The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® Building Science Education series is designed to educate students and working professionals on building science principles that are paramount to the successful design of high-performance, energy-efficient buildings. AIAU offers architects and design professionals the opportunity to earn 7.25 LU|HSW credits across six Solar Decathlon Building Science Education courses that aim to educate on:
- Where/how energy is used in buildings
- How to define zero energy buildings
- How to apply the fundamentals of thermodynamics to building envelope design
- How to explain the science of how/why buildings use energy
- How to apply this knowledge to design comfortable energy efficient buildings
Brought to you in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.
Gain practical experience designing zero energy projects
Design and describe features that enable or constrain a project's ability to become a zero-energy building
Discuss strategies to revise a design to reach a zero-energy target through a system-by-system approach
Revise a residential or commercial building within your portfolio to reach a zero-energy target
Summarize design strategies through narrative as well as by providing key building component specifications
Save up to 15% when you purchase the full series.