Course detail

Enviromental Engineering

FAST-NTB033Acad. year: 2022/2023

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.

Guarantor

Ing. Olga Rubinová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student upgrade his knowledge of indoor climate in building, air quality. Student will be able to use method to optimise indoor climate with enviromental technique.

Prerequisites

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

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Quality of interior space in buildings.
2. Thermal comfort.
3. Humidity in buildings. Evaluation of thermal comfort.
4. Air that we breathe. Evaluation and improvement of air quality.
5. Hygienic requirements on working space.
6. Buliding and energy – Czech legislation.
7. Buliding and energy – Heating and Cooling, Ventilation.
8. Buliding and energy – Lighting, Hot water preparation.
9. Low-energy buildings.
10. 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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-SIS Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.
Ing. Olga Rubinová, Ph.D.
Ing. Jan Weyr

Syllabus

1. Quality of interior space in buildings. 2. Thermal comfort. 3. Humidity in buildings. Evaluation of thermal comfort. 4. Air that we breathe. Evaluation and improvement of air quality. 5. Hygienic requirements on working space. 6. Buliding and energy – Czech legislation. 7. Buliding and energy – Heating and Cooling, Ventilation. 8. Buliding and energy – Lighting, Hot water preparation. 9. Low-energy buildings. 10. Other components of indoor climate.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.
Ing. Olga Rubinová, Ph.D.
Ing. Jan Weyr

Syllabus

1. Insolation of buildings. 2. Orientation of building and its heat balance. 3. Human heat production. 4. Air humidity and microclimate of buildings. Evaluation of hygrothermal microclimate. 5. Air quality and ventilation Workplace. 6. Working space. 7. Energy consumption for hot water preparation. 8. Energy consumption for heating. 9. Energy consumption for lighting. 10. Energy consumption for ventilation.