learning environment for building energy efficiency and solar design in Hong Kong, paper presented at the ISES Solar World Congress 1999, 4-9 July 1999, Jerusalem, Israel. [PDF]
Hui, S. C. M., 1999. Application of WWW in HVAC industry, In Proc. of the Shanghai-Hong Kong HVAC Seminar '99, 14-16 April 1999, Shanghai, pp. 16-19. (in Chinese with an English abstract) [HTML]

| Created: 14 Nov 1997 | Update: 7 Mar 2003 | By Sam C M Hui (cmhui@hku.hk) |