Engineering Professors Training of Trainers Workshop

Engineering Professors Training of Trainers Workshop

DAY 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4

Climate Justice and the Built Space: An Introduction to Fairconditioning

In this session, participants are introduced to the Fairconditioning Program, focusing on the Academic Curricula Integration project (ACIP). The participants are exposed to relationship between the existing problems with our...
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Workshop Objectives and Participant Expectations

The overarching workshop structure, content, activities and objectives are explained to the participants. The key takeaways are highlighted – all in the context of embedding efficiency and sustainability within the...
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Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality

This session focuses on establishing thermal comfort as the goal with respect to artificial cooling, explores recent evolutions in the understanding of adaptive comfort criteria and models, and the energy...
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Psychrometry

In this session, the concept of psychrometry is introduced to the participants, explaining how the psychrometric chart for a specific climatic zone helps in designing energy efficient HVAC systems, and...
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Climate Analysis & Passive Design Strategies

In this session, the different climatic zones requiring different means of cooling are delved into, with the help of the psychrometric chart. This session includes an introduction to passive design...
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Active Cooling – Efficient HVAC Systems

The issue of growing Airconditioning demand with regards to building sector growth is emphasized. Conventional building EPI and Energy efficient building EPI & its effect on electricity consumption is also...
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Sustainable Cooling Technologies – Direct/Indirect Evaporative Cooling

The participants are made aware of the environmental, spatial and structural implications of using this technology, in comparison the conventional HVAC systems for building design. The participants are made aware...
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Sustainable Cooling Technologies – Structure Cooling

The participants are made clear of the fundamental science concepts underlying the technology, operation principles, environmental and cost benefits, safety and technical constraints. It further aims to ensure that the...
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Sustainable Cooling Technologies – Radiant Cooling

The participants are made aware of the environmental, spatial and structural implications of using this technology, in comparison to the conventional HVAC systems for building design. The different types of...
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Sustainable Cooling Technologies – Natural Refrigerant Air Conditioning

The participants are made aware of the environmental, spatial and structural implications of using this Technology, in comparing the conventional HVAC systems for building design. The participants are made to...
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Sustainable Cooling Technologies – Solar Vapour Absorption Machines (ignore if already represented in syllabus)

The participants are made aware of the environmental, spatial and structural implications of using this technology, in comparison the conventional HVAC systems for building design. The participants are made aware...
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Rethinking Engineering Pedagogy

In this session participants are introduced to the different frameworks and approaches to rethink and reinvent pedagogy to Integrate Sustainability in Engineering Curricula.  

Lesson Plan co-creation session (Part 1)

Participants are expected to modify existing syllabus content for courses in the University mandated curricula, develop semester-long lesson plans for them, identify essential teaching methodologies, determine physical, virtual and/or classroom...
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Lesson Plan co-creation session (Part 2)

Participants are expected to modify existing syllabus content for courses in the University mandated curricula, develop semester-long lesson plans for them, identify essential teaching methodologies, determine physical, virtual and/or classroom...
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Introduction to Energy Modelling

The participants are introduced to a web-based tool to calculate HVAC loads and further simulate those effects on the building’s performance. The need for load calculation and theory regarding heat...
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Introduction to Energy Modelling – contd.

The participants are introduced to a web-based tool to calculate HVAC load and further simulate those effects on the building’s performance. The need for load calculation and theory regarding heat...
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Smart Energy Tool – Modelling Sustainable Cooling Technologies

Practice sessions with the participants on the smart energy tool are conducted in a Computer Lab.  

Case Study Detailing

In this session, participants are assigned a problem statement and asked to generate heat loads and run simulations on the Smart Energy tool. The capability of the software, advantages and...
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Case Study Detailing (Contd.)

In this session, participants are assigned a problem statement and asked to generate heat loads and run simulations on the Smart Energy tool. The capability of the software, advantages and...
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What Next & Participant Feedback

Participants are made aware of post-workshop follow up process and the support structure offered.