ME 573HVAC Systems, Equipment, and Energy Efficiency

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Cross-listed: AE 573

When it runs

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Selected topics in HVAC systems design with focus on energy-efficiency and environmental-sustainability. Heating and cooling distribution using air-, water-, and refrigerant-based systems. Constant- and variable-flow systems. Heat- and energy-recovery systems. Vapour-compression refrigeration and heat-pump systems (including air- and geothermal-source heat pumps).

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Mechanical Engineering, or H-Mechatronics Engineering

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4962	0 / 65	T 18:30–21:20
LEC 701	2013	40 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

100% liked it75% easy100% useful

From 3 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

Dr. Mather is one of the greatest MME profs, as always. Practical, useful course that blends well if you take the other HVAC course alongside it. Lab was marked generously.

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