AE 544- Building Envelope SystemsFALL 2015

TIME: T R 2:00 – 3:20

PLACE: Randell 326

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ahmad A. HamidOffice: 4-280E Phone: (215) 895-2342 e-mail: hamidaa@drexel.eduOffice Hours: T R 9-11

COURSE OBJECTIVES The course provides the concepts, science and engineering fundamentals in the analysis and design of different building envelope systems. Students will develop the technical skills including architectural, structural, and environmental considerations to evaluate the performance of selected building envelope systems. Skills will be acquired to evaluate, retrofit and maintain the building envelope including problems of leakage and moisture, thermal deficiency, structural distress, and premature deterioration.

COURSE OUTLINE

Dates Topic Reading

AssignmentHomework Assignments

9/22 Introduction Chapter 1 Problem 1.19/24 Climate Chapter 2 Problem 2.1 thru 2.39/29 & 10/1,6 Architectural Design Chapter 3 Problem 3.1 thru 3.410/8, 13, 15 &20 Structural Design Chapter 4 Problem 4.1 & 4.210/22 & 27 Thermal Design Chapter 5 Problem 5.1 & 5.2

10/29 Midterm Exam

11/3, 5, 10, 12 Moisture Design Chapter 6 Problem 6.1 & 6.211/17 Roofs Chapter 7 Problem 7.111/19 Below Grade Building

EnclosureChapter 8

11/24 Sustainability Chapter 9

11/26 Thanksgiving Holiday No Class12/1, 3 Evaluation and Retrofit Chapter 10

12/? Final Exam

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COURSE OUTCOMES

Students will learn how to:1. Determine building envelope requirements.2. Understand how building envelope requirements create an effective design3. Determine and quantify building envelope responses to structural and environmental loads.4. Understand how to assess problems with building envelope performance and design solutions for those problems.

TEXTBOOK

ebook “ Design and Retrofit of Building Envelope” , Third Edition, 2015 by Ahmad Hamid, available on iBook, Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble. Published by Bookbaby, ISBN-13 : 9781483553023, ASIN : B010R63DSC

You can also get a pdf copy by going to your Paypal.com account and paying $49.90 to Ebook.publishing.buildings@gmail.com . As soon as the payment is received a pdf copy will be sent to you via email.

REFERENCES

1- “ Masonry Structures-Behavior and Design” by R. Drysdale and A. Hamid , Third Edition, The Masonry Society, 2008, ISBN: 1-989081-33-2 2- “ Thermal and Moisture Protection Manual for Architects, Engineers and Contractors” by

Christine Beall, McGraw Hill Publishing, 1st edition, 1999. 3- “ Envelope Design for Building” by W. Allen, Architectural Press, 19974- “ Water-Proofing the Building Envelope by M. Kubal, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 19935- “ Design the Building Envelope”, The American Institute of Architects, 19826- “Designing the Exterior Wall - An Architectural Guide to the Vertical Envelope”, by Linda Brock, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005, ISBN 0-471-45191-6

WEB SITES REFERENCES

Canadian Building Digest - www.nrc.ca/irc/cbd Building Science Insight- www.nrc.ca/irc/bsi ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals- www.ashrae.gov

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Homework shall be handed in at the beginning of class on the due date. Homework turned in after the lecture starts will be deemed late. All homework shall be done in a professional manner. Unprofessional work will be returned to be

redone and marked late. Late work will receive 50% credit. No assignment will be accepted beyond one week after its due date. All electronics shall be turned off at all times during class. This includes laptop computers, cell

phones, IPods, etc. Students are required to check Bb Learn weekly for announcements.

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COURSE EVALUATION

Homework 25% Midterm exam 30% Final exam 45%

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