Courses

    Students enrolled in this course participate in a previously arranged, department-sponsored cooperative education program with a university, government agency, or industry. This course is offered only through Continuing Education. May be repeated up to 24 total credit hours. Department enforced restriction: 2.75 GPA. Recommended restriction: 3.00 GPA. This course cannot be used to fulfill any of CEAE's degree requirements. Prerequisites: Restricted to Civil (CVEN), Environmental (EVEN), or Architectural Engineering (AREN) majors only.

    Introduces fundamental concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. Special emphasis on understanding the interaction of the built environment with natural systems and the role of technical and non-technical issues in engineering decisions. Open to engineering and non-engineering students. Same as CVEN 5700.

    Devoted to building automation and control systems. HVAC control technology and strategies, measurement/device technologies, analysis/modeling of dynamic systems, simulation of conventional and advanced control approaches, assessment of control loop performance, hands-on direct digital control (DDC) programming exercises as used in current building control practice. Department enforced prereq., AREN 4140. Same as AREN 4010.

    Analyzes and measures performance of HVAC systems, envelopes, lighting and hot water systems, and modifications to reduce energy use. Emphasizes existing buildings. Department enforced prereq., AREN 3010 or equivalent. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Predicts performance and analyzes economics of high temperature, photovoltaic, and other innovative solar systems. Also includes performance prediction methods for solar processes. Department enforced prereq., AREN 2120 or equivalent. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Examines response factors, conduction transfer functions, and weighting factors for dynamic analysis of building envelopes. Also studies radiative and convective exchange in buildings, internal gains, and infiltration analysis as modeled in hourly simulations. Department enforced prereq., AREN 3010 or equivalent.

    Introduces major simulation programs for analysis of building energy loads and system performance. Focuses on one hourly simulation program to develop capability for analysis of multizone structure. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of AREN 4110 or CVEN 5110 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to graduate students only.

    Explores design of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for buildings. Covers HVAC systems description, load estimating, code compliance, duct design, fan systems, applied psychrometrics, cooling and heating coils, filters, hydronic systems, piping, and pumps. Department enforced prereq., AREN 3010 or equivalent. Same as AREN 4110.

    Engages students in exploring and solving lighting problems for exterior environments. Provides an understanding of the design criteria and lighting equipment used in three primary exterior applications: parking lots and roadways, floodlighting of buildings, and sports facilities. Department enforced prereq., AREN 3540 or equivalent. Recommended prereq., AREN 4550. Same as AREN 4540. Taught intermittently.

    Same as CVEN 4700.

    May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Department consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    A minimum of 30 credit hours is required.