Course detail

Enviromental Engineering

FAST-CT052Acad. year: 2023/2024

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)

Entry knowledge

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

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Improving the knowledge of making internal microclimate with systems of enviromental technique.
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.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch S , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch S , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch S , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch S , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Olga Rubinová, Ph.D.

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

Ing. Olga Rubinová, Ph.D.

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