Comfort in Buildings

The course provides a comprehensive overview of sustainability in construction, emphasizing the depletion of natural resources, global energy utilization, and challenges faced. It explores site selection parameters, the impact on the environment, and methods for preserving site resources. The integrated design approach and its benefits are discussed, along with the importance of basic amenities and the urban heat island effect. The course covers various aspects of building environmental consider

• Understand fundamentals of sustainable construction and site selection
• Evaluate heat transfer through building components and design heat ingress solutions
• Analyze thermal comfort models and psychrometric parameters

• Basic knowledge of construction principles