Restricted to architectural engineering or civil engineering graduate students. Fundamentals of building energy simulations including basic analytical models for heat transfer in building elements and general numerical methods for solving system of equations. Use of energy simulation tools for building design analyses including parametric studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Architectural Engineering 383 (Topic: Energy Simulation in Building Design), 389U, Civil Engineering 397 (Topic: Energy Simulation in Building Design). Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Mechanical Engineering 320 or three semester hours of equivalent upper-division coursework in thermodynamics.