Master of High Performance Buildings
The post-professional Master of High Performance Buildings is an academic degree, offered jointly by the College of Architecture and the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. It is intended for students, with professional degrees in architecture or a bachelor of science degree in engineering, seeking to develop a better understanding of the theories, methods, and technologies necessary to achieve high performance, energy efficient, healthy, and sustainable buildings, with an emphasis on the integrated design process in which architects and engineers work together to achieve common goals.
Admission Requirements
Minimum GRE requirements: 292 quantitative + verbal and 2.5 analytical writing.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (15) | |
| CAE 513 | Building Science | 3 |
| CAE 556 | Net Zero Energy Building Design I | 3 |
| CAE 557 | Net Zero Energy Building Design II | 3 |
| ARCH 546 | Architecture Studio VI: Advanced 1 | 6 |
| Elective Courses | (15) | |
| Select a minimum 15 credit hours from the following: 2 | 15 | |
| Material: Fibrous | 3 | |
| Material: Transparent | 3 | |
| Topics in Design/Build | 1 TO 6 | |
| Topics in Advanced Technology | 3 | |
| Environment and Building Systems I | 3 | |
| Environment and Building Systems II | 3 | |
| Talking TALL I | 3 | |
| Tall Building Technologies I | 3 | |
| Special Problems | 0-3 | |
| Building Electrical/Lighting Systems Design | 3 | |
| Lighting Systems Design | 3 | |
| Introduction to Building Information Modeling | 3 | |
| Building Envelope Rehabilitation | 3 | |
| Building Information Modeling Applications for Building Performance | 3 | |
| HVAC Systems Design | 3 | |
| Building Enclosure Design | 3 | |
| Energy Conservation in Buildings | 3 | |
| Applied Building Energy Modeling | 3 | |
| Introduction to Sustainable Building Design | 3 | |
or CAE 462 | Introduction to Sustainable Building Design | |
| Measurement and Instrumentation in Architectural Engineering | 3 | |
| Construction Methods, Cost Estimating, and Project Budgeting | 3 | |
or CAE 470 | Construction Methods and Cost Estimating | |
| Special Problems | 0-3 | |
| Global Environmental Change and Sustainability Analysis | 3 | |
or ENVE 422 | Global Environmental Change and Sustainability Analysis | |
| Indoor Air Pollution | 3 | |
| Special Problems | 0-3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
- 1
Select a studio section focused on sustainable design or equivalent.
- 2
A maximum of 12 credit hours of 400-level courses are allowed.
