PEC370: Energy Efficient Buildings

This unit examines approaches to reducing energy consumption in residential and commercial buildings resulting from the design and use of the building and its energy services.  The unit covers the principles of energy efficient building design as well as use and interpretation of energy and sustainability audits.  Identification of options for reducing energy use through renovation and retrofitting as well as occupant behaviour are also covered.

Related Unit Codes:

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.
Prerequisites	PEC120 General Physics or equivalent or enrolment in the Bachelor of Applied Science in Energy Studies. Recommended: PEC292 Energy in Society Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Engineering and Energy
Unit Coordinator	Dr Katrina O'Mara Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: k.omara@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Physical Sciences Room 2.045 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2865
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Ms Tania Urmee Associate Lecturer (T.Urmee@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 1372 Murdoch Campus RISE Transportable 2 Room 1.001 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)