Sustainable Buildings

Towards net zero. Solar energy, passive design, energy codes, green ratings, embodied carbon and net-zero buildings.

• Solar — Photovoltaic (PV) cells turn sunlight directly into electricity. Learn how cells work, I–V and P–V curves, maximum power point tracking, temperature and irradiance effects, energy yield, and how to size and string a rooftop system.
• Sustainable & Net-Zero Buildings — Designing buildings for people and planet. Learn passive design by climate (orientation, shading, ventilation, thermal mass), energy performance index (EPI) and benchmarks, energy codes (ECBC, ENS) and star ratings, rating systems (GRIHA, IGBC, LEED, EDGE), renewable energy integration (rooftop PV), water and waste strategies, materials and embodied carbon, whole-life carbon and LCA, net-zero energy/carbon buildings, retrofits and occupant wellbeing (WELL) — with Python for EPI, rooftop solar and embodied carbon.