Course detail

Specialized project

FAST-NHA067-AAcad. year: 2022/2023

The course will introduce students to contemporary English terminology in the following fields:
- BIM
- sustainable buildings
- smart buildings, cities and regions
- facility management

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jitka Mohelníková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Technical vocabulary and phrases used in the specific fields in the building design and construction.

Prerequisites

B1 level in English according to CEFR.
Basic knowledge of professional Czech terminology in the fields of sustainable and smart building, facility management and BIM.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Practice, evaluation methods, reports, presentations. 

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Final evaluation on basis of consulted and completed tasks. Classification according to ECTS degree at the BUT Brno.

Course curriculum

1. BIM: Fundamental terminology in Building Integrated Modelling. Introduction to complex (computer) modelling of building life cycle.
2. Building energy concepts: Introduction to fundamental terminology encountered in both European and Czech standards and laws. European requirements on energy performance of buildings (EPBD). Optimization of energy consumption during the life cycle of a building. Assignment of a part of building energy certification (based on students' bachelor projects) in English.
3. Multi-criteria assessment of buildings. Environmental impacts of construction industry and other human activities. Reasons and options for multi-criteria assessment of buildings. Discussion of examples. Assignment of a partial multi-criteria assessment of students' bachelor projects in English.
4. Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA): A method for evaluation of environmental impacts.
5. Consultations. Assignment of presentations describing students' master projects.
6. Renewable and alternative energy sources. Introduction of available energy sources and their applications in buildings.
7. Natural construction materials. History and contemporary state-of-art applications.
8. Smart buildings, cities and regions. Introduction of contemporary "smart" concepts and their application in construction industry.
9. Facility management: Definitions, descriptions, terminology development.
10. Classification. Presentation of students' master projects. Final submission reports and presentations.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the contemporary professional English terminology in the fields of sustainable and smart building, facility management and BIM. Students will be introduced to implementation of foreign terminology and methods in Czech conditions.
Students will be able to apply their knowledge in short professional texts in English.

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-EVB Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jitka Mohelníková, Ph.D.
Ing. Karel Struhala, Ph.D.
Mgr. Veronika Rodriguezová

Syllabus

1. BIM: Fundamental terminology in Building Integrated Modelling. Introduction to complex (computer) modelling of building life cycle. 2. Building energy concepts: Introduction to fundamental terminology encountered in both European and Czech standards and laws. European requirements on energy performance of buildings (EPBD). Optimization of energy consumption during the life cycle of a building. Assignment of a part of building energy certification (based on students' bachelor projects) in English. 3. Multi-criteria assessment of buildings. Environmental impacts of construction industry and other human activities. Reasons and options for multi-criteria assessment of buildings. Discussion of examples. Assignment of a partial multi-criteria assessment of students' bachelor projects in English. 4. Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA): A method for evaluation of environmental impacts. 5. Consultations. Assignment of presentations describing students' master projects. 6. Renewable and alternative energy sources. Introduction of available energy sources and their applications in buildings. 7. Natural construction materials. History and contemporary state-of-art applications. 8. Smart buildings, cities and regions. Introduction of contemporary "smart" concepts and their application in construction industry. 9. Facility management: Definitions, descriptions, terminology development. 10. Classification. Presentation of students' master projects. Final submission reports and presentations.