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This Unit is archived with an end date of 22/04/2025

Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING

MURDOCH-S1-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

Enrolment in the Master of Renewable Energy or Master of Renewable and Sustainable Energy.

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.
Assess a particular building or site in terms of its energy performance and identify opportunities to improve its energy performance.
2.
Identify comfort control strategies for the maintenance of thermal comfort based on an analysis of climatic data within a building envelope.
3.
Use solar radiation data and solar geometry tools to evaluate solar access for a building.
4.
Identify the factors which affect heat transfer into and out of buildings.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:This unit covers most areas relevant to the analysis of energy efficient buildings. Amongst the topics covered are: Climate and Human Perception of Comfort; Heat Flow and Insulation; Thermal Mass and Storage; Solar Geometry and Radiation; Windows and Shading; Building Services (water and energy); Renewable Energy Options; Software used to analyse the energy efficiency of buildings; Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings; Ratings and Assessment Schemes; Walkthrough Audits and Behaviour Change; Impacts of Human Habitation and Sustainable Landscaping and Sustainable Building vs Energy Efficient Building.