By incorporating sustainability into teaching, educators can empower students to become responsible and informed citizens who are capable of making positive contributions to environmental and social well-being.
GJU aims to integrate principles of sustainability into educational practices and curricula to promote an understanding of environmental, social, and economic issues among students. It involves equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and mindset necessary to address and solve complex sustainability challenges.
Our Course Offering Related to Sustainability:
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School of Applied Technical Sciences (SATS) |
MECH0406 Renewable Energy |
The main aim of this course is to cover topics in photovoltaic systems, wind, hydropower, geothermal systems and solar thermal. In each topic, the main components and theory are explained. Furthermore, design concepts for photovoltaic and wind systems are discussed. Economics feasibility of these systems is addressed. |
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ENE537 Energy Efficiency, management & laws |
Energy management principles; energy conservation; energy auditing; analysis; formulation of energy management options; economic evaluation, implementation & control; energy conservation techniques – conservation in energy intensive industries; integrated resource planning; demand-side management; cogeneration; total energy schemes; thermal insulation; energy storage; economic evaluation of conservation technologies; analysis of typical applications. Energy law and regulation in Jordan and worldwide. |
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School of Architecture and Built Environment |
Bachelor’s degree of Architecture
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ARC 371 Design of Sustainable Buildings |
A project-based course; concerns the design of sustainable buildings through the understanding of the physical environment with a focus on climate: the atmosphere and its related phenomena, e.g., the greenhouse effect, air pollution and acid rains; energy sources (renewable and non–renewable); environmental controls at the levels of the building, neighborhood, city and region; natural and mechanical environmental controls; sustainable ecological design: open and closed systems; the development of “hi-tech” and “eco-tech” and their introduction into architectural expression; and studies of model cases. |
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ARCH 571 Architectural Environmental Systems |
The course provides an analysis of the physical environment with a focus on climate: the atmosphere and its related phenomena, e.g., the greenhouse effect, air pollution and acid rains; energy sources (renewable and non–renewable); environmental controls at the levels of the building, neighborhood, city and region; natural and mechanical environmental controls; sustainable ecological design: open and closed systems; the development of “hi-tech” and “eco-tech” and their introduction into architectural expression; and studies of model cases. |
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ARCH 426 Environmental Psychology and Sociology |
The course emphasizes environmental psychology and sociology in architecture and design. It specifically addresses the meaning of perception, Gestalt theory, principles of perception in visual arts, and criticism schools in architecture and arts. The course touches on psychological, behavioral, social, and cultural inputs using comparative analysis. It provides understanding of the different spatial typologies, order, relationships, and arrangement in relation to place making and preferences. |
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ARCH 442 Human Response to the Built Environment |
This course introduces the multidimensional understanding of the built environment at the levels of urban, architectural, landscape, building systems and material, design process and implementation in its relation to people. It provides understanding to the complex nature of place forming by synthesizing its basic ingredients that relate to perception of place identity and meaning, reflecting people needs, uses, context, and memory. The course touches on psychological, behavioral, social, and cultural inputs using comparative analysis. It provides understanding of the different spatial typologies, order, relationships, and arrangement in relation to place making and preferences. Issues of gender, health, age, and other are examined through the built environment. |
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IARC 371 Sustainable Environments Design Studio |
A project-based course; it examines commercial and residential interior. spaces where students will create sustainable and healthy environments to live in. The course reviews case studies representing best practices in sustainable design of interiors for discussion and analysis, evaluating project success according to sustainable theories, application of LEED standards, and life-cycle assessments. Communication of design concepts and development will require developed skills using different media and modes of presentations |
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ARCH 571 Architectural Environmental Systems |
The course provides an analysis of the physical environment with a focus on climate: the atmosphere and its related phenomena, e.g., the greenhouse effect, air pollution and acid rains; energy sources (renewable and non– renewable); environmental controls at the levels of the building, neighborhood, city and region; natural and mechanical environmental controls; sustainable ecological design: open and closed systems; the development of “hi-tech” and “eco-tech” and their introduction into architectural expression; and studies of model cases. |
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AC749 History of the Built Environment in the Region |
This course aims to understand the evolution of socio-economic, spatial, architectural, and urban and rural environments within Jordan and the region concentrating on the recent past (last 250 years), with reference to the history of the earlier periods. The course also attempts to illustrate the significant contribution of the social sciences and archaeological research to a better understanding of the built environment. In its attempt to study the history of the built environment, the course philosophy rejects the concept of history as totalizing and attempting to analyze moments of rarity and transformation in society, thus qualifying and granting voice to subjugated knowledge and realities, while uncovering mechanisms of hegemonic power and systemized control. |
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SP772 Environmental Aesthetics |
This course explores the aesthetics of both the built and the natural environments and places. The course addresses multidimensional aspects of aesthetic understanding and the appreciation of beauty of natural and the built environments. Art as a phenomenon and history of philosophy are introduced in order to conceptualize discussions of contemporary aesthetic thinking. The course discusses traditional and contemporary philosophical issues, speculative approaches and psychological theories. It addresses cognitive and non-cognitive views. The course also discusses empirical aesthetics and scientific interpretation of aesthetic phenomena. The course covers both formal and symbolic aesthetics |
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SP770 Sustainable Planning I |
The course intends to create greater awareness of problems and potentials related to the use, conservation and management of natural resources. Emphases are on the concept 15 of resource efficient planning, and the interdependencies between environmental factors and human activities as basic requirements for planners. The course includes the following topics: introduction to the basics of landscape ecology, ecosystems and interaction between man and nature, international environmental conventions, land use zoning, classification and evaluation, environmental economics, natural resources management and conservation, and implementation of environmental projects. |
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SP771 Sustainable Planning II |
The course covers management of natural resources with emphasis on sustainable land use and the role and impact of agriculture on development as a global policy. It particularly deals with ecological profiles, conservation of natural resources, and sustainability of environmental impact assessment. It also covers concepts of land significance, role, and use at the regional, national, and local levels. |
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GB760 Sustainable Building Systems |
Planning guidelines for sustainable constructing, Requirements (norms, standards) for materials and technical construction to achieve comfort, quality of space and ecological sustainable construction. Use of Energy saving assessment, Criteria, and policy for Sustainable building certificate. |
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GB761 Introduction to Sustainable Construction Methods |
The required competences are all matters concerning sustainable construction, planning, operating, and maintaining buildings. Sustainable building practices revolve around a few basics, whole life-cycle consideration in building conception, planning for maximum efficiency, ecological sustainable construction, maximum sustainability in materials and processes, health and cost effectiveness of building over the long term-construction. |
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GB762 Sustainable Building Assessment |
Basics of sustainable construction, German Sustainable building certificate of the DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council), Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costs (evaluation of ecological footprint), Basics of sustainable planning of buildings, Planning and execution phases of projects, Scheduling, Cooperating/working partnership with architects. |
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GB763 Sustainable Building Simulation |
Basics of modeling calculation, process parameter of model calculation, energy systems engineering (heat, cold, air), computer exercises with current calculation programs for lighting design, heat retention, types and functions of control elements, design of building’s envelope related to energy performances. |
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GB764 Sustainable Urban Concepts |
Studies of urban space, streets, paths and squares as public space by examining sustainability; typologies of building structures, spatial structures and spatial sequences, quality of spaces for users, features and design, weaknesses and strengths, development of a specific design respecting sustainability. Aspects of urban design concepts, e.g., bus priority design features, pedestrian oriented design, cyclist amenity options etc. |
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GB765 Strategy for sustainable construction |
Reprocessing the basics of stationary heat conduction and humidity, European Approaches to detect methods of saving energy, Detection methods for current standardization, Computer Exercises with transient calculation programs for heat and humidity, Computer Exercises with current programs for lighting design, Computer Exercises with current programs for the heat retention, Basics of modeling calculation, Process parameter of the modeling calculation. Indoors/outdoors climate, energetic systems engineering (heating, cooling, air conditioning, ventilation), Types and functions of control elements/constructions, Design of façade as related to holistic properties of energy, Computer Exercises with modeling programs |
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ERE 733 Energy Efficiency |
Techniques and approaches adapted to improve the efficiency of energy generation, utilization, conversion, transport, storage, and management. Energy audits. Energy conservation opportunities for efficiency improvements in different sectors: industrial, commercial, transportation and domestic. Economic regulatory and infrastructure issues affect the implementation of energy efficiency measures as well as their potential for solving energy and environmental problems. Energy flow simulations in buildings. Best practices in building design. This course includes students performing real energy audits. |
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ERE743 Environmental Biotechnology and Bioenergy |
Basic concepts of biotechnology: Biomass characterization, Biomass growth and kinetics. Bioconversion systems: types of biomasses, which are currently considered for conversion into bio-energy conversion pathways available to turn biomass into bioproducts. Identify energy potentials of biomass and biogas. Biofuels and Combustions Engines. |
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ERE 744 Climate Change and Predictability |
Fundamental aspects of the predictability of weather and climate. Basic theory of the divergence of trajectories in phase space and the periodic and chaotic properties of the flow are illustrated using simple nonlinear dynamical models. The dynamics of error growth, local and global predictability, and predictability of flows with many scales will be discussed. The predictability and error growth in large weather forecasting systems, predictability in mid-latitudes and tropics, and targeted observations will be studied. Predictability of time-mean quantities in large climate models, the role of ocean and land boundary forcing, and predictability of coupled models. |
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ERE752 Water, Energy, and Environment Management |
This course addresses major topics such as water quantity, water quality,, and energy. It also addresses topics related to Middle East water/energy resources situation and management. Socioeconomic factors. Recycling and conservation of water. Aquifers and its over-pumping. Discharge of human and industrial wastewater. National and international institutions. Militarization of water. Politics and research 16 as part of the solution. Integrated water resource management. Principles and practice of water resources planning and management. Protocols employed at local, state, regional and international levels. Plan formulation, evaluation, and implementation. Stakeholder involvement in planning processes. Analytical tools. Case studies with emphasis on the MENA region |
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ERE771 Energy, Environmental and Water Laws and Policies |
An introduction into the environmental and energy justice system. An Introduction to environmental and energy values and policies. Economics and the environment. Overview of the structure of the environmental laws. Regulatory legislation and the regulatory process. Air pollution problems and control. Contemporary climate litigation. Water pollution control. Statutory Authorities. Regulation from point sources. Effluent limitations. Water quality-based controls. Environmental impact assessment. Environmental enforcement. Citizens’ lawsuits. Global climate change. Environmental and climate justice. |
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SP 770 Sustainable Planning I |
The course intends to create greater awareness of problems and potentials related to use, conservation and management of natural resources. Emphases are on the concept of resource efficient planning, and the interdependencies between environmental factors and human activities as basic requirements for planners. The course includes the following topics: introduction to the basics of landscape ecology, ecosystems and interaction between man and nature, international environmental conventions, land use zoning, classification and evaluation, environmental economics, natural resources management and conservation, and implementation of environmental projects. |
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GB710 Special Projects in Sustainable Buildings |
This course allows specialized or in-depth field work of a subject supplementing in Sustainable Buildings. Student interest and instructor expertise help determine the topic, to be announced in the classroom. |
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School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management |
CEE500 Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Concepts |
Concepts related to environmental engineering, including the fundamental laws of mass and energy and Environmental systems and applications (water resources and water/ wastewater treatment, air pollution and control, and solid waste management). Concepts of sustainability and its incorporation in environmental engineering systems, sustainable development goals, Sustainable design for environmental systems (Green Engineering, the complex environmental issues related to sustainable engineering, concepts and analytical methods/models, and resources for evaluating and comparing sustainability implication of engineering activities, develop sustainable engineering solutions. Environmental assessment for engineering processes and activities will be introduced (Environmental impact assessment and Life cycle assessment). |
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CEE555 Sustainable Infrastructures and Smart Cities |
Introduction to Sustainability, Resilience, and Climate Change, Moving Sustainability Forwards (Advocacy, awareness, stakeholder engagement, social inclusion, and equity), Resilient Urban Planning (Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation & Disaster Risk Planning), Integrative Design for Building Efficiency, Building Life Cycle Assessment Concepts (Embodied Carbon), Concepts and Strategies of Urban Green Infrastructure Design, Core Concepts and Strategies of Green Building Rating Systems, Different Sustainable Design, Prerequisites and Strategies: Connectivity and Smart Transportation, Sustainable Site Management, Water Efficiency (indoor & outdoor), Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Building Health and Wellness (Indoor Environment Quality), Material and Resources Efficiency, Green Materials Supply Chain. |
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CEE5001 Solid Waste Management and circular economy |
Solid Waste characterization, collection and transfer, disposal, source reduction and reuse recycling and resource recovery, integrated solid waste management concepts, resource, and environmental economics, linear versus circular economy, CE use for ISWM. Technical, social, economic, and institutional elements of the sustainable solid waste management; relation of solid waste management to the sustainable development goals to be established. Certain case studies where principles of circular economy are applied to be introduced |
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CEE515, CEE516 Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering and its lab |
The needs for water quality and how to achieve it by drinking water treatment; wastewater treatment; other water-quality control strategies (principles and theory). Water and Wastewater analysis: acidity; alkalinity; chloride; hardness; Ammonia; dissolved oxygen; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; coliform bacteria; solids determination; coagulation; and softening. |
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CEE5002 Water Food Energy Ecosystem Nexus |
The knowledge of nexus and the link between water, energy, food, and ecosystem. The WEFE nexus framework, water, energy, food, and ecosystem synergies. The concept of Ecological footprints, tools of calculating these footprints using life cycle assessment. The tools to allow for optimal water -energy resources utilization for food production with implication on the ecosystem taken into consideration. Climate change and its mitigation. |
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CEE503 Environmental and Water Microbiology |
The diverse roles of microorganisms in natural and artificial environments; Fundamental aspects of microbial physiology and ecology; Specific areas of focus include definition and basic notions; classifications system of microorganisms energetic and yield; enzymes; growth kinetics; pathogenicity; metabolic; microbial/environmental interactions; biogeochemical cycles and microbial count techniques; Topics on the role of microorganisms in waste treatment processes within different environmental systems; Pathways used by microbes for degradation; transformation; and synthesis of different chemicals in the environment; Theory and practice of sterilization; Action of antimicrobial agents. |
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CEE505 Pollution Control of the Aquatic Environment |
Effects of domestic and industrial water pollution on the physical; chemical and biological characteristics of natural waters; associated environmental determinants of human disease; toxicology and epidemiology of chronic disease. |
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CEE506 Water Supply and Wastewater collection |
The design of reservoirs; conduits; water distribution systems; well fields; sewers; and drains. Included is a study of population growth and its effects on water supply requirements and sewage flows as well as techniques for analyzing rainfall; runoff; fluid flow; reservoir sitting; and groundwater flows. |
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CEE507 International Environmental Law |
An overview of the history and current application of laws and rules used to protect the environment; the general framework of legislation and includes specific discussions of regulations as they are enforced at international; national; state and local levels. The Environmental Regulations course is concerned with 23 Industry and its relationship with the environment and community and the impact of environmental regulations on Industry decision-making. Topics include waste minimization; pollution prevention; hazardous; special; industrial and municipal solid waste control; the Clean Air Act; and Clean Water Act; and the Occupational. Safety and Health Act and how it relates to environmental regulations. |
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CEE510 Advanced Wastewater treatment |
Characteristics of wastewater. Principles of wastewater treatment process design, operation and economics. Unit operations. Biological treatment systems and oxidation kinetics. Advanced wastewater treatment and reuse. Sludge treatment processes, including public health engineering, wastewater disposal systems, and wastewater contamination indicators. Topics include wastewater quality parameters; unit operations in treatment of wastewater. Experimental and practical projects are given to the students in the above topics. Wastewater treatment Plant design: case study. Use of renewable energy in water and wastewater treatment. |
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CEE512 Air Pollution Control |
Air pollution control law and regulations. Air pollution measurement; Emission estimates. Meteorology for air pollution control engineers. Air pollution concentration models. Designing air pollution control systems and equipment. Combustion and control systems (Particulate pollutants; primary particulates; Vocs; SOx and NOx). Air pollutants and global climate. This course is integrated with the lab to cover the practical part including Air pollutants measurement methods and used devices: Particulate Matter, Carbon Monoxide, Sulfur Oxides and Nitrogen Oxides devices. The efficiency for an air pollutant control device (Cyclone). Design a software to estimate the emissions and predict the maximum concentration based on Gaussian Plume Model. |
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CEE514 Water resources Engineering |
Water laws. Reservoirs; dams; and reservoir basins; Hydro- power generation; Flood estimation; routing and control; Engineering economy in water resources planning; Introduction to system engineering in water resources; Topics in arid and semi-arid region water resources; Desertification water conservation techniques; reuse of water; remote sensing and arid water resources; Linear programming and its applications in water resources. |
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CEE518 Environmental unit process and operation |
Characterization of water and wastewater; Design of water distribution networks and sewerage systems; Design of water treatment systems; Wastewater Treatment design; Storm drainage design; Landfill design; Design basics of non-conventional treatment methods including: absorbers; aeration towers and membrane processes; processing of sludge; and water |
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CEE315 Environmental Impact Assessment |
Introduction into environmental impact assessment (EIA) involving an examination of: legislative/policy frameworks (In Jordan and elsewhere); theoretical underpinnings; the role of impact assessment in planning and decision making; methods and techniques for the assessment of impacts; implementation challenges; and the future directions for EIA. Analysis of various measures of environmental quality. Impacts on different types of resources Benefit-cost consideration in environmental impact assessment. Methodologies that identify the human and social consequences of man-made alterations pollution and resource limitation in the natural environment. Impact of engineering projects on food production lands and water. |
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CEE479 Advanced topics in Environmental engineering |
A very well-structured advanced course in the area of environmental engineering, covering topics which are not offered in other courses. |
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CEE572 Environmental and Water Law and Policy |
An overview of the history and current application of laws and rules used to protect the environment. This course outlines the general framework of legislation and includes specific discussions of regulations as they are enforced at international, national, state and local levels. The Environmental Regulations course is concerned with Industry and its relationship with the environment and community and the impact of environmental regulations on Industry decision-making. Topics include waste minimization, pollution 25 prevention, hazardous, special, industrial and municipal solid waste control, the Clean Air Act, and Clean Water Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act and how it relates to environmental regulations. Act and how it relates to environmental regulations. |
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CEE574 Water and Wastewater Reuse |
Principles for designing environmentally acceptable land application systems using municipal and industrial wastewater and sludge; land-limiting constituent analysis; soil-plant interactions; system equipment and design; system operation and management; public acceptance, social and regulatory issues. Case studies and field trip(s) are planned |
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CEE591 Advanced topics in water and environmental engineering |
A very well-structured advanced course in the area of water engineering, covering topics which are not offered in other courses. |
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ENE437 Economics of Natural Resources Engineering |
Introduction to engineering economy, importance of engineering economics, price elasticity and its application, cost concepts and design economics, cost-estimation techniques, the time value of money, evaluating a single project, comparison and selection among alternatives, depreciation and income taxes, climate change and energy-related environmental externalities. |
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ENE434 PV Technology I |
Characteristics of sunlight and types of solar irradiance, sun position calculator, solar radiation potential assessment with fixed inclination (tilt) and orientation (azimuth) angles; semiconductor and silicon PN junction photovoltaic (PV) cells; Photovoltaic (PV) effect of silicon solar cells; the behavior and performance of silicon PV cells; PV cell properties and design; IV-characteristics of ideal and reals PV cells; ideal silicon cell IV-curve equation and modelling; real silicon cell equation;PV cells interconnections and fabrication of wafer based and thin-film PV modules; datasheets ofcommercial PV modules; PV power system components: PV battery charge controllers, DC/ACinverters and batteries; datasheets of PV charge controllers, inverters and batteries; PV mountingstructures; electrical single line diagram and module arrangement layout; design and sizing of offgrid/standalone PV systems; design and sizing of on-grid/grid-connected PV systems; Specific Energy Yield (SEY) and Performance Ratio (PR) of grid-connected PV systems; economics of PV systems (time value of money, capital cost, savings, simple payback period, return on investment and internal rate of return. |
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ENE433 Solar Energy I |
Heat transfer phenomena (radiation, convection, conduction) in solar thermal systems; materials used in solar thermal applications and their properties: selective treatments, phase change materials, transparent insulating surfaces; design methodologies and calculation of solar thermal systems and equipment; heat transfer calculation software; testing of solar thermal collectors and solar thermal systems; applications of solar energy: absorption cooling systems, solar thermal energy system as a primary source of electricity; solar thermal concentration (solar thermoelectric). |
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ENE435 Wind Energy Technology |
Introduction to Wind energy technology, basic characteristics of wind, site characterization statistical methods of wind analysis, wind resources assessment, fundamental principles of wind turbines, aerodynamics, mechanical and electrical components of wind turbines, performance analysis of wind turbines/farms, wind turbines integrations into power systems, environmental and social impact of wind technology, economics of wind technology. |
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ENE436 Renewable Energy Lab |
Assessment of the viability of a wind power, solar radiation, solar thermal, PV or biomass system for a given site; measurement and data collection techniques; analyzing and evaluation these renewable energy resources and calculate savings fractions, backup energy needs, financing options, and economic analyses; the principles of solar home design, solar hot water, and space heating and solar cooling for both new and existing construction; investigation of the potentials of renewable energy technologies to help solve environmental and economic problems within society. |
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ENE536 Energy Efficiency Lab |
Energy efficiency in existing buildings in terms of: energy use, indoor comfort, use, technical and economic feasibility, cultural values; system perspectives such as: energy supply and environmental aspects; energy simulations in buildings; peer critique; energy efficiency measures for apartment buildings evaluation. |
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ENE537 Energy Efficiency, Management and Laws |
Technical and physical processes involved in energy usage in: residential, commercial, industrial and transport sectors; economic tools required to justify expenditure on energy efficiency programs; “whole system” design and analysis; policy and environmental requirements to enhance implementation of energy efficiency measures. |
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ENE524 Geothermal and Hydropower systems |
Geothermal systems: geothermal exploration techniques, drilling techniques and logging methods, reservoir physics, well test analysis, monitoring & forecasting, direct and indirect use of geothermal resources, visualization and modeling techniques, design, sizing, analysis and environmental impacts of geothermal systems (geothermal power plants and its types and heat pump systems; hydropower systems: hydropower systems including mini, small and large scale plants; general overview of types of hydropower plants, planning, assessment of hydropower resources, dam design, mechanical and electrical equipment, economic analysis of hydropower plant and the environmental impacts. |
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ENE525 Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Production Technology |
Fundamentals of fuel cells & hydrogen production technology, basic structure of fuel cells, operations and conversion of chemical potential energy into electrical energy, evaluation of the cell performance, and characterization. |
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ENE526 Bio-Energy Technology |
Introduction to biomass; low-carbon energy systems including: biopower, bioheat and biofuels; scientific examination of feedstock conversion technologies and scale up for industrial production, end products, and their applications; concepts of sustainability, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA); bioenergy systems; advantages of low-carbon energy in developing a low-carbon economy and society. |
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ENE527 Techno-economics of energy systems |
Economic competitiveness of renewable energy systems for utility scale electric generation systems, design parameters for the installation and operation of photovoltaic and wind energy systems, building-integrated applications of renewable energy sources, design methodologies of hybrid systems, techno-economic feasibility, funding resources and positive environmental impact assessment for energy saving systems, energy storage technology selection, energy consumption analysis and assessment of energy saving potential and development of energy saving recommendations. |
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ENE530 Advanced Renewable Energy Systems |
Analysis of alternative and renewable energy systems; methods of integrating these solutions with society; sustainable energy; principles, possibilities, and limits of alternative and renewable energy. |
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ENE533 Solar Energy II |
Design of solar thermal and solar photovoltaic power generating units in various modes, financial and related environmental implications, case studies and actual application of available software for design of solar power systems. |
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ENE535 PV Technology II |
Solar radiation basics; PV technology basics; emerging PV technologies: Building Integrated PV (BIPV) and Concentrated PV system (CPV); PV tracking systems: 1-axis and 2-axis; PV system types (on-grid and off-grid); testing and commission of PV systems; maintenance of PV systems; largescale PV systems planning, design and sizing; hybrid systems planning, design and sizing; PV grid connection requirements and codes; construction and installation of PV systems; cost breakdown of PV systems; tender documents preparation for PV systems; technical and financial evaluation of PV tenders; economics of PV systems. |
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ENE539 Energy Audit |
Lighting fundamentals, energy utilities and rates, and identification of opportunities for efficiency changes in buildings. Topics include scientific principles of energy, light and heat, energy codes and standards, metering and monitoring. Students will examine the economic, regulatory, and infrastructure issues affecting implementation of energy efficiency measures as well as their potential for solving energy and environmental problems. |
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ENE534 Low Carbon Buildings |
The fundamentals of conventional energy sources used in buildings; renewable technology; policies and drivers that are leading to the more widespread uptake of low carbon building technologies; low carbon building codes, global policies and planning from the past, present and future. Integrated design: urban microclimate design, passive architectural interventions, active interventions. Low carbon buildings design and operation. |
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ENE531 Environmental and Energy Engineering |
Application of scientific and engineering principles to an understanding of environmental issues associated with human activity. Mass and energy transfer, environmental chemistry, water and air pollution, pollutant transport modeling, pollution management, and risk assessment, and global atmospheric change. Introduction to the physical, chemical, and biological systems relating to the quality of water, land and air environments. Topics relating energy to environmental engineering will be addressed; these topics include carbon production, heat and energy transfer and thermal pollution. |
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Master's Degrees of Environmental and Renewable Energy Engineering |
ERE 722 Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Energy and Environmental Systems |
Modeling methodology including system conceptualization. Model construction and validation (computational accuracy). Model evaluation and calibration. Simulation of energyand environmental systems. Optimization techniques; Classical direct searchfor-optimum methods, Golden Mean, Conjugate Gradients, Modified Newton Method. Methods for constrained optimization such as Lagrange Multipliers, Search methods, Linear and Dynamic Programming. Use of software packages. |
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ERE 731 Advanced Renewable Energy Systems |
Review of renewable energy resources. Wind energy: horizontal-axis and vertical-axis wind machines, performance characteristics. Wave energy: principles of operation. Solar energy: solar flux and solar angles calculations, solar-thermal technologies. Biomass energy conversion: direct combustion and alcoholic fermentation. Applications include fuel reforming, hydrogen and synthetic fuel production, fuel cells and batteries, and photovoltaic. Hydroelectric power and geothermal energy. Computer modeling and simulation using software packages. Experimental and practical verifications in the form of projects will be given to the students in the above areas. |
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ERE 732 Advanced Energy Conversion |
Forms of energy. Development of energy sources and energy needs. Petroleum. Coal, oil shale and tar sand. Natural gas and hydrogen power. Principles of nuclear power. Methods of extracting energy from oil shale. Introduction to combustion process and combustion systems. Conversion of thermal energy into mechanical energy, including 10 power, and heat engine cycles, internal and external combustion systems and turbines. Conversion of thermal energy into electrical energy including thermoelectric converters, thermoelectric systems. Electric generators and alternators, solar and fuel cells. Verification where possible. |
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ERE742 Sustainability |
Sustainability. Sustainable systems. Sustainable wastewater treatment by utilizing natural processes (aerobic digestion, photosynthesis, etc…), renewable sources of energy (e.g., sunlight, wind, geothermal, and biomass), etc... Sustainable wastewater treatment relies minimally on fossil fuel energy and the mechanical processes are operated through renewable energy resources; it is in general cost-effective. Sustainability and development of environmental systems assessment of current and potential future energy needs, with emphasis on meeting regional and global energy needs in this and coming century. |
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ERE 733 Energy Efficiency |
Techniques and approaches adapted to improve the efficiency of energy generation, utilization, conversion, transport, storage and management. Energy audits. Energy conservation opportunities for efficiency improvements in different sectors: industrial, commercial, transportation and domestic. Economic regulatory and infrastructure issues affecting the implementation of energy efficiency measures as well as their potential for solving energy and environmental problems. Energy flow simulations in buildings. Best practices in building design. This course includes students performing real energy audits. |
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ERE 736 Wind Energy Systems |
Basic characteristics of wind, site characterization, Statistical methods of wind analysis, wind resources assessment, fundamental principles of wind energy utilization, aerodynamics, mechanical and electrical design aspects. Wind machine technologies and wind turbines performance analysis. Wind power integration into the power systems, environmental impact of wind power utilization. |
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ERE 737 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) |
Introduction to the solar energy, Solar radiation; Review of the basics of thermodynamics and heat transfer, Power plant Technologies; Types of CSP systems 11 including CSP parabolic trough systems, CSP dish technology, CSP Fresnel technology and Solar tower; Heat storage systems; Hybridization; Secondary use of CSP systems; Operation and maintenance of CSP systems; Power quality control and grid integration; CSP plant project planning: economic, social and environmental considerations and site assessment. |
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ERE743 Environmental Biotechnology and Bioenergy |
Basic concepts of biotechnology: Biomass characterization, Biomass growth and kinetics. Bioconversion systems: types of biomasses, which are currently considered for conversion into bioenergy conversion pathways available to turn biomass into bioproducts. Identify energy potentials of biomass and biogas. Biofuels and Combustions Engines |
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ERE 744 Climate change and Predictability |
Fundamental aspects of the predictability of weather and climate. Basic theory of the divergence of trajectories in phase space and the periodic and chaotic properties of the flow are illustrated using simple nonlinear dynamical models. The dynamics of error growth, local and global predictability, and predictability of flows with many scales will be discussed. The predictability and error growth in large weather forecasting systems, predictability in mid-latitudes and tropics, and targeted observations will be 12 studied. Predictability of time-mean quantities in large climate models, the role of ocean and land boundary forcings, and predictability of coupled models. |
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ERE 751 Advanced water and Wastewater Treatment |
Characteristics of wastewater. Principles of wastewater treatment process design, operation and economics. Unit operations. Biological treatment systems and oxidation kinetics. Advanced wastewater treatment and reuse. Sludge treatment processes, including public health engineering, wastewater disposal systems, and wastewater contamination indicators. Topics include wastewater quality parameters, unit operations in treatment of wastewater. Experimental and practical projects are given to the students in the above topics. Wastewater treatment Plant design: case study. Use of renewable energy in water and wastewater treatment |
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ERE 752 Water, Energy, and Environment Management |
This course addresses major topics such as water quantity, water quality, and energy. It also addresses topics related to Middle East water/energy resources situation and management. Socioeconomic factors. Recycling and conservation of water. Aquifers and its over-pumping. Discharge of human and industrial wastewater. National and international institutions. Militarization of water. Politics and research as part of the solution. Integrated water resource management. Principles and practice of water resources planning and management. Protocols employed at local, state, regional and international levels. Plan formulation, evaluation, and implementation. Stakeholder involvement in planning processes. Analytical tools. Case studies with emphasis on the MENA region. |
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ERE 771 Energy, Environmental and Water Laws and Policies |
An introduction into the environmental and energy justice system. An Introduction to environmental and energy values and policies. Economics and the environment. Overview of the structure of the environmental laws. Regulatory legislation, and the regulatory process. Air pollution problems and control. Contemporary climate litigation. Water pollution control. Statutory Authorities. Regulation from point sources. Effluent limitations. Water quality-based controls. Environmental impact assessment. Environmental enforcement. Citizen’s lawsuits. Global climate change. Environmental and climate justice. |
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ERE 791 Special topics in renewable energy |
Covers specified cases with special interest for industry and modern technology in the areas of renewable energy technology |
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ERE 792 Special topics in environmental engineering |
Covers specified cases with special interest for industry and modern technology in the areas of environmental technology. |