Engineering Professors Training of Trainers Workshop
Engineering Professors Training of Trainers Workshop
DAY 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
10:00 am – 11:30 am
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... Read More
11:30 am – 11:45 am
11:45 am – 12:00 am
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... Read More
12:00 pm – 13:00 pm
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... Read More
13:00 pm - 13:45 pm
13:45 pm – 15:00 pm
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... Read More
15:00 pm – 15:15 pm
15:15 pm – 15:45 pm
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... Read More
15:45 pm - 16:15 pm
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... Read More
16:15 pm – 17:30 pm
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... Read More
10:00 am – 11:30 am
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... Read More
11:30 am – 11:45 am
11:45 pm – 13:00 pm
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... Read More
13:00 pm – 13:30 pm
13:30 pm – 14:30 pm
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... Read More
14:30 pm – 15:00 pm
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... Read More
15.10 pm - 15:15 pm
15:15 pm – 16:15 pm
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.
16:15 pm – 17:30 pm
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... Read More
10:00 am – 11:00 am
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... Read More
11:00 am – 11:30 am
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... Read More
11:30 am -11:45 am
11:45 am – 13:00 pm
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... Read More
13:00 pm – 13:30 pm
13:30 pm – 15:00 pm
Smart Energy Tool – Modelling Sustainable Cooling Technologies
Practice sessions with the participants on the smart energy tool are conducted in a Computer Lab.
15:00 pm -15:15 pm
15:15 pm – 16:30 pm
16:30 – 14:00 pm
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... Read More
10:00 am – 13:15 pm
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... Read More
13:15 pm – 13:45 pm
13:45 pm – 15:00 pm
15:00 pm – 15:30 pm
What Next & Participant Feedback
Participants are made aware of post-workshop follow up process and the support structure offered.