Glass in buildings : Design and applications

By Prof. K N Satyanarayana, Prof. E. Rajasekar | IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee

Learners enrolled: 1997

The field of Building Envelope Design & Construction has become a specialized field with several codes emphasizing energy efficiency to buildings both on mandatory and voluntary basis. Glass is one of the energy efficient materials that lend aesthetic and functional value to a building. Glass being extensively used in buildings, whereas the fields aligning including the right selection, analysis, design including facade design and consulting is tremendously facing lack of knowledge and competent professionals across the country.This course on 'Glass in Buildings: Design and Applications' will holistically cover the critical aspects of glass facade engineering and glass architecture & design

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Any interested audience
PREREQUISITES: Elective for third Year Civil Engineering and fourth year Architecture students.
INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Structural Glass Industry/ Building Façade Industry

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Civil Engineering
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	26 Jul 2021
End Date :	15 Oct 2021
Enrollment Ends :	09 Aug 2021
Exam Date :	23 Oct 2021 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Modern Architectural Requirements

Requirements as per Standards – NBC – Fire & Structural

How to design a Sustainable Building

Building Physics
Green Buildings Requirements
Codal Recommendations – ECBC/IS
Segment Based Design

Manufacturing of glass

Types of Glass
Coating Technology – High Performance Glass
Innovative Applications – Electrochromic & Digital Printing

Processing

Tempering/ Double glazing/ Lamination
Printing on Glass

Glass as Building Envelope Material

Glass Parameters
Façade Fundamentals
Façade Design & Testing
How to Design Façade for Daylighting & Energy efficiency – Modeling
Design Tools & Simulation Software's used for Design
How to understand high performance glass
Glass for Acoustics, Fire & Interior applications
Glass for Safety & Security

Case Studies

On Design & Detailing
Application Impact
Building Measurements & its Impact

Books and references

Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures
Mic Patterson; Glass in Architecture
Michael Wigginton; Envelope Design for Buildings
William Allen; JosephS Amstock’s Glass in Construction;

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Instructor bio

Prof. K N Satyanarayana

IIT Madras

Prof. K N Satyanarayana, Civil Engineering,IIT Tirupathi

Prof. E. Rajasekar

IIT Roorkee

Dr. E. Rajasekar is an assistant professor at the Department of Architecture and Planning ,IIT Roorkee, India. He is an Architect with post-graduation in Building Technology and Construction Management and PhD on Thermal comfort and building performance from IIT Madras. He is a Shastri Indo - Canadian Institute Doctoral Fellow.He specializes in the field of building performance assessment focused on the thermal,acoustics and lighting parameters.He carries a rich research and industry experience in this field and has published more than 20 technical papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He is a USGBC LEED accredited professional and a GRIHA certified professional.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 23 October 2021 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team

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