Welcome to the first module of the course “Designing climate neutral buildings and transport”!

Sections

The content of this module is split into five sections:

1. Developments in energy consumption for heat
2. Energy balance of buildings
3. Options to reduce energy consumption for heat
4. Low-carbon options to reducing heating and cooling in buildings
5. Low carbon integrated options

Learning outcomes

The first module addresses a variety of topics on buildings. After completion of week 1 you will:

• Understand general trends in energy use and CO2 emissions in buildings
• Understand how heating and cooling in buildings is related to CO2 emissions
• Understand the relevance of cooking, appliances and lighting with respect to CO2 emissions in buildings
• Be able to outline measures to reduce CO2 emissions in buildings and calculate their impact
• Be able to construct heat balances in for different climates
• Learn about integrated sustainable building concepts

 

We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you good luck!

The course team – Mirjam Harmelink MSc and Dr. Natalia Barbour, Moderator: Khamid Mukhamedov BSc