Learn how to realize thermally comfortable and healthy buildings and how energy technologies impact comfort. Even in the well-accepted indoor temperature range of 20-24°C (68-75°F), people can experience thermal discomfort. Complaints about the indoor thermal environment are one of the major complaints...
Learn how to get to a net zero energy use of an existing building. Reduction of energy consumption of buildings is an important step in the move towards a sustainable economy. How can buildings be made net zero energy, in different climates? This course introduces you to zero energy design. It will teach...
Learn how to decide on efficient combinations of energy conversion systems and how to distribute and control air and energy flows in buildings whilst minimizing carbon emissions and optimizing thermal comfort in close consideration with the architect. In this course you will start by identifying the...
Understand the dynamics of buildings’ thermal behavior and learn how to optimize their design and operation through thermal modeling. Many engineers are puzzled by questions such as: how to shift or reduce peak heating demand to obtain a better match with a smart grid or renewable energy system? What...
Design for Hackers is a book that teaches the principles of good visual design to programmers, developers, and makers of any kind. It debuted at #18 on all of Amazon.
Each email from our 12-week course is based upon a chapter of Design for Hackers. Buy Design for Hackers to learn along with the course...
Want to discover the smartest ways to mix social media, content marketing, and SEO for lead generation and converting those leads to customers and clients?
This 10-installment email course and newsletter delivers the techniques and strategies you need to know when marketing art online.
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In this course you will learn about audio signal processing methodologies that are specific for music and of use in real applications. You will learn to analyse, synthesize and transform sounds using the Python programming language. Audio signal processing is an engineering field that focuses on the...
Join us in the Search for Vernacular Architecture of Asia and learn key concepts to better understand your own local built environment. 加入探寻亚洲之本土建筑之旅，学习相关的理论知识与概念，更好的了解你身边的建筑环境。 If you are unable to access Youtube, the introductory video is available via XuetangX. Connect with the course team and...
This course examines the relation of advertising to society, culture, history, and the economy. Using contemporary theories about visual communications, we learn to analyze the complex levels of meaning in both print advertisements and television commercials. The course covers a wide range of topics...
Explore with us the fascinating ways of thinking about space in Viking Age and Old Norse culture. Together we will discuss how space is conceptualised and depicted in diverse Old Norse genres and traditions. Space is a basic category of human thought. Over the last decades it became a very productive...
This course explores China's rich and varied architectural history. (In Mandarin with English subtitles). About this Course Course videos are presented in Mandarin with English subtitles.
China's architectural history spans thousands of years. In this course, we will explore the ancient cities of Chang...
Whether you are an outstanding or a struggling student, "Learning How to Learn" will give you powerful mental tools that will help you learn more effectively in tough-to-master subjects. You will discover practical, immediately useful insights that will help you to more deeply master your studies. This...
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