Course detail

Structures and Indoor Environment of Buildings

FA-KPR-KEAcad. year: 2023/2024

Extension of knowledge in the field of the internal environment, energy of buildings and economics of building design while ensuring the required comfort of users in the context of current obligations arising from technical and energy legislation.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Engineering (US)

Offered to foreign students

The home faculty only

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The evaluation is based on the submitted seminar work - resp. partial assignments and the result of the final written test, which covers the lectured issues. The seminar work is submitted in electronic form (in pdf format) and is continuously consulted with the teacher during the semester. The final test in written form covers the issues of individual lectures, successful completion of the test represents obtaining at least 50% of the total number of points.

Aims

The course is connected with the topic of the building environment in the context of individual related disciplines - thermal engineering and energy, acoustics and lighting. Emphasis is placed on energy efficiency and its evaluation in relation to existing legislation and the interconnection of energy and construction-physical disciplines. Act on energy management and its consideration in the design of new buildings and reconstructions.
– Ability to optimally design buildings while respecting its user and architectural requirements.
– Respecting current trends and requirements for energy performance of buildings.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

BRADSHAW, Vaughn: The Building Environment: Active and Passive Control Systems. John Wiley & Sons, 2006. ISBN: 978-0-471-68965-2. (EN)
DANIELS, Klaus: Advanced Building Systems: A Technical Guide for Architects and Engineers. Birkhäuser Architecture, 2003. ISBN: 978-3764367237 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NE_A+U Master's

    specialization --- (till 2022) , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme BX_A+U Bachelor's

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

  • Programme NE_A+U Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme NE_A+U Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Course syllabus:
  1. Summary of building physics requirements imposed on buildings in terms of ensuring the required quality of the indoor environment I – thermal engineering
  2. Summary of building physics requirements imposed on buildings in terms of ensuring the required quality of the indoor environment II – acoustic engineering
  3. Summary of building physics requirements imposed on buildings in terms of ensuring the required quality of the indoor environment III – daylighting and insolation
  4. The concept of low-energy, passive and "zero" house; legislation and requirements
  5. Survey of technical services – heating systems
  6. Survey of technical services – hot domestic water (HDW) preparation
  7. Survey of technical services – ventilation and air-conditioning
  8. Alternative energy sources and their impact on the overall energy balance of buildings, economic efficiency of energy saving measures and selected building technologies
  9. Economical aspects of a building operation within its life-cycle, investment and operational costs of buildings