Course Catalog Information (24-25)
ES 81C
Passive Solar Buildings
Course Description
This course explores the use of solar energy to passively heat and cool buildings. Specific topics include passive solar design strategies and principles, solar radiation and geometry, shading analysis, building heating and cooling loads, and the proper size and implementation of thermal mass and windows.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify the design strategies of passive solar buildings.
- Estimate the solar insolation available to buildings.
- Calculate the passive building heating and cooling loads.
- Design thermal storage for a passive solar building.
Course Details
- Units
- 3 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- Non-GE Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to CSU only
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Prerequisite(s)
- E S 51B
- Advisory(ies)
- ESL 272 and ESL 273, or ESL 472 and ESL 473, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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