# ME 477: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Systems | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### subjects

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### title

HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS

### description

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

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

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* Ensuring occupant comfort, safety, and indoor environment quality.
* Application of engineering ethics to building systems.

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## following

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