General Course Information: CIV 375H1F Building

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Chapter
Reference*
BUILDING SCIENCE CIV375/575 Course Outline
Introduction
A brief preview of Building cience for a Cold Climate.
ome opening thoughts on !sustainabilit"!#.meeting
the needs of the present generation without
compromising the abilit" of future generations to meet
their needs$

The Need for Shelter
Characteristics of a Cold Climate: An examination of
heating and cooling loads% rainfall% and wind across
Canada.

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(uman )hermal Comfort and the assessing the need to
condition interior spaces
oisture !nd oisture o"e#ent
)he )hermod"namic *roperties of +oist Air and
*s"chrometrics
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.ater vapour di/usion% permeance% and controlling the
movement of water vapour
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Controlling the movement of .ater 1apour2 1apour
*ressure *ro3les
.ood and +asonr" and +oisture Relationships
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Controlling +oisture in Below-4rade paces
$e!t Tr!nsfer
Radiation% Convection and Conduction
5
)he Basic (eat 6low 78uation
5
(eat transfer though various building elements.
)emperature *ro3les
5
9esigning walls for heat and moisture control
6rost (eave: (eat and +oisture +ovement in oils
:% &;
%ir Le!&!'e !nd Ventil!tion
6luids in +otion% .ind on Buildings
&&
Air <ow through and within buildings /Air lea=age
testing
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Controlling air movement and ventilation% )he 7nerg"
Costs of 7x3ltration
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Sol!r (!di!tion !nd Buildin's
olar Radiation and Buildings: An examination of the
heat gains and losses from windows. olar e/ects on
opa8ue building envelope elements
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A loo= at innovative passive solar s"stems
Controllin' (!in )enetr!tion
An introduction to the design of roofs
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.alls and pressure-moderated rainscreens
&?
Buildin's for ! Cold Cli#!te
Assorted Case tudies illustrating various Building
cience principles.
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)he Case for 9esigning and Building +ore Responsible
Buildings
* Chapter Reference: (utcheon and (andegord@s !Building cience for a Cold
Climate!