Energy

Pilkington Sun Angle Calculator

By SBSE

The Sun Angle Calculator is a handy tool that provides a relatively simple method of determining solar geometry variables for architectural design, such as designing shading devices or locating the position of the sun relative to a particular latitude and time.

Pilkington Glass has kindly granted permission to SBSE to reproduce and distribute the Pilkington Sun Angle Calculator. This is a fantastic graphical design and analysis tool beloved by thousands of architects and engineers. Information on ordering copies of the Sun Angle Calculator and accessing the online manual "Designing with the Pilkington Sun Angle Calculator" will be found on the

Sun Angle Calculator Page

Carbon-Neutral Design Project

By SBSE

The Carbon Neutral Design Project is a joint effort between members of SBSE, the AIA, and a private donor to provide practitioners, faculty, and students with the means to meet the 2030 Challenge.

The Carbon Neutral Design Project is a joint research effort between members of the Society of Building Science Educators (www.sbse.org), the American Institute of Architects (www.aia.org), and a private donor, the purpose of which is to provide practitioners, faculty, and students with the means to meet the 2030 Challenge  (www.architecture2030.org), that is, to be able to design and construct buildings to a state of carbon neutrality by the year 2030.

Smart Buildings Module 6 - Case Studies

By SBSE

In this module, several case studies are presented for smart building technology applications in the real world.

This module covers the topics:

  • Overview of Smart Building Case Studies
  • A High-Level Smart Building Example
  • Smart, Single Building Case Studies 
  • Residential Smart Building Case Study
  • Smart Campus Case Studies
  • Smart Cities Case Studies
  • Other Global Smart City Case Studies

Smart Buildings Module 5 - Applications

By SBSE

Applications of Engineering Tools and Standards
In this module, an overview is provided for building commissioning processes and other building operation management practices.

This module covers the topics:

  • Overview of Building Commissioning
  • Overview of Ongoing Commissioning
  • Overview of Automated System Optimization (ASO)
  • Overview of Building Operational Codes, Standards and Guidelines

Smart Buildings Module 1 – Fundamentals of Building Systems

By SBSE

Fundamentals of Building Mechanical and Energy Systems, and Building Systems Integration
This module serves as developing the foundation of the broader course on Smart Building Technologies.

This module covers the topics:

    • Building heat transfer
    • Psychometrics
    • Thermal comfort
    • Indoor air quality (IAQ) and ventilation
    • Fenestration and lighting systems
    • Heating and cooling equipment
    • Heating and cooling loads
    • Building energy analysis
    • Utility bill
    • Occupant behavior

    Solar Decathlon - Building Science Education Series

    By SBSE

    The Solar Decathlon Building Science Education series is designed to educate students and working professionals on building science principles that are paramount to the successful design of high-performance, energy-efficient buildings.

    Instructional content is presented in modules, covering specific topics. Altogether, this series aims to educate viewers on:

    CBE Climate Tool

    By Giovanni Betti

    The CBE Clima Tool is a web-based application built to support climate analysis specifically designed to support the need of architects and engineers interested in climate-adapted design.

    The CBE Clima Tool allows users to analyze the climate data of more than 27,500 locations worldwide from both Energy Plus and Climate.One.Building.org. You can, however, also choose to upload your own EPW weather file. Our tool can be used to analyze and visualize data contained in EnergyPlus Weather (EPW) files. It furthermore calculates a number of climate-related values (i.e.

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