This subject provides a first course in thermosciences for students primarily interested in architecture and building technology. It introduces the fundamentals important to energy, ventilation, air conditioning and comfort in buildings.

It includes a detailed treatment of different forms of energy, energy conservation, comfort conditions, properties of gasses and liquids, and air water vapor mixtures and performance limits for air conditioning and power producing systems. Heat transfer principles are introduced with applications to energy losses from a building envelope. Students do two design projects which require innovative design to meet given requirements.

The subject is a prerequisite for more advanced thermoscience subjects in Architecture and Mechanical Engineering. There may be occasional problem solving sessions on Fridays from 11-12:30.

This subject has a Final Exam.