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The course presents the fundamentals of energy demand in buildings while emphasizing the need for the comfort and well-being of occupants. In addition, prioritizations and trade-offs between energy an

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This class offers an overview about comfort evaluations in architectural design and suggests passive and low-energy strategies suited to ensure the highest possible indoor environment quality for buil

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This course provides an integrated approach to analyzing indoor human thermal comfort by examining the correlation between the outdoor environment, thermodynamic processes in buildings, human thermore

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The indoor climate impacts building performance and human well-being. This course covers fundamental knowledge of indoor air quality and thermal environment, with their assessment methods. It also out

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The course analyzes urban neighborhoods from a thermodynamics perspective, focusing on heat exchange among buildings, vegetation, water, ground, environment, and people. Agroup project highlights the