Course

This course aims to present updated content on energy efficiency, the state of the art in the scientific area and advances in recent years. It should develop the student's ability to discern, reflect and make decisions about the energy performance of a building and its systems.

Students discuss concepts on energy efficiency in buildings and the impacts of different parameters, according to the user point of view and based on the Brazilian energy matrix. An overview of energy use and international energy policies for buildings is also outlined. At the end of the course, the student must generate an paper based on the acquired content whose theme is proposed by the student after discussion in class. The paper approach must comprise energy efficiency topics, such as energy use, energy performance of the building or its components, user behavior, public policies, among others.

Usually published papers in indexed journals such as Energy & Buildings, Building Environment, Frontiers of Architectural Research, Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Ambiente Construído (Brazil), PARC (Brazil) 

Introduction. State of the art in energy efficiency. National and international regulations and standards. Energy efficiency variables and intervening external factors. Energy audits and commissioning. Energy efficiency assessment methods. Energy efficiency in the design process.

This course aims to present updated content on energy efficiency, the state of the art in the scientific area and advances in recent years. It should develop the student's ability to discern, reflect and make decisions about the energy performance of a building and its systems.

Students discuss concepts on energy efficiency in buildings and the impacts of different parameters, according to the user point of view and based on the Brazilian energy matrix. An overview of energy use and international energy policies for buildings is also outlined. At the end of the course, the student must generate an paper based on the acquired content whose theme is proposed by the student after discussion in class. The paper approach must comprise energy efficiency topics, such as energy use, energy performance of the building or its components, user behavior, public policies, among others.