Section 71.50.1 Course Requirements (BEng in Building Engineering)

Degree Requirements

The program in Building Engineering consists of the Engineering Core, the Building Engineering Core, and one of the options listed below. The normal length of the program is 120 credits.

BEng in Building Engineering (120 credits)

credits from the Engineering Core‌

Note: Students in BEng (Bldg) must successfully complete BLDG 482 instead of ENGR 392‌.

Note: The Engineering Core‌ credits for students in the Building Engineering program are reduced from 30.5 credits to 29 credits since Building Engineering students are not required to take ENGR 202‌ (1.5 credits) in their program.

75.5

credits from the Building Engineering Core‌

15.5

credits from Option A – Building Energy and Environment Electives‌ or Option B – Building Structures and Construction Electives‌

Building Engineering Core (75.50 credits)

• BCEE 231 Structured Programming and Applications for Building and Civil Engineers (3.00)

• BCEE 342 Structural Analysis I (3.00)

• BCEE 344 Structural Design of Steel and Wood Elements (3.00)

• BCEE 345 Structural Design of Reinforced Concrete Elements (3.00)

• BCEE 371 Surveying (2.00)

• BCEE 432 Soil Mechanics (3.50)

• BCEE 451 Construction Engineering (3.00)

• BLDG 212 Building Engineering Drawing and Introduction to Design (3.00)

• BLDG 341 Building Engineering Systems (3.00)

• BLDG 365 Building Science (3.50)

• BLDG 371 Building Service Systems (3.50)

• BLDG 390 Building Engineering Design Project (3.50)

• BLDG 463 Building Envelope Design (3.00)

• BLDG 471 HVAC System Design (4.00)

• BLDG 476 Thermal Analysis of Buildings (3.00)

• BLDG 490 Capstone Building Engineering Design Project (6.00)

• CIVI 321 Engineering Materials (3.75)

• ENGR 242 Statics (3.00)

• ENGR 243 Dynamics (3.00)

• ENGR 244 Mechanics of Materials (3.75)

• ENGR 251 Thermodynamics I (3.00)

• ENGR 311 Transform Calculus and Partial Differential Equations (3.00)

• ENGR 361 Fluid Mechanics I (3.00)

Note: BCEE 371 is a summer course to be taken before entering second year of BEng program.

Note: Students may replace BLDG 490 with ENGR 490 if they are interested in a multidisciplinary project that requires collaboration with students from other engineering departments. In order for students to register in ENGR 490, their projects must be approved by the Department and the Design Committee before the start of the fall term.

Option Course Requirements: Building Engineering

Students must complete a minimum of 15.5 credits from one of the following options: Option A – Building Energy and Environment Electives or Option B – Building Structures and Construction Electives. Option A is designed for students interested in careers in building energy efficiency, HVAC systems and indoor environment. Option B is tailored for students wishing to pursue careers in building design, building structures, and construction engineering and management.

Option A – Building Energy and Environment Electives (15.5 credits)

15.5

credits chosen from:

• BLDG 366 Acoustics and Lighting (3.50)

• BLDG 465 Fire and Smoke Control in Buildings (3.00)

• BLDG 472 Building Energy Conservation Technologies (3.00)

• BLDG 473 Building Acoustics (3.00)

• BLDG 474 Building Illumination and Daylighting (3.00)

• BLDG 475 Indoor Air Quality (3.00)

• BLDG 477 Control Systems in Buildings (3.00)

• BLDG 479 Commissioning of HVAC Systems in Buildings (3.00)

• BLDG 483 Integrated Solar Systems: Design and Operation (3.00)

• BLDG 484 Diagnostics and Rehabilitation of Building Envelope (3.00)

• BLDG 498 Topics in Building Engineering (3.00)

• ENGR 411 Special Technical Report (1.00)

• ENGR 412 Honours Research Project (3.00)

Note: Students from Option A may choose one course from Option B electives.

Option B – Building Structures and Construction Electives (15.5 credits)

15.5

credits chosen from:

• BCEE 343 Structural Analysis II (3.00)

• BCEE 455 Introduction to Structural Dynamics (3.00)

• BCEE 478 Project Management for Construction (3.00)

• BCEE 492 Construction Processes (3.00)

• BLDG 462 Non-structural Building Materials (3.00)

• BLDG 480 Building Information Modelling in Construction (3.00)

• BLDG 481 Fundamentals of Facility Management (3.00)

• BLDG 498 Topics in Building Engineering (3.00)

• CIVI 435 Foundation Design (3.00)

• CIVI 453 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3.50)

• CIVI 454 Design of Steel Structures (3.50)

• ENGR 411 Special Technical Report (1.00)

• ENGR 412 Honours Research Project (3.00)

Note: Students from Option B may choose one course from Option A electives.