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May 09, 2025
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MET 115 - Architectural Systems Design
Credits: 3
3 Lecture Hours
Description
This course is a study of air conditioning, heating systems, ventilation and plumbing systems, their characteristics, applications and limitations. Topics include comfort, heat loss calculations, heating systems, cooling systems, ventilation, water supply and waste systems. Green and sustainable system design is discussed.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Define the meaning of comfort.
- Investigate the heat loss calculations for a typical building.
- Use a typical building to formulate a hot water heating system, electric baseboard system and a forced air heating system.
- Examine the application of a cooling system for a typical building.
- Define the parts of a water supply system.
- List the four main parts of a water disposal system.
- Apply relevant laws in architectural design impacting green and sustainable buildings.
Listed Topics
- Energy overview
- Energy sources
- Comfort
- Site and resources
- Thermal control
- Heat loss
- Hot water heating
- Electric baseboard heating
- Forced air systems
- Cooling systems
- Ventilation
- Water supply systems
- Waste disposal systems
- Green and sustainable designs
Reference Materials
Instructor-approved textbook and materials.
Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 05/01/2012
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