School of Science
Department of Physics
19410
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.