Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Systems

Design of HVAC systems for commercial and large buildings using principles of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and ethics.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Douglas Reindl

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M E 364 or concurrent enrollment, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

ME 477

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Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction24 / 300

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Apply knowledge of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and energy systems laboratory in the design of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems used in commercial buildings as well as other large buildings such as laboratories, healthcare facilities, and education facilities. Understand the engineering challenges in designing and deploying efficient and high-performing mechanical systems that provide building occupants comfort, quality indoor environment, while maintaining occupant safety. Principles of engineering ethics and its application to buildings and their HVAC system.

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Topics

  • HVAC systems in commercial, laboratory, healthcare, and educational facilities.
  • Efficient and high-performing mechanical systems.
  • Indoor environment quality.

Skills

  • Design of HVAC systems for commercial and large buildings.
  • Ensuring occupant comfort, safety, and indoor environment quality.
  • Application of engineering ethics to building systems.

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ME 477 · Fall 2026

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Systems

Recorded 2026-09-07
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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