Course detail

Building Structures, Environment and Energy

FA-DPSAcad. year: 2015/2016

Optional subject "Diagnosis of the building environment", analyzes the building from the perspective of ensuring the appropriate thermal and visual comfort, with an emphasis on optimum design of structural elements and construction details related to the internal environment. In lectures and seminars and introduces students to the principles of optimal design of transparent and non-transparent structures, as with other parameters describing the internal environment of buildings.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Engineering (US)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Working out of a written and a graphic document.

Prerequisites

Knowledge in the fields of engineering, environmental engineering and building physics in the BSP

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

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

Classified credit, the form provides for Studies and Examinations of BUT and Dean FA VUT.

Course curriculum

Lectures and seminars: The principles of technical solutions to structural elements and details of buildings in terms of construction and physical requirements.
Connection between the various technical disciplines, analysis and synthesis of partial knowledge and its application to concrete construction project.
Individual work with students and development of knowledge and information seminar will be conducted through.

1. Design and assesment of structural details, software support
2. Thermal stability of a room in winter
3. Thermal stability of a room in summer, shading
4. Energy efficiency and its evaluation within current legislative, duties of an author of a project documentation
5. Assesment of low-energy and passive houses - current requirements
6. Assesment of daylighting of residential buildings - special cases
7. Assesment of daylighting of industriac buildings
8. Artificial lighting

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim is to gain knowledge and principles of technical solutions to the individual building blocks in relation to the internal environment of buildings civic, residential, industrial and agricultural, and that the future architect should know for his successful collaboration with specialists.

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

Lessons are held in the semester cycle of lectures and seminars. The decisive factor is the active participation of students in the preparation of documents related to the topics discussed technical solutions to structural details of buildings and develop a defense seminar work.
The form provides for the replacement of Study and Examination Regulations and Dean BUT BUT FA.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Průběžný monitoring domácího a zahraničního odborného periodického tisku, internetu, odborných publikací, DVD aj. s tématikou soudobé architektury a stavění. (CS)

Recommended reading

aktuální texty a otevřené přednášky

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme ARCHURB Master's

    branch ARCH , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Special seminar

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D.