Course detail

Energy Assessment of Buildings

FAST-BT054Acad. year: 2020/2021

Methodology of energy evaluation of buildings, legislative, regulations and standards. Energy evaluation for design and for energy audits. Method of energy audit. Auditing of heating systems, ventilation systems, hot water systems, lighting systems, fans and pumps, technology equipment and other devices. Design of energy conservation measures. Economy profit calculation for energy conservation measures. Software for energy and economy calculation. Energy management. Control systems for operation and maintenance of building services systems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student get qualifications for evaluation of buildings by energy requirements and consumption.

Prerequisites

Building thermal technique, basics of building services.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Methodology of energy evaluation of buildings, law, regulations and standards.
Energy evaluation for design and for energy audits, energy reports.
Method of energy audit,certificate of building energy demand
Auditing of heating systems.
Auditing of ventilation systems.
Auditing of hot service water systems.
Auditing of lighting systems, fans and pumps.
Auditing of cooling and technology.
Design of energy saving measures.
Economy profit calculation for energy conservation measures.
Software applications for energy and economy calculation.
Energy management. Measurement of consumption energy.
Principles of thermography and practical applications of thermography in the energy assessment of buildings.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Evaluation of buildings by energy requirements and consumption. Energy certification of buildings.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch S , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch S , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch S , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.

Syllabus

Methodology of energy evaluation of buildings, law, regulations and standards. Energy evaluation for design and for energy audits, energy reports. Method of energy audit,certificate of building energy demand Auditing of heating systems. Auditing of ventilation systems. Auditing of hot service water systems. Auditing of lighting systems, fans and pumps. Auditing of cooling and technology. Design of energy saving measures. Economy profit calculation for energy conservation measures. Software applications for energy and economy calculation. Energy management. Measurement of consumption energy. Principles of thermography and practical applications of thermography in the energy assessment of buildings.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.

Syllabus

Methodology of energy evaluation of buildings, law, regulations and standards. Energy evaluation for design and for energy audits, energy reports. Method of energy audit,certificate of building energy demand. Auditing of heating systems. Auditing of ventilation systems. Auditing of hot service water systems. Auditing of lighting systems, fans and pumps. Auditing of cooling and technology. Design of energy saving measures. Economy profit calculation for energy conservation measures. Software applications for energy and economy calculation. Energy management. Measurement of consumption energy. Principles of thermography and practical applications of thermography in the energy assessment of buildings.