[Available for Download] Curriculum Modules- Introduction to Building Physics and ECBC

[Shruti Narayan]

USAID ECO-III project is pleased to announce the first version of the
Building Physics Curriculum Module developed in close collaboration
with Technical University of Vienna and the ECBC Training Module.

The Curriculum modules are an outcome of USAID ECO-III's program to
develop capacity of architects, engineers in the field of building
energy efficiency, with the key intent of ensuring the implementation
of Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) by equipping them with the
required knowledge and technical skills to develop energy efficient
and sustainable buildings. As a part of this program, ECO-III has
already conducted workshops to introduce the basics of building
physics and energy simulation to students and teachers of architecture
and engineering programs. The developed curriculum is an outcome of
these initial training workshops, where the need to provide readily
available curriculum content focused on fundamentals of building
physics and energy simulation was identified to ensure that there was
availability of information for reaching out to a larger community of
students and teachers.

The Curriculum is available for download from our website using the
following link:
http://eco3.org/downloads/sustainable-building-design-course.pdf

The intent of the developed curriculum is to introduce the
fundamentals of building physics and of Energy Conservation Building
Code (ECBC) to Architecture/Engineering students in the form of a
semester long elective course. The content has been developed
targetting 2-3 year architecture/engineering students. It is envisaged
that individual faculty members will use this material and adapt it as
appropriate and required. (please ensure to provide proper
acknowledgment to the creative owners as highlighted in the module)

We do look forward to your feedback and thoughts on the attached.
Please email us with your comments and suggestions. In addition, do
not hesitate to contact us for any further information.

Best regards,
Shruti Narayan