Professor Henze’s research emphasizes model predictive control and reinforcement learning control of building energy systems, district energy systems, building thermal mass, refrigeration systems, model-based benchmarking of building operational performance, fault detection and diagnosis, control strategies for mixed-mode buildings, uncertainty quantification of occupant behavior and its impact, human presence detection, sensor fusion algorithms, energy analytics and decision analysis as well as the integration of building energy system operations with the electric grid system.
AREN 2110 - Thermodynamics
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Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Explores fundamental principles of thermodynamics, including first and second law of thermodynamics, thermophysical properties, power and refrigeration cycles, gas mixtures and psychrometrics. Degree credit not granted for this course and MCEN 3012 or GEEN 3852.
AREN 3010 - Energy Efficient Buildings
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Fall 2018
Lecture course on the analysis and design of buildings and their systems to satisfy the requirements for a comfortable and healthy indoor environment. Examines psychometrics, thermal comfort, building heating and cooling loads, fluid flow basics, and HVAC components and systems.
AREN 4010 - Energy System Modeling and Control
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Fall 2019
Engineering course devoted to building automation and control systems. Topics include HVAC control technology and strategies, measurement and device technologies, analysis and modeling of dynamic systems, simulation of conventional and advanced control approaches, assessment of control loop performance and hands-on direct digital control (DDC) programming exercises as used in current building control practice. Same as AREN 5010.
AREN 4110 - Building Energy Systems Engineering
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Prepares students for professional practice in building energy systems engineering, i.e., analysis and design of residential and commercial buildings, including district energy systems. Upon completion, students possess the skills to calculate heating, cooling, and ventilation requirements, as well as analyze, design, and evaluate integrated building energy systems to meet the following goals: indoor environmental health, safety, and productivity (codes and standards); economic drivers (affordability, life cycle cost), and societal needs (environmental equity, energy justice, decarbonization). Same as AREN 5110.
AREN 5010 - Energy System Modeling and Control
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Fall 2019
Engineering course devoted to building automation and control systems. Topics include HVAC control technology and strategies, measurement and device technologies, analysis and modeling of dynamic systems, simulation of conventional and advanced control approaches, assessment of control loop performance and hands-on direct digital control (DDC) programming exercises as used in current building control practice. Recommended prerequisite: AREN 4140. Same as AREN 4010.
AREN 5030 - Data Science for Energy and Buildings
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Fall 2023
Establishing hands-on skills along with understanding of underlying mathematical concepts of current machine learning approaches including: ordinary least squares, quantile, logistic, and local regression; unsupervised methods including principal component analysis and clustering; tree-based models such as regression trees and random forests; kernel-based methods such as support vector and Gaussian process regression; Bayesian inference; as well as shallow and deep neural networks. Numerous examples and case studies applicable to thermal/building/renewable/district energy systems will be used. Undergraduate seniors will be allowed with instructor consent.
AREN 5090 - Optimizing Grid Connected Systems
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Fall 2024
Address the challenges that the electric power grid is facing from a technical perspective, using grid modeling, mathematics (optimization and linear algebra) and programming (Python). The course will also touch on a variety of topics such as electricity markets, renewable energy integration, and distributed energy resources, including how buildings can help the broader electrical grid. Students will gain skills that will help them prepare for careers in building controls, renewable energy, energy policy, and more. Recommended prerequisites: students should have prior experience/coursework in programming (beyond Excel) and linear algebra before taking this course. Do not take this class if you have already taken a power systems optimization course.
AREN 5110 - Building Energy Systems Engineering
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Prepares students for professional practice in building energy systems engineering, i.e., analysis and design of residential and commercial buildings, including district energy systems. Upon completion, students possess the skills to calculate heating, cooling, and ventilation requirements, as well as analyze, design, and evaluate integrated building energy systems to meet the following goals: indoor environmental health, safety, and productivity (codes and standards); economic drivers (affordability, life cycle cost), and societal needs (environmental equity, energy justice, decarbonization). Same as AREN 4110.
AREN 6940 - Master's Candidate for Degree
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Spring 2020 / Summer 2021
Registration intended for students preparing for a thesis defense, final examination, culminating activity, or completion of degree.
AREN 6950 - Master's Thesis
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022
COEN 4000 - Global Intensive Studies
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Spring 2023
Provides a hands-on exploration of a particular engineering/applied science subject area in an overseas setting. Serves as a complement to an existing engineering or applied science course taught at CU. Topic areas will vary. Same as COEN 5000.
COEN 5000 - Global Intensive Studies
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Spring 2023
Provides a hands-on exploration of a particular engineering/applied science subject area in an overseas setting. Serves as a complement to an existing engineering or applied science course taught at CU. Topic areas will vary. Same as COEN 4000.
EVEN 3012 - Thermodynamics for Environmental Science and Engineering
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Fall 2022
Introduces students to fundamentals of thermodynamics. Includes focused coverage of the laws of thermodynamics, system energy balances, state properties (internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, etc.) and property estimation for ideal gases and steam. Additionally, this course will introduce the following concepts: thermodynamic cycles, chemical reaction thermodynamics, psychrometrics, process devices (pumps, heat exchangers, etc.) and reversibility.
