University of Colorado at Boulder
AREN 3010 Mechanical Systems for Buildings
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Lecture course on the basic design of buildings and their systems to satisfy the requirements for a comfortable and healthy indoor environment. Topics include the application of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat and mass transfer in providing comfort.

Lectures 2:00 –3:15  Tuesday, Thursday
Room DUAN G125
Instructor

Michael J. Brandemuehl
ECCE 246A, 303 492 8594
michael.brandemuehl@colorado.edu
Office Hours:
4:30 - 5:30 Tuesday
2:00 - 4:00 Wednesday
Teaching Assistant

Emily Rader
ECCE 168
emily.rader@colorado.edu
Problem Session:     6:00 – 7:30 pm Tuesday, Room ECCR 1B55
Office Hours:           11:00 – 12:30 Thursday
Textbook McQuiston, F.C., J.D. Parker, and J.D. Spitler. 2005. Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning: Analysis and Design, 6th Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Add'l Reading ASHRAE. 2005.  Handbook: Fundamentals, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., Atlanta.
Evaluation

20% Exam
20% Homework
10% Quizzes
50% Design Projects 

Syllabus in PDF Format

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Instructor: Michael J. Brandemuehl, PhD, PE
Phone: 303.492.8594
Fax: 303.492.7317		 University of Colorado at Boulder
Civil Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
428 UCB, Room ECOT 441
Boulder, CO 80309-0428