Building Technology

Entry requirements

This course requires a 2:1 or international equivalent and/or a masters at merit level or above in a relevant subject.

Months of entry

February, April, July, October, December

Course content

Building technology focus on the strategies and systems used in buildings to ensure the comfort and wellbeing of occupants are met in a manner that acknowledges the need to use energy and other resources in a responsible manner. Subjects covered in this area of research include:

• Low/zero carbon buildings
• Eco-buildings; heat recovery systems
• Computer modelling and building physics
• Acoustics
• Lighting
• Heat transfer and 2-phase flow
• Building services (eg heating, refrigeration, air-conditioning)
• Indoor environmental quality (eg thermal comfort and air quality)
• Ventillation/natural ventillation
• Thermal modelling
• Post occupancy evaluation
• Biomimetics

Information for international students

For more information and advice, please visit www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/international-applicants/index.aspx

Fees and funding

Please visit https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/funding/pgr-funding.aspx for more information and advice on funding.