Course detail

Building Services (M)

FAST-BT04Acad. year: 2011/2012

Introduction to the subject, principles of sanitary equipment design. Drainage systems inside buildings. Water sources and water supply systems for buildings. Preparation of domestic hot water. Gas instalation for buildings. Problems of thermal comfort in building. Types of water heating systems. Heat losses of buildings. Type of radiators. Source of heat and their space arrangement. Boiler rooms. Ventilation and air conditioning for buildings.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student gets overview of plumbing systems and heating systems for buildings.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about constructional systems of buildings, fundamentals of hydromechanics, fundamentals of heat transfer.

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. Introduction to the subject Building Services
2. Principles of sanitary equipment design
3. Sorts of waste waters and designing of drainage systems inside buildings
4. Water sources for water supply for buildigs. Water supply systems and their designing
5. Domestic hot water supply systems
6. Fuel gas properties. Gas installation for buildings
7. Problems of designing of thermal comfort in building
8. Heat losses calculation
9. Overview of heating system, choice and design
10. Heat losses of building and heat balance
11. Determination of type and size of radiators
12. Heat sources and their dispositional arrangement
13. Selected ventilating and air conditioning systems

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Building services systems. Indoor climate creation. Types of systems. Design, service, energy and economy factors of indoor climate creation by building services systems.

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

ASHRAE Handbook. ASHRAE 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329, 0. (EN)
Doc. Ing. Cihlář, Ing. Gebauer, Ing. Počinková: Technická zařízení budov ústřední vytápění I. Brno: CERM s.r.o., 1998. 80-214-1142-2. (CS)
Ing. Hloušková, Ing. Petrová, Doc., Ing. Jelínek: TZB I Zdravotní technika - cvičení. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 1996. 80-01-01493-2. (CS)
Ing. Petrová a kol.:: TZB I Zdravotní technika - přednášky. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 1998. ISBN 80-01-01209-3. (CS)

Recommended reading

Harris, C., M: Handbook of Utilities and Services for Buildings, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. New York: McGraw-Hill publishing company, 1990. 0-07-026829-0. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch M , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch M , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch M , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.