MBEP: Master’s in Building Energy Performance

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Program brief

The Master’s in Building Energy Performance (MBEP) blends specialised knowledge in building physics with conscientious building design to address India’s need for reduced operational and embodied energy use of buildings and cities — central to our national mission of reducing emissions by 2047. 

Enhancing building energy efficiency has been a national priority for over three decades, calling for professionals who can understand complex building energy flows and systems and recommend cost-effective, performance-driven, affordable and scalable solutions. The Master’s Program in Building Energy Performance (MBEP) at CEPT University addresses this need through a rigorous, interdisciplinary learning “laboratory” that integrates diverse fields like architecture, building engineering, building physics, human physiology, and psychology. Designed for students from diverse backgrounds (architecture, civil, and mechanical engineering) our two year program progressively builds competence through first principles understanding, real-world projects and integrated design exercises. The program is supported by multiple state-of-the- art lab facilities on the CEPT campus, which are a vital part of its curriculum.

As a student in this program, you shall develop a strong foundation in building physics and engineering giving you the agility to respond to the design demands of diverse projects. MBEP graduates have consistently excelled on multiple global platforms, and employers recognize our graduates as job-ready professionals from day one.

Our program faculty are deeply engaged in practice of building design and operation, informing policy design , working closely with industry leaders in building development, design and technology.

Studio-based pedagogy: Our students go well beyond absorbing foundational knowledge in building physics and engineering to immerse themselves in 16-week-long experimentation and/or project based studios where they tackle real-world problems, gaining first-hand experience and the confidence to apply their learning in professional practice.

Comprehensive Curriculum including ESG, Renewable energy generation, System and Energy Audits, creating multiple possibilities for career trajectories.

Directed Research Project (DRP): The opportunity to conduct independent problem-solving research guided by faculty or in collaboration with industry immersion through an industry based research project.

Global Exposure: Opportunities for study tours in S - SE Asia and short academic exchange opportunities in Australia, Europe and the US

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Message from Program Chair

Minu Agarwal
Minu Agarwal Program Chair, Master’s in Building Energy Performance
Faculty of Technology

Program Structure

Degree Title
M. Tech in Building Energy Performance.
Duration
Two Years | Four Semesters
Total Credits
80 across Two Years

Key Features

  • Studio based pedagogy, a 16-week-long experimentation and/or project based studios where they tackle real-world problems, gaining first-hand experience and the confidence to apply their learning in professional practice.
  • Comprehensive cutting edge curriculum (including ESG, Renewable energy generation, HVAC system and energy audits, creating multiple possibilities for career trajectories.)
  • International tailor-made travel-based course for exposure to international practices in building design and research
  • Option to undertake industry based directed research project in 4th Semester 

MBEP program studios have been developed in an incremental manner where each semester builds upon learning from the prior semester. 

Studios
  • Passive Design Features
  • Thermal Comfort
  • Heat transfer through the building envelope
  • Climatology
  • Psychrometry
  • Refrigeration cycle
  • HVAC systems,
  • Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
  • Building Energy Simulation
Theory
  • Data Analysis
  • Communicating Energy Efficiency to Stakeholders
  • Regulatory Frameworks for Building Energy Use
  • ESG
  • Building Energy Audits
Studios
  • Daylighting
  • Artificial Lighting
  • Façade Optimization
  • Integrated Design Process
  • Whole Building Design Approach
  • Embodied Carbon
  • Life-Cycle Assessment
  • Building Energy Simulation

Courses
  • Renewable Energy Systems,
  • Evidence-based Design
  • Statistics
Exposure to global design practices

MBEP program includes an international travel-based mandatory course. This course is designed to give you direct exposure to cutting-edge building technology focused on energy efficiency and occupant well-being.

Research or Industry Immersion

Students can opt for either doing Directed Research Project (DRP) or Industry Project in their final semester. 

*The program structure and courses indicated above are based on previous years’ offerings and are subject to change.

Program Tesimonials

Akarshna AK Student of Master’s in Building Energy Performance

Program Ambassadors

Board of Review (BOR) Members

  • Sameer Maithal

    Sameer Maithal

    Independent Clean Energy & Sustainability Practitioner
  • Sudeshna Mukhopadhyay

    Sudeshna Mukhopadhyay

    Independent Lighting Strategy and Learning Consultant

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