Explores passive bioclimatic strategies for energy-efficient and comfortable buildings, emphasizing solar heat management, thermal mass storage, and natural ventilation.
Covers the use of electrochemically active metasurfaces for effective multispectral radiative heat management and their implications for energy efficiency and dynamic thermal regulation.
Introduces Data-Enabled Predictive Control (DEEPC) as a method to design controllers directly from measured input/output data, reducing the cost of design and commissioning.
Covers human thermal comfort assessment, models, surveys, and standards, emphasizing the importance of adaptive models for naturally ventilated buildings.
Explores thermal comfort fundamentals, including human heat balance and factors influencing comfort, focusing on air temperature, humidity, and control mechanisms.
Covers the basics of HVAC systems, including thermal comfort assessment, psychrometric processes, and key components, with practical examples and exercises.