Course detail

Sustainable Building (S-PST)

FAST-CH09Acad. year: 2011/2012

Sustainable building represents a progress of building industry towards the achievement of sustainable development of society in terms of ecology, social-economy and culture. The basic principles and aims of sustainable construction are presented in the Agenda 21 document. This course deals especially with ecological and energy aspects of building and possibilities of environmental-friendly and recycled material use in building constructions. What is also important is knowledge of the parametres of indoor environment that influence the selection of building materials.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will know philosophy of sustainable building and he will
know the principles of life cycle assessment of building object.
Student will be able to use the natural and recycled matrials during
design phase of building object.

Prerequisites

Good theoretical knowledge of building physics and fundamentals of building construction designing are the assumption for an understanding of the course content. General knowledge of common construction materials is necessary as well.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Literature listing, elementary terms, legislation, conception of sustainable development and sustainable construction.
2. Agenda 21 – contexts, field of application, goals
3. The main issues and tasks of sustainable construction
4. Building indoor microclimate – thermal-moisture, acoustic, odour, luminous, electrical, toxically, psychical and aerosol
5. Health-friendly building constructions, toxic matter pollution (emissions CO2, SO2, NOx, etc.), building construction impact to indoor microclimate, environment
6. Energy demand of building construction process. Material sources and primary energy savings.
7. Ecology in building industry, industrial waste disposal applicable in building industry, recycling, properties and utilization of recycled materials
8. Alternative material and construction design on the base of renewable material sources, overview, basic physical properties
9. Examples of alternative construction types of buildings, loam buildings, timber structures, straw buildings
10. Energy demand of buildings during their use, alternatives of energy demand reduction, low-energy and passive houses, design principles, examples
11. Energy sources and their environmental impacts, alternative energy sources, solar energy, wind power, biomass energy, heat pumps
12. Strategy of the sustainable urban development, reconstructions, building modernization and revitalization
13. Methodology of building sustainable classification

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the conception of sustainable development and sustainable building. Indivisible part of the course is the issue of energy demand during realization and use of a building. Students are acquainted with alternative material and construction designs with application of recycled construction materials.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Agenda 21 pro udržitelnou výstavbu. ČVUT v Praze, 2001. (CS)
ČNI Praha: ČSN 73 0540-1 až 4 Tepelná ochrana budov. ČNI Praha, 2005. (CS)
Vonka, Martin et al.: Metodika SBToolCZ. Manuál hodnocení bytových staveb ve fázi návrhu.. CIDEAS, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04664-7. (CS)
Zákon č. 406/2000 Sb., o hospodaření energií. 2000. (CS)

Recommended reading

Kočí, Vladimír: Posuzování životního cyklu. Ekomonitor, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86832-42-5. (CS)
Nagy, Eugen: Nízkoenergetický ekologický dům. Jaga group, 2002. ISBN 80-88905-74-5. (CS)
Pytlík, P.: Ekologie ve stavebnictví. Svaz podnikatelů ve stavebnictví ČR, 1997. (CS)
www.substance.cz. ČVUT v Praze, 0. (CS)
www.tzb-info.cz. 0. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch S , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch S , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch S , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer