Efficient Building Envelope Design, ETTV & RETV (CORE)

Course details

Course Outlines
Building Faade
- Role of Building faade
- Types of faade
Glazing Types
- Glazing materials, production and
performance
- Reading and analy sing glazing performance
data
- Double Skin facades -Why double skin
faade? Types of double skin faade,
advantages/ disadvantages of different types
of double skin faade, application in different
climate conditions
Daylighting
- Appreciation of daylighting
- Main intentions
- Max imising daylight in interior
- Minimising glare and heat from daylight
- Daylighting Systems light shelves, optical
fibres, prismatic panels, Transparent
insulation
Innovat ive Faade
- Innovative faade designs using unconventional
faade materials. How to innovate and create.
- Energy Saving - Green Wall , Double Skin / Cavity
Walls, Thermally Broken Facades, Water Cooled
facades, Green Roof, Membrane ETFE, Photovoltaic,
Iridescent Glass, Lower embodied energy materials
- Water Saving - TiO2, building forms, water
collecting facades
- Indoor Environment Quality - Acoustics
ETTV & RETV
- Tropical issues and key parameters affecting the
efficiency of design
- ETTV/RETV definition and variables involved
- Calculation of ETTV/RETV for buildings an
overview of the methods of computation
- Hands-on w orkshop for a sample house
- Wall type selection & its impact on ETTV/RETV
- Glass selection criteria for efficient ETTV/RETV
- Impact of shading devices on ETTV/RETV
- Rules for computing approximate values of
- ETTV/RETVCourse Lecturers
Mr Yang Li is an associate in Connell Wagner Pte Ltd and holds a MSc in Faade Engineering (UK) and
a Bachelor of Architecture from NUS. He has 15 years of experience in the construction industry and
including over 10 years in the Faade industry. Start ing from a site supervisor in 1992, he has progressed
through ranks to a Project Director in 2003. His knowledge of both Architecture and Faade Engineering
is well balanced with his practical handson experience. Some of his local projects include Fusionpolis,
Overseas Union House, Changi Airport Terminal 3 Hotel, New Supreme Court Building, Republic Polytechnic
etc.
Dr UmaMaheswaranCheyyar Ramanathan holds a Doctorate in Building Science and is currently
the Vice President, Jurong Consultants. He specialises in the use of "Building Performance Simulation
Tools and is a green building consultant to a number of projects in Singapore and the region. His
research focus areas include tropical facades, green and high performance building design. Currently,
he is working on collaborative research projects with MOE and BCA. He is a research collaborator for the
Zero Energy Building design. He is a green building consultant for many project s in Singapore including
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, New Port Hospital and KL Sentral in Malaysia.Target Audience
- Engineers and building professionals
intending to seek accreditation as Certified
Green Mark Professionals under the BCA
Green Mark Specialist Certification Scheme. - Professionals who need to recommend or
implement high performance faade systems
for green building projects.Award
- Statement of Attendance will be awarded to
participants who meet the 75% attendance
requirement.
- Certificate of Successful Completion will be
awarded to participants who meet the 75%
attendance requirement and passed the
required assessment.CPD Points
PEB : Pending
BOA-SIA: Pending