Net Zero Building Services Engineering

Program Overview

The Net Zero Building Services Engineering MSc at Loughborough University equips graduates with expertise in low-energy building design, artificial intelligence in the built environment, and HVAC systems. The program offers scholarships, industry placements, and access to state-of-the-art facilities, preparing students for careers in building services engineering, sustainability, and energy consulting. Accredited by CIBSE and EI, the program contributes to the development of sustainable and energy-efficient buildings and communities.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This prepares graduates to contribute to the future of low-energy solutions and artificial intelligence in the built environment. Several graduates from this program have received full sponsorships to carry out PhD research placements by industry partners such as Tata Steel, Vexo International, Cundall, and Mitsubishi Electric.

Scholarships

The program offers:

• Two scholarships of £1,000 each, one from Vexo International and the other from ASHRAE UK Midlands Chapter, given to selected students in October.
• Prizes from industrial partners such as Pick Everard, Hilson Moran, Energy Institute, AECOM, Hays Construction, and Vexo International.

Why choose this program

• Gain the opportunity to earn additional certificates that showcase your expertise, such as the Building Research Energy Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) and HVAC CPD certificates.
• Coursework based on the ASHRAE Integrated Sustainable Building Design (ISBD) competition brief (Loughborough University teams won 1st place in 2019 and 2020).
• Loughborough University teams have won the CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year award in 2014 and 2017.
• Some graduates have been fully sponsored to carry out PhD research by companies like Tata Steel, Vexo International, and Mitsubishi Electric.
• Many staff members are heavily involved with ASHRAE (Professor Mahroo Eftekhari is the president of UK ASHRAE Midlands Chapter 2019 - July 2021, RVC CTTC Region XIV 2020-2023).
• Organization of technical sessions for networking and dissemination of low energy seminars delivered by recognized companies in the industry.
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities, including a 3,000m2 laboratory and one of the fastest high-performance computing clusters in the UK.

Objectives:

• To develop specialist expertise in building services engineering and building performance with a focus on energy and related areas.
• To equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills for a successful career in building services engineering.
• To contribute to the development of sustainable and energy-efficient buildings and communities.

Outline:

It aims to create a new generation of building services engineers with knowledge of new technologies to improve the energy performance of buildings and the well-being of occupants.

Semester 1

• Compulsory Modules
• Wellbeing and Indoor Environment
• Building Thermal Loads and Systems
• Thermal Modelling and 3D Building Information Modelling (BIM)
• Research Dissertation
• Research Methods

Semester 2

• Compulsory Modules
• Electrical Systems: Buildings and Renewable Energy
• Building Energy Supply Systems and District Energy Networks
• Net Zero Building Design
• Research Dissertation

Optional Module (choose one)

• Control and Commissioning for Low Energy Buildings
• Design Management

Assessment:

• Coursework assignments (2-3 per module)
• Assessments can be practical-based and/or groupwork-based
• Weighting of marks differs for each assessment

Teaching:

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Independent study
• Group work
• Workshops
• Laboratory work
• Practical sessions

Careers:

• Potential careers for program graduates include:
• Building Services Engineer
• Sustainability Engineer
• Energy Consultant
• Researcher
• Project Manager
• Design Engineer
• Commissioning Engineer

Locations:

• Loughborough University campus
• London campus

Other:

• Students join industry experts at Loughborough's first Passivhaus development.
• The program provides students with the knowledge to implement more sustainability in the built environment, a skill in demand to reduce carbon emissions in buildings.
• The program is accredited by the UK Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and the Energy Institute (EI) for professional registration as a UK Chartered Engineer (CEng).

UK fee: £13,000 Full-time degree per annum International fee: £28,750 Full-time degree per annum