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Building Science Education 1.1: The Impacts of Buildings Using Energy

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

November, 2020

Video that explains the importance of studying Building Science by looking at the impact buildings have on the overall energy consumption in the US.

Building Science Education 1.2: Measuring Power and Energy

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

November, 2020

Video where the fundamental concepts of power and energy are described to provide a baseline understanding of these two important terms.

Building Science Education 1.3: Energy Flows in the United States

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

November, 2020

Video on the distribution of energy consumption in the US.

Building Science Education 1.4: Buildings and the Electricity Grid

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

November, 2020

Video that discusses the impact buildings have on the electric grid, including how buildings have influenced the grid and challenges in the transition to a modern grid.

Building Science Education 1.5: Reading an Electricity Bill

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

November, 2020

Video that demonstrates how to read an electricity bill.

Building Science Education 1.6: Building and Energy Codes

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

November, 2020

Video that goes over the current building and energy codes.

Building Science Education 2.1: Defining Zero Energy

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video that defines zero energy and dives into the ways a zero energy goal can set you up for success.

Building Science Education 2.2: Energy vs Source Energy

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video explaining the difference between site energy and source energy with example calculations.

Building Science Education 2.3: Cost of Zero Energy Buildings

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

November, 2021

Video discussing the cost of a zero energy home and how that compares to the cost of the average building in the US.

Building Science Education 2.4: Setting Goals

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video that explains the impact of design decisions, the importance of setting goals, and how measurable goals can lead to more successful building design.

Building Science Education 2.5: Historically Informed Architecture

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video that goes over how people designed their architecture in the past and how that can help us in the modern day.

Building Science Education 2.6: Passive Design Strategies Part 1

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video that discusses the importance of designing an energy efficient building for the climate that we are constructing the building in.

Building Science Education 2.7: Passive Design Strategies Part 2

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video that discusses the importance of designing an energy efficient home and some helpful design tips.

Building Science Education 3.1: First Law of Thermodynamics

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video that introduces the First Law of Thermodynamics and how it can be used to analyze how energy moves in and around buildings.

Building Science Education 3.10: Insulation Applications

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video describing how various insulation materials can be applied in buildings.

Building Science Education 3.11: Intro to Windows and Fenestration

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video that covers important terms used to describe properties of windows and the energy impact of windows in a building.

Building Science Education 3.12: The Importance and Opportunity for Advanced Window Technologies

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video discussing advanced window technologies in buildings.

Building Science Education 3.13: Infiltration

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video discussing air infiltration through the building envelope and how to measure the rate of air infiltration using volumetric flow rate.

Building Science Education 3.14: Calculating R-Values for a Wall Part 3

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video demonstrating how to calculate R-values for a simple wall construction.

Building Science Education 3.15: Building Envelope Control Layers

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video explaining some techniques used in the industry to building energy efficient buildings through the building envelope.

Building Science Education 3.16: Commissioning

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video that introduces the term commissioning and how to commission a building.

Building Science Education 3.2: Fourier's Law Part 1

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video that introduces Fourier's Law (the law of heat transfer), and discusses how heat flows.

Building Science Education 3.3: Fourier's Law Part 2

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video that defines building envelope, and explains how the 3 modes of heat transfer can be applied to building science.

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE,

Building Science Education,

BSE,

Solar Decathlon

Publication Date

July, 2021

Video that discusses the most common technologies for heating water, including storage, tankless, heat pump, and solar water heaters. It also goes over practices for saving energy with water heating systems.

Building Science Education 5.1: History of Lighting

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

January, 2022

Video that covers the history of lighting, some important inventions, and why they are so important for buildings.

Building Science Education 5.2: Technical Overview of Lighting

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

January, 2022

Video that covers incandescent, florescent, and LED lighting.

Building Science Education 5.3: Terms and Definitions

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

January, 2022

Video that defines important terms, conditions, and units for the lighting industry.

Building Science Education 5.4: Practical Applications

Author(s)

Paul Torcellini

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

January, 2022

Video that discusses practical applications for types of lighting, as well as explains why human needs have shaped the way the industry applies lighting to buildings.