Architectural & Building Engineering roadmap

Building materials, services, BIM and sustainable design.

Start with Buildings & Structure, follow the steps in order, then build a project, prepare for interviews and earn your certificate.

Foundations

  1. Buildings & Structure — How buildings are planned and stand up. Building systems, site planning and codes, building structures, concrete and earthquake-resistant design.
  2. Building Physics — Heat, light and sound. Conduction, the thermal envelope, U-values and glazing, lighting and daylighting, and building acoustics.

Core skills

  1. HVAC, Plumbing & Fire — Comfort, water and life safety. Refrigeration cycles, cooling loads and HVAC systems, pipe flow, water supply, drainage and fire protection.

Advanced

  1. Electrical & Vertical Transport — Power and people movement. Electrical power basics, building distribution, protection, BMS, and lift traffic design.
  2. BIM & Construction — Model it before you build it. Estimation and project planning, and BIM for coordination, clash detection, 4D/5D and digital twins.
  3. Sustainable Buildings — Towards net zero. Solar energy, passive design, energy codes, green ratings, embodied carbon and net-zero buildings.

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