Program Overview

Master of High Performance Buildings

The post-professional Master of High Performance Buildings is an academic degree, offered jointly by the College of Architecture and the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. It is intended for students, with professional degrees in architecture or a bachelor of science degree in engineering, seeking to develop a better understanding of the theories, methods, and technologies necessary to achieve high performance, energy efficient, healthy, and sustainable buildings, with an emphasis on the integrated design process in which architects and engineers work together to achieve common goals.

Admission Requirements

• Minimum GRE requirements: 292 quantitative + verbal and 2.5 analytical writing.

Program Requirements

• Total Credit Hours: 30
• Required Courses:
  • CAE 513: Building Science (3 credit hours)
  • CAE 556: Net Zero Energy Building Design I (3 credit hours)
  • CAE 557: Net Zero Energy Building Design II (3 credit hours)
  • ARCH 546: Architecture Studio VI: Advanced (6 credit hours)
• Elective Courses:
  • Select a minimum of 15 credit hours from the following:
    • ARCH 483: Material: Transparent (3 credit hours)
    • ARCH 502: Advanced Topics in History and Theory I (3 credit hours)
    • ARCH 509: Topics in Advanced Technology (3 credit hours)
    • ARCH 513: Mechanical and Electrical Building Systems for Architects I (3 credit hours)
    • ARCH 514: Mechanical and Electrical Building Systems for Architects II (3 credit hours)
    • ARCH 551: Design of Energy-Efficient Buildings I (3 credit hours)
    • ARCH 552: Design of Energy-Efficient Buildings II (3 credit hours)
    • ARCH 597: Special Problems (0-3 credit hours)
    • CAE 466: Building Electrical/Lighting Systems Design (3 credit hours)
    • CAE 467: Lighting Systems Design (3 credit hours)
    • CAE 474: Introduction to Building Information Modeling (3 credit hours)
    • CAE 506: Building Envelope Rehabilitation (3 credit hours)
    • CAE 515: Building Energy Modeling (3 credit hours)
    • CAE 517: HVAC Systems Design (3 credit hours)
    • CAE 524: Building Enclosure Design (3 credit hours)
    • CAE 526: Energy Conservation in Buildings (3 credit hours)
    • CAE 550: Applied Building Energy Modeling (3 credit hours)
    • CAE 553: Measurement and Instrumentation in Architectural Engineering (3 credit hours)
    • CAE 569: Construction Methods, Cost Estimating, and Project Budgeting (3 credit hours)
    • CAE 597: Special Problems (0-3 credit hours)
    • ENVE 576: Indoor Air Pollution (3 credit hours)
    • ENVE 597: Special Problems (0-3 credit hours)
  • Maximum 12 credit hours from 400 level elective courses allowed.