Department of Physics

19410  Physics of Built Environment

Course Webpage: https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS198/

Course Content

• Basic energy and environmental characteristics of the built environment.
• Characteristics of the urban environment. The heat island and canyon effect on the energy planning of the built environment. 
• The contribution of materials. Energy balance of materials and systems. The life cycle of materials. Building envelope.
• Natural and mechanical ventilation of buildings. Indoor thermal comfort.
• The heat island effect on buildings. Indoor solar and thermal radiation. Building envelope.
• Indoor energy, environmental and thermal design. Optimization methods for the thermal and energy performance. 
• Dynamic models of energy and environmental behaviour of buildings. Energy classification of buildings. Energy and carbon footprint of buildings.

Application: Experimental energy evaluation. Calculation of the building’s energy consumption and thermal behaviour under dynamic conditions.