Catalog Course Description

Comprehensive architectural engineering design project in a specific area of professional practice. Prequisite: ARCE 680 or consent of the instructor. Fifth year senior standing in architectural engineering.

Required or Elective Course?

One section of this course is required for B.S. in architectural engineering students. But with adviser and others' approval this course may be an elective for other undergraduate and graduate degree programs. ARCE 681 is taught annually in each Spring semester. It is six credit-hours of engineering design.

Typical Course Topics

• Introduction
• Capstone engineering design project
  1. ASHRAE Senior Design Project Competition
  2. or other interesting topic/problem
• Technical/business communications
  1. Business memos, letters, outlines, and e-mails
  2. Technical report manuscripts
  3. Resumes, cover letters, and thank you letters
• Professional practice
  1. ASHRAE meetings
  2. Professional ethics
  3. Time management
  4. Office teamwork
  5. Professional registration
  6. Employment issues
• Hydronics
  1. Review of applied fluid mechanics
  2. Piping, fittings, and valves
  3. Pumps
  4. Steam
  5. Heat exchangers
  6. Sizing heating and cooling coils, convectors, etc.
  7. Plumbing design
• If time, introductions to other tech topics such as heat recovery, thermal storage, automatic controls, fire protection, solar, LEED, and/or indoor air quality, for example (topics at students' requests)

Latest Syllabus

ARCE 681, Prof. Rock via .pdf file

For More Information Contact:

Prof. Rock

Some Senior Design Projects:

Solar Thermal Energy Systems

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Revised: March 8, 2007