This course is intended to provide in depth laboratory exercises to support the Advanced Residential Building Science course. It is recommended that they be taken concurrently. I will expect students to be fully prepared and engaged in the content and its application. Approximately 2/3 of the course will be fairly structured to cover the critical content. The other 1/3 will be more loosely organized to meet your particular interests. It is my hope that this lab session will help you apply key building science principles in both a qualitative and quantitative manner to resolve energy, moisture, and indoor air quality questions.

BBE 4301, BBE 4303, BBE 4333

TBA

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Pat Huelman

Required Texts:
Handbook of Fundamentals. ASHRAE. 2001.
Builder’s Guide for Cold Climates. EEBA. 1997.

Supplemental Reading:
Building Science for Cold Climates. Hutcheon & Handegord. 1983.
Building Science and the Building Envelope. Handegord. 1997
Builder’s Guide for Hot-Humid Climates. EEBA. 2001.
Builder’s Guide for Mixed Climates. EEBA. 1997.
Builder’s Guide for Hot-Dry Climates. EEBA. 2000.
Mn Energy Code (Chapters 7670 & 7672). State of Minnesota.
Principles of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning. ASHRAE. 1998.

These books will be on reserve in the College of Natural Resources Library for the entire semester.

Grading System: Assignments 5 @ 15 points each 75
Final Project 25
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100

Only in an emergency will a student be allowed to make-up a laboratory exercise. If you have such an emergency, you must notify me by phone or in person before the exam. If you have a conflict with the final exam, please notify me as soon as possible.

There will be five laboratory exercises and one project during the semester. Generally you will have two weeks to complete the assignment. All assignments are due at the beginning of the class period specified. Assignments turned in late will be worth one-half of the original grade. There will be no extra credit work available to make up lost points.

The final letter grade will be based on straight percentages as follows:
94 - 100 = A
90 - 93 = A-
87 - 89 = B+
84 - 86 = B
80 - 83 = B-
77 - 79 = C+
74 - 76 = C
70 - 73 = C -
67 - 69 = D+
60 - 66 = D
0 - 59 = F

Academic Honesty: Students are responsible for maintaining academic integrity by submitting his or her own original work. All suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be vigorously pursued through the College of Natural Resources Honor System.