Course Name: Principles and Applications of Building Science

Course abstract

Design and construction professionals require a command on fundamental principles of building physics in order to ensure functional efficiency in the built environments. The course provides a one-stop solution to design,construction industry professionals and students of architecture and engineering disciplines to understand these principles and learn their practical applications. The course comprises of 10 modules which cover climate responsive design of buildings, thermal comfort and energy efficiency, building acoustics and noise control and visual quality and day lighting. The participants will engage in a series of experiential learning modules involving basic tutorials, animated examples, applied case studies and do it yourself exercises.


Course Instructor

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Prof. E. Rajasekar

Dr. E. Rajasekar is an assistant professor at the Department of Architecture and Planning ,IIT Roorkee, India. He is an Architect with post-graduation in Building Technology and Construction Management and PhD on Thermal comfort and building performance from IIT Madras. He is a Shastri Indo - Canadian Institute Doctoral Fellow.He specializes in the field of building performance assessment focused on the thermal,acoustics and lighting parameters.He carries a rich research and industry experience in this field and has published more than 20 technical papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He is a USGBC LEED accredited professional and a GRIHA certified professional.


Teaching Assistant(s)

Chinmay Jha

M. Arch, Architecture

 Course Duration : Feb-Mar 2019

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 Syllabus

 Enrollment : 15-Nov-2018 to 25-Feb-2019

 Exam registration : 25-Feb-2019 to 22-Mar-2019

 Exam Date : 27-Apr-2019

Enrolled

1573

Registered

128

Certificate Eligible

74

Certified Category Count

Gold

3

Silver

2

Elite

25

Successfully completed

44

Participation

21

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold





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>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 3 out of 4 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Principles and Applications of Building Science - Toppers list

KRISHNA PRAKASH 91%

SMAID

NIRAJ KAMAL K 90%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,ROORKEE

D.PRAKASH 90%

SASTRA DEEMED UNIVERSITY

SHASHANK KUMAR SINGH 77%

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MESRA, PATNA CAMPUS

PREETI GUPTA 75%

DIGNITY COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1573

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 128

Assignment Statistics




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Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
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