Building Engineering (BLDG) Courses
BLDG 5101 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Building Engineering
Broad introductory and multi-disciplinary coverage of building engineering, with particular emphasis on building performance, heritage conservation, fire safety, and structures. Core competencies including research skills, communication of building engineering topics. Advanced methods for building design and restoration in the architectural, engineering, and construction field.
Introduction to Building Engineering
Broad introductory and multi-disciplinary coverage of building engineering, with particular emphasis on building performance, heritage conservation, fire safety, and structures. Core competencies including research skills, communication of building engineering topics. Advanced methods for building design and restoration in the architectural, engineering, and construction field.
BLDG 5102 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Research Methods
Broad introduction to theory and application of research methods in engineering. Key areas include conducting literature reviews; field, laboratory, and computational techniques; and designing, conducting, and presenting research.
Introduction to Research Methods
Broad introduction to theory and application of research methods in engineering. Key areas include conducting literature reviews; field, laboratory, and computational techniques; and designing, conducting, and presenting research.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in M.Eng. Building Engineering.
BLDG 5103 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Research Methods for Building Engineering
Broad set of technical and non-technical research skills to design, conduct, and publish research focused on building engineering. Key areas: defining research problems; literature reviews; methods to conduct research; inferential statistics; measurement and error analysis; design of experiments; presenting and publishing in scientific venues.
Advanced Research Methods for Building Engineering
Broad set of technical and non-technical research skills to design, conduct, and publish research focused on building engineering. Key areas: defining research problems; literature reviews; methods to conduct research; inferential statistics; measurement and error analysis; design of experiments; presenting and publishing in scientific venues.
Prerequisite(s): enrollment in MASc Building Engineering, PhD Building Engineering, or BLDG 5702.
BLDG 5104 [0.5 credit]
Indoor Environmental Quality
Indoor environmental quality (air quality, thermal, visual, and acoustic comfort); physical and chemical parameters for characterization. Types and sources of indoor air pollution and discomfort; measurement techniques. Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting practices and issues. Modeling of and design for indoor environmental quality.
Indoor Environmental Quality
Indoor environmental quality (air quality, thermal, visual, and acoustic comfort); physical and chemical parameters for characterization. Types and sources of indoor air pollution and discomfort; measurement techniques. Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting practices and issues. Modeling of and design for indoor environmental quality.
Precludes additional credit for ENVE 4106.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ACSE 4106, for which additional credit is precluded.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ACSE 4106, for which additional credit is precluded.
BLDG 5201 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Building Characterization, Conservation and Rehabilitation Heritage
Supporting concepts and techniques for the identification, documentation, and conservation of heritage and existing buildings; advanced workshops by experts from key disciplines and practice areas in heritage conservation.
Advanced Building Characterization, Conservation and Rehabilitation Heritage
Supporting concepts and techniques for the identification, documentation, and conservation of heritage and existing buildings; advanced workshops by experts from key disciplines and practice areas in heritage conservation.
BLDG 5202 [0.5 credit]
Structural Assessment of Historic Buildings
General concepts related to conservation of heritage structures; materials, construction techniques and structural components; classical structural analysis approaches; seismic behaviour, damage and collapse mechanisms of historic buildings; modern conservation criteria and practical implementation of repair or strengthening strategies.
Structural Assessment of Historic Buildings
General concepts related to conservation of heritage structures; materials, construction techniques and structural components; classical structural analysis approaches; seismic behaviour, damage and collapse mechanisms of historic buildings; modern conservation criteria and practical implementation of repair or strengthening strategies.
Also listed as CIVE 5202.
BLDG 5203 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Computational Modeling Strategies of Historic Buildings
Introduction to conservation engineering; commonly used construction materials in historic buildings and their constitutive laws; Graphical and numerical methods to analyze masonry arches; Theory and application of discrete element method and its applications to assess masonry buildings.
Advanced Computational Modeling Strategies of Historic Buildings
Introduction to conservation engineering; commonly used construction materials in historic buildings and their constitutive laws; Graphical and numerical methods to analyze masonry arches; Theory and application of discrete element method and its applications to assess masonry buildings.
Also listed as CIVE 5210.
BLDG 5301 [0.5 credit]
Building Energy Management and Optimization
Fault detection and diagnostics; preventive and predictive maintenance; predictive and adaptive control of indoor climate; advanced sensing technologies for the built environment; analysis and modelling using data from buildings; data mining; linear and generalized linear models; optimization methods; model selection and validation; inverse modelling.
Building Energy Management and Optimization
Fault detection and diagnostics; preventive and predictive maintenance; predictive and adaptive control of indoor climate; advanced sensing technologies for the built environment; analysis and modelling using data from buildings; data mining; linear and generalized linear models; optimization methods; model selection and validation; inverse modelling.
BLDG 5302 [0.5 credit]
Building Services Engineering
How buildings are designed and operated. The materials provide foundational knowledge to understand building services: mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems with associated controls.
Building Services Engineering
How buildings are designed and operated. The materials provide foundational knowledge to understand building services: mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems with associated controls.
Precludes additional credit for ENVE 4107.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ACSE 4107, for which additional credit is precluded.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ACSE 4107, for which additional credit is precluded.
BLDG 5900 [1.0 credit]
M.Eng. Project
M.Eng. Project
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
BLDG 5906 [0.5 credit]
Directed Studies
Supervised by a faculty member, students enrolled in this course will undertake a research project. A final report will be evaluated in determining the course grade.
Directed Studies
Supervised by a faculty member, students enrolled in this course will undertake a research project. A final report will be evaluated in determining the course grade.
Prerequisite(s): Open only to students in a Building Engineering Master's program.
BLDG 5909 [2.5 credits]
M.A.Sc. Thesis
M.A.Sc. Thesis
BLDG 6901 [0.5 credit]
Thesis Proposal
Thesis Proposal
BLDG 6906 [0.5 credit]
Directed Studies
Supervised by a faculty member, students enrolled in this course will undertake a research project. A final report will be evaluated in determining the course grade.
Directed Studies
Supervised by a faculty member, students enrolled in this course will undertake a research project. A final report will be evaluated in determining the course grade.
Prerequisite(s): Open only to students in the Building Engineering Ph.D. program.
BLDG 6909 [0.0 credit]
Ph.D. Thesis
Ph.D. Thesis
Note: Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca.
Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca