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Section Two - Technologies for Energy Efficient Buildings |
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| 1. Energy Efficient Buildings - Basic Principles |
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| 2. Technologies for Energy Efficient Buildings | ||
| (a) Passive cooling and sun control |
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| (b) Air-conditioning systems |
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| (c) Lighting and daylighting |
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| (d) Active solar and photovoltaics |
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| (e) Other technologies |
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| 3. Energy Policy and Building Energy Standards |
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| 4. Case Studies of Building Projects | ||
| (a) Case Studies (I) - Central Plaza, Hong Kong |
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| (b) Case Studies (II) - RITE, Kyoto and NEXT21, Osaka |
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Background |
A challenging task of architects and other building professionals today
is to design an energy efficient building. To achieve this successfully
and effectively, an understanding of the principles and the available technologies
is very important.
This course will introduce the basic principles of energy efficient buildings and explore various technologies that can be used to improve energy performance of buildings. Technologies to be studied include (a) passive cooling and sun control, (b) air-conditioning systems, (c) lighting and daylighting, (d) active solar and photovoltaics, and (e) other technologies. Energy policy and building energy standards relevant to our community will be discussed to give a better understanding of the social, political and economic context for the application of the technologies. Case studies of real building projects in Hong Kong and overseas will be investigated to evaluate the benefits and difficulties in practical terms. |
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Approach |
A number of lectures and case studies will form the stimulus of the
learning process and provide the basis for developing knowledge and design
skills of the technologies. Students are required to consider and
study the topics through readings, discussions, project analyses and design
evaluations. A major design/analytical project will give the students
an opportunity to apply the knowledge they have learned and to examine
the key factors in energy efficient buildings.
The course emphasizes the importance of integrating energy-efficient building technologies into architectural design to help generate innovative architectural forms and improve the performance of various building systems. It is hoped that the experience and skills acquired in this course could be applied to other parts of the academic studies of the students, such as the subject of architecture and urban design. |
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Duration |
The course will last for a total of 12 contact weeks (spanned in two semesters). Please refer to the Schedule of Lectures and Activities for details (click here for a PDF file of the schedule). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue & Time |
KB-428, CAD Lab, 4/F, Knowles Building
8:30 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. (Fridays) (for the First Semester) 10:40 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. (Fridays) (for the Second Semester) |
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Assessment Method |
The final grade in the course (Section Two only) will be based upon
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following assessments:
(a) Homework assignments – 20%. (b) A major design/analytical project – 80%. Homework will be assigned regularly and the students are requested to work independently on this. The students are encouraged to prepare their homework electronically and submit through e-mail. The brief for the major design and analytical project will be provided in early December 1998. This project should be done and submitted by each individual student, but interactions among the students are allowed to integrate their areas of focus and optimise the overall building performance. The main objective of the project is to design and/or analyse a building with high energy efficiency and effective use of the technologies concerned. Students should apply the knowledge learnt in the class to the design and to analyze the building performance with practical methods. Submission for the design/analytical project should be in the form of a report of not more than thirty (30) A4 pages. Illustrative and supporting drawings of size larger than A4 standard may be included at the back of the report, but they should be kept to a minimum. The students are required to make a short oral presentation and to answer questions in the last week of this section (on 5 March 1999). |
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Key Dates |
4 December 1998 - Introduction of project brief
11 December 1998 - Issuance of formal project requirement 15 January 1999 - Submission of Preliminary Report of building project 26 February 1999 - Student consultation and review 4 March 1999 - Final report submission and oral presentation |
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Project Brief |
The Brief for the Design/Analytical Project
(Ref: Tech/178/1298) [Click here for a PDF file of the project brief] [Click here for a MS Word97 file of the project brief] [Project Brief Explained (slides)] (* Please select your building project for study and submit the title by .) [Titles of building projects selected by students (update: 14 Jan 99)] |
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Related Web Sites |
Web-based Learning for Building Energy Efficiency (WBLEE)
http://arch.hku.hk/~cmhui/teach/ Building Energy Efficiency Research (BEER)
Integrated Building Technology Teaching
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(* Please send comments and corrections to cmhui@hku.hk or kpcheuna@hku.hk)