ASTM workshop on Building Science Education in North America Building Engineering Programs at Concordia University Hua Ge, Ph.D., P. Eng. Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering April 6 2014
Dept. of Building, Civil & Environmental Engr. Programs at BCEE Building Civil Undergraduate, master, Ph.D. Graduate Undergraduate M.A.Sc, M. Eng. Constr Ph.D. Structural Environm Geotechnical uction & Engr. Manag ental transportation ement engr. & water Engr. resources Building Building Construction energy & Building Construction science & energy & management environment science management building environment & structure envelope April 6, 2014 2
Building Engineering Only Accredited Building Engineering by the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers in Canada (Led by Dr. P. Fazio) $1.51M from Ottawa in 1975 Grant from Quebec for hiring 12 faculty and staff for a Master’s program and Centre for Building Studies (CBS) in 1976 First graduate in Building Engineering in 1981 Accreditation from the CCPE granted in 1982 the program emphasizes the fundamentals of building materials , structural analysis and design , building science (heat, air, moisture, acoustics, lighting, indoor environmental quality, energy), building envelopes, building services, economics, and project management
Undergraduate curriculum 120 credits Engineering Core (29 Elective Courses (min. of 9 Building Engineering Core (81 credits) credits) credits) ELEC275 Principles of Electrical BLDG 462 Modern Building Materials BCEE 231 Structured programming and Engineering BLDG 498A Diagnostics & Rehabilitation of applications for building and civil engineers ENGR 213 Applied Ordinary Building Envelopes BLDG 212 Building Engineering Drawing Differential Equations BLDG 465 Fire and Smoke Control in and Introduction to Design ENGR 233 Applied Advanced Buildings ENGR 242 Statics Calculus BLDG 472 Building Energy Conservation ENGR 243 Dynamics ENCS 282 Technical Writing and Technologies ENGR 244 Mechanics of Materials Communication BLDG 473 Building Acoustics ENGR 311 Transform Calculus and Partial ENGR 201 Professional Practice BLDG 474 Building Illumination and Differential Equations and Responsibility Daylighting ENGR 361 Fluid Mechanics I ENGR 301 Engineering BLDG 475 Indoor Air Quality ENGR 251 Thermodynamics I Management Principles and BLDG 477 Control Systems in Buildings Economics CIVI 321 Engineering Materials ENGR 371 Probability and BLDG 478 Project Management for BLDG 365 Building Science Statistics in Engineering Construction BLDG 366 Acoustics and Lighting ENGR 391 Numerical Methods in BLDG 491 Labour and Industrial Relations BLDG 371 Building Service Systems Engineering in Construction BLDG 341 Building Engineering Systems BLDG 482 Impact of Technology BLDG 492 Construction Processes BLDG 390 Building Engineering Design on Society and Architecture BLDG 493 Legal Issues in Construction Project General Education elective BLDG 498 Topics in Building Engineering BLDG 463 Building Envelope Design CIVI 435 Foundation design BLDG 471 HVAC System Design CIVI 453 Design of Reinforced Concrete BLDG 476 Thermal Analysis of Buildings Structures BLDG 490 Capstone Building Engineering CIVI 454 Design of Steel Structures Design Project BCEE 452 Matrix Analysis of Structures BCEE 455 Introduction to Structural BCEE 342 Structural Analysis I Dynamics BCEE 343 Structural Analysis II BCEE 344 Structural Design I BCEE 345 Structural Design II 4 CIVI 432 Soil Mechanics BCEE 451 Construction Engineering
Graduate Programs in B. Eng. Graduate Ph.D. Master (45 credits) (90credits) - courses: 12 credits - Comprehensive (3 credits) - Research proposal (6 credits) Graduate M.A.Sc M. Eng. - Thesis (70 credits) certificate - courses (12 credits) -Courses (16 credits, - thesis (29 credits) - projects (3 part-time) or 5 credits) - building science - building envelope - Energy efficiency - Building environment - Construction management - Rehabilitation of urban infrastructure - Facility management
Graduate Programs in B. Eng. Energy & environment Common courses Building Science BLDG 6701 Building Environment BLDG 6601/463 Building Enclosure BLDG 6111 Computer-Aided Building BLDG 6711 Mechanical Systems in Building Operation BLDG 6611 Building Science BLDG 6621/462 Modern Building BLDG 6721/473 Building Acoustics BLDG (ENGR) 6151 Database Applications Materials in Bldg & Civil Engineering BLDG 6731/474 Building Illumination BLDG 6661 Hygrothermal Performance of BLDG 6741 HVAC Control Systems BLDG (ENGR) 6221 Design of Computer the Building Envelope Aided Bldg & Civil Engineering Systems BLDG 6751/475 Indoor Air Quality and BLDG 6671 Diagnostics and Rehabilitation Ventilation BLDG (ENGR) 6231 Applications of of Building Envelope Artificial Intelligence in Bldg & Civil BLDG 6761 Intelligent Buildings BLDG 7601 Durability of Building Materials Engineering BLDG 6781 Energy Management in Buildings BLDG 6541 Heat Transfer BLDG 6791 Thermal Building Simulation BLDG 6641 Industrialized Building BLDG 6561 Building Economics I BLDG 6651/465 Fire and Smoke Control BLDG 6571 Project Management in Buildings BLDG 6951 Passive Solar Building Design BLDG 6581 Decision Analysis BLDG 7401 Dispersion of Building Exhaust BLDG 6591/459 Computer-Aided Building Design ENGR 6601 Principles of Solar Engineering BLDG 6631 Fundamentals of Facility ENGR 6611 Equipment Design for Solar Energy Management Conversion ENGR 6661 Solar Energy Materials Science BLDG 6861 Simulations and Design of ENGR 6811 Energy Resources: Conventional and Construction Operations Renewable BLDG 7511 Integrated Building Design ENGR 6991 Project and Report III (5 credits) BCEE 6961 Grad. Seminar in Bldg. and Civ. Eng. (1 cr)
Training professionals Professional engineers Co-op program Capstone Building Engineering Design projects Current enrollment: 80 undergraduates
Research and education (HQP) Research areas Building envelopes and materials Solar energy Energy efficiency Wind effects on buildings Mechanical controls Indoor air quality and ventilation Fire and smoke control Building structures Construction management
Research and education (HQP) Centre for Zero Energy Building Studies (CZEBS): Mission : reduce the environmental impact of buildings while enhancing their safety and comfort by advancing knowledge through research and the building engineering discipline in Canada, by enriching the learning and research experience of students, and by assisting industry in implementing research results and innovations. Advance the building engineering discipline and related areas across Canada to contribute in training the highly trained personnel that will contribute to a transformation of the building industry and our built environment towards a sustainable future. http://czebs.encs.concordia.ca
30 researchers from 15 Canadian Universities, 20 partners, 100HQPs NSERC Smart Net-Zero Energy Buildings Strategic Research Network Construction Industry, Engineers, Architects, …
Research and education (HQP) NSERC SNZEB Network Education Committee Curriculum development for net-zero energy building design by transferring knowledge from research to education SNZEB Network and International Association of Building Physics PhD summer school 2014 Net-zero Energy Building Modeling and Design for High Performance Building physics, building systems and energy efficiency Integration of enabling technologies
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