Course detail

Enviromental Engineering

FAST-CT52Acad. year: 2012/2013

The factors affecting the quality of indoor microclimate. Effect of sun on the buildings. Thermal comfort and balance of human. Hygrothermal microclimate of buildings. Air quality. Hygienic requirements for the workplace. Energy performance of buildings. Low-energy, passive and zero energy houses.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Objective of the course is obtaining of knowledge about indoor microclimate and technical resources to its creation. the alumns:
will be able to distinguish factors affecting the quality indoor microclimate of buildings,
will be able to analyze the quality of air and design measure to find its ideal conditions ,
will be able to evaluate thermal balance of the human body and assess human heat stress in defined working conditions
will be aware of hygienic requirements for workplace and will be able to design technical measure to their ensuring,
will have a survey about energetic systems of buildings
will be able to determine energy consumption to operate heating system, cooling system, air conditioning system, hot water preparation and lighting.
will have knowledge of environment engineering system in buildings with low power consumption

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about heating system, cooling system and air conditioning
Secondary school knowledge about physics, especially thermomechanics
Knowledge about thermal engineering

Co-requisites

Knowledge about sustainable construction

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Participation in the exercise at least 80%.
Work out all given tasks in the exercises.
Written examinations.

Course curriculum

1. Quality of interior space in buildings
2. Thermal comfort
3. Humidity in buildings
4. Evaluation of thermal comfort
5. Air that we breathe
6. Evaluation and improvement of air quality
7. Hygienic requirements on working space
8. Buliding and energy - Czech legislation
10. Buliding and energy - Heating and Cooling
11. Buliding and energy - ventilation
12. Low-energy buildings
13. Other components of indoor climate

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Improving the knowledge of making internal microclimate with systems of enviromental technique.

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

JOKL, Miloslav: Zdravé obytné a pracovní prostředí. Academia Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0928-0. (CS)
RUBINA, Aleš; RUBINOVÁ Olga: 100+1 příklad z techniky prostředí. Tribun EU, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7399-265-1. [http://www.fce.vutbr.cz/TZB/rubinova.o/tpros.htm] (CS)

Recommended reading

BENNETTS, Helen; RADFORD, Antony; WILIAMSON, Terry Williamson: Understanding Sustainable Architecture. Taylor & Francis, 2002. ISBN 0415283523. (EN)
Committee on the Effect of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality and Public Health: Climate Change, the Indoor Environment, and Health. National Academies Press, 2011. ISBN 0309209412. (EN)
HUMM, Othmar: Nízkoenergetické domy. Grada Publishing, 1999. ISBN 80-7169-657-9. (CS)
SMOLA, Josef: Stavba a užívání nízkoenergetických a pasivních domů. Grada Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-2995-4. (CS)
STERNOVÁ, Zuzana a kol.: Energetická hospodárnosť a energetická certifikácia budov. Jaga group, 2010. ISBN 978-80-8076-060-1. (SK)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

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

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

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

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

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

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Quality of interior space in buildings
Thermal comfort
Humidity in buildings
Evaluation of thermal comfort
Air that we breathe
Evaluation and improvement of air quality
Hygienic requirements on working space
Buliding and energy - Czech legislation
Buliding and energy - Heating and Cooling
Buliding and energy - ventilation
Low-energy buildings
Other components of indoor climate

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Insolation of buildings
Orientation of building and its heat balance
Human heat production
Air humidity and microclimate of buildings
Evaluation of hygrothermal microclimate
Air quality and ventilation Workplace
Heating system and cooling system and microclimate of buildings
Energy consumption for hot water preparation
Energy consumption for heating
Energy consumption for lighting
Energy consumption for ventilation
The final check and award of credit