Green Building/Energy Fundamentals

Objectives

By the end of the Energy Fundamentals module, students will understand:

The following are some of the main goals for the Energy Fundamentals module.

By the end of the Energy Fundamentals module, students will understand the following concepts (among others):

By the end of the Energy Fundamentals module, students will be able to confidently use the following vocabulary and/or units (among others):

Conduction, convection, radiation, energy, power, length, area, volume, EROI, entropy, power loss, distribution, energy carrier, primary energy source
BTU, therm, joule, quads, cal, Cal, kw, kWh, kg, m, ft, s, hr, m³, ft³, prefixes (m, k, M, G)

By the end of the Energy Fundamentals module, students will be able to do the following calculations (among others):

By the end of the Energy Fundamentals module, students will be comfortable doing the following (among others):

By the end of the Energy Fundamentals module, students will be have gone on the following field trips (possibly among others):

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Authors	Lonny
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Created	January 30, 2011 by Lonny Grafman
Last edit	August 18, 2026 by Felipe Schenone
Cite as	Lonny (2011–2026). "Green Building/Energy Fundamentals". Appropedia. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
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