Course description

This course offers a review of heat transfer principles and a practical approach to how the theory of heat transfer is applied to the building envelope and mechanical heating and cooling equipment. Examples will include how to apply heat transfer equations to building systems.The objective of this course is to explore the practical implications of the heat transfer laws for building system and building envelope behaviour, and to develop student problem solving skills using heat transfer in real-world systems and applications.

Course details

Hours: 56
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

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Credit transfer

Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Fall 2024 registration opens July 22, 2024. Winter 2025 registration opens November 4, 2024.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery