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Fall 2015
Mar 28, 2024
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CE 51501 - Building Energy Audits
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to provide students with the necessary skills to perform an energy audit on commercial and residential buildings. Energy accounting procedures for all major building subsystems are covered in detail, along with operational cost analysis of these systems. Students learn fundamental techniques for auditing the building envelope; electrical and lighting systems; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; internal thermal loads; and building maintenance and operation procedures. Students also learn to analyze electric and natural gas utility tariffs and rate structures and apply their findings to the energy auditing process. Typically offered Fall Spring.
3.000 Credit hours

Syllabus Available
Levels: Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

Offered By: School of Civil Engineering
Department: Lyles School of Civil Engr

Course Attributes:
Upper Division

May be offered at any of the following campuses:     
      West Lafayette

Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze utility tariffs and rate structures for electricity and natural gas, and use the information to help guide energy audits. 2. Perform an energy audit of all major building subsystems, including the building envelope, electrical and lighting systems, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, internal thermal loads, and building maintenance and operation procedures. 3. Numerically model the energy consumption of each of the building subsystems, and run parametric studies to determine and recommend appropriate energy conservation measures.


Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges:     
      School of Aero and Astro Engr
      School of Biomedical Engr
      School of Civil Engineering
      School of Chemical Engineering
      Construction Engineering Mgmt
      School of Elec & Computer Engr
      School of Engineering Educ
      Div of Environ & Ecol Engr
      Graduate School
      School of Industrial Engr
      School of Mechanical Engr
      School of Materials Engr
      School of Nuclear Engineering
      School of Agr and Bio Engr
Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications:     
      Senior 105+ hours
      Graduate
      Senior 90 - 104 hours

Prerequisites:
GR-CE 51501 Requisites

General Requirements:

Student Attribute: GR
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: CE 41300
Minimum Grade of D-
May be taken concurrently.  )
and
Course or Test: CE 41400
Minimum Grade of D-
May be taken concurrently. )


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