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PEC670: 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

Enrolment in the Postgraduate Certificate in Energy Studies, Postgraduate Diploma in Energy and the Environment, Postgraduate Diploma in Energy Studies, MSc Renewable Energy or MSc Environmental Architecture.
Recommended: knowledge of physics equivalent to PEC120 General Physics OR a final scaled score of 60% or more in TEE Physics OR PEC152 Principles of Physics; PEC592 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
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)