Designing energy-efficient buildings requires more than intuition — it demands simulation that predicts how a building will actually perform before it is built. This program equips engineers and architects to model and simulate building energy performance using tools like EnergyPlus and eQUEST, optimising design for comfort, efficiency, and reduced carbon.
As energy codes tighten and net-zero ambitions grow, energy modelling skills are increasingly essential to sustainable design and certification. This course combines simulation fundamentals with practical modelling and introduces emerging trends in performance-based and AI-assisted energy design.
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Understand building energy simulation concepts
- Apply building physics and heat transfer
- Navigate energy simulation software
- Build building geometry models
- Define building envelope and materials
- Model HVAC systems and loads
- Define occupancy and internal gains
- Apply weather data and climate
- Run energy simulations
- Analyse energy consumption results
- Conduct comfort and daylight analysis
- Optimise design for energy efficiency
- Compare design alternatives
- Apply simulation for code compliance and certification
- Report and present simulation results
- Apply emerging trends in performance-based design
Course Outline
- Module 1: Building Energy Simulation Concepts
- Module 2: Building Physics & Heat Transfer
- Module 3: Energy Simulation Software Navigation
- Module 4: Building Geometry Modelling
- Module 5: Building Envelope & Materials
- Module 6: HVAC Systems & Load Modelling
- Module 7: Occupancy & Internal Gains
- Module 8: Weather Data & Climate
- Module 9: Running Energy Simulations
- Module 10: Analysing Energy Consumption Results
- Module 11: Comfort & Daylight Analysis
- Module 12: Design Optimisation for Efficiency
- Module 13: Comparing Design Alternatives
- Module 14: Code Compliance & Certification
- Module 15: Emerging Trends: Performance-Based & AI-Assisted Design
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for mechanical and building services engineers, architects, and sustainability consultants who want to model and simulate building energy performance for efficient and certified design. An engineering or design foundation is helpful.
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