Window Technology
Introduction
AEA delivers and licenses a half-day course on fenestration, focusing on windows. This short course is suitable for professional development training for industry, or as a module of a university or college program on building science, heat transfer or HVAC. It can be delivered in-class or online.
This is an applied course that focuses on the heat flows through windows and how to minimise or maximise these flows. The logical stepwise approaches to understanding and analysing these flows are illustrated with detailed examples. Many different state-of-the-art glazing technologies are also presented along with methods and software tools used to design better windows.
As a professional development course, this is ideal for engineers and technologists with no background in windows, or for those looking to refresh or update their understanding of the topic.
This course is also well-suited for sales representatives and manufacturers seeking to better understand the technology and science behind their products and the products of their competitors.
No prerequisite is required. All of the necessary basic concepts, tailored for the experience of the audience, are introduced at the start of the course.
The course developer, Thomas Simko, PhD, MIEAust, CPEng, has research experience and many publications in the area of windows. He was extensively involved in the International Energy Agency Task 18 (Advanced Glazing Materials). Dr. Simko has taught this topic to undergraduate and graduate students, and he has received ten university teaching awards.
Topics
The available topics are listed below. We will customise the course to meet your needs.
| Heat Transfer Modes | Conduction, convection and radiation | |
| U-factor & Solar Heat Gain | Introductory concepts | |
| Window Heat Transfer | Regional U-factors and areas, heat flow reduction | |
| Edges | Edge effects, edge spacers | |
| Frames | Designs and materials | |
| Low Emittance Coatings | Hard and soft coats and where to apply them | |
| Overall U-factor | Sample calculations | |
| Test methods | IR thermography, guarded hot box and guarded hot plate | |
| Simulation | Software commonly used to design windows | |
| Advanced Technology | Various state-of-the-art window technologies | |
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Course Delivery
Without any modification, this course can also be delivered in a traditional in-class format or as an online course, either in-house or on a licensed basis. The clear explanations and detailed examples of the lecture slides facilitate at-home online learning. The course is so comprehensive it can teach itself. There is no limit to the class size.
Deliverables
| Lecture slides created with PowerPoint(R); |
| Summary sheets for the equations and symbols; and |
| A set amount of work customising the course. |
Contact
Please contact us to discuss how our course can meet the needs of your company or department.