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CFM 400

Managing High Performance Buildings

Civil and Construction Engineering Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering

Course Description

Evolving technologies, energy performance, codes, safety, and financial expectations for high performance buildings. Prepare capital and operating budgets with a focus on Total Cost of Ownership financial modeling.

When Taught

Winter

Grade Rule

Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)

Min

4

Fixed

4

Fixed

4

Fixed

0

Title

Critical Environment

Learning Outcome

Assess mission criticality, risk, and the need for redundancy in the critical environment across a broad range of industries.

Title

Analysis

Learning Outcome

Analyze problems with data center support infrastructure and devise potential solutions.

Title

Design Concepts

Learning Outcome

Contrast the most common data center support infrastructure design concepts with normal building systems.

Title

Air Quality

Learning Outcome

Differentiate how air quality is controlled in critical environments.

Title

Hospitals

Learning Outcome

Articulate how the FM requirements for the critical environment in hospitals differ from those for other critical environments.