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Design and construction professionals

require a command on fundamental
principles of building physics in order to
ensure functional efficiency in the built
environments.Thecourseprovidesaone
stop solution to design/construction
industry professionals, students of
architectureandengineeringdisciplinesto
understandtheseprinciplesandlearntheir
practical applications. The course
comprises of 10 modules which cover
climate responsive design of buildings,
thermal comfort and energy efficiency,
building acoustics and noise control and
visual quality and day lighting. The
participants will engage in a series of
experiential learning modules involving
basic tutorials, animated examples,
applied case studies and doityourself
exercises.

INTENDEDAUDIENCE
UGstudentsofEngineeringand
ArchitectureDesignandConstruction
industryprofessionals
INDUSTRYSUPPORTLISTOF
COMPANIES/INDUSTRYTHATWILL
RECOGNIZE/VALUETHISONLINE
COURSE
DesignandConstructionFirms,
ArchitectureFirms,Construction
companies
Itcanbeusedasapartofinductioncourse
forrecruitsindesignandconstruction
firms.

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COURSEINSTRUCTOR

Dr. E. Rajasekar is an assistant professor at the Department of

Architecture and Planning ,IIT Roorkee, India. He is an Architect with
postgraduationinBuildingTechnologyandConstructionManagement
and PhD on Thermal comfort and building performance from IIT
Madras.HeisaShastriIndoCanadianInstituteDoctoralFellow.He
specializesinthefieldofbuildingperformanceassessmentfocusedon
the thermal,acoustics and lighting parameters.He carries a rich
researchandindustryexperienceinthisfieldandhaspublishedmore
than 20 technical papers in peerreviewed journals and conferences.
He is a USGBC LEED accredited professional and a GRIHA certified
professional.

MOREDETAILSABOUTTHECOURSE
Courseurl:https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_ce11
Courseduration:04weeks
Startdateandenddateofcourse:05Sep201630Sep2016
Datesofexams:16October2016&23October2016
Timeofexam:2pm5pm
FinalListofexamcitieswillbeavailableinexamregistrationform.
ExamregistrationurlWillbeannouncedshortly
ExamFee:Theonlineregistrationformhastobefilledandthe
certificationexamfeeofapproximatelyRs1000(nonProgramming)
needstobepaid.

CERTIFICATE
ECertificatewillbegiventothosewhoregisterandwritetheexam.
Certificatewillhaveyourname,photographandthescoreinthefinal
exam.ItwillhavethelogosofNPTELandIITRoorkee.
Itwillbeeverifiableatnptel.ac.in/noc.

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Week1:Solargeometry,climateresponsivebuildingdesign,thermalcomfort
Week2:Bioclimaticdesign,buildingenvelop,glazingsystems,energyefficiency
Week3:Fundamentalsofbuildingacoustics,Qualityindicators,Acousticmaterials,Noisecontrol
Week4:Visualqualityinbuiltenvironment,Effectivedaylightingdesign,Integrateddesignappro
SUGGESTEDREADING

1.Givoni,B.(1969).Man,climateandarchitecture.Elsevier.
2.Szokolay,S.V.(2014).Introductiontoarchitecturalscience:thebasisofsustainabledesign.
Routledge.
3.Koenigsberger,O.H.(1975).Manualoftropicalhousing&building.OrientBlackswan.
4.Egan,M.D.(1988).Architecturalacoustics.McGrawHillCustomPublishing.
5.Kinsler,L.E.,Frey,A.R.,Coppens,A.B.,&Sanders,J.V.(1999).Fundamentalsofacoustics.
FundamentalsofAcoustics.WileyVCH.
6.Egan,M.D.,&Olgyay,V.(2002).Architecturallighting.McGrawHill.

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