Course detail

Water management in buildings

FAST-BPB011Acad. year: 2023/2024

The subject is focused on the definition of basic concepts from the field of water management.
The student will acquire knowledge about environmentally appropriate solutions for managing drinking water in buildings, will be able to design the reuse of rainwater in buildings, clean wastewater and subsequently use it as gray water in buildings.
The student will learn to minimize water consumption in buildings, accumulate (soak) and use rainwater.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Hluštík, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Municipal Water Management (VHO)

Entry knowledge

Drainage and wastewater treatment

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Concept design for waste water management, i.e. methods of using sewage, gray and rainwater.

Study aids

There is no study support at BUT in Brno, the subject is newly included in the study program.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization V , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Hluštík, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, legislation (law on water, water supply and sewerage).
2. Drinking water in buildings, indoor installation - requirements, calculation.
3. Waste water in buildings - requirements, objects, calculation.
4. Rainwater - requirements, objects, calculation.
5. Gray waters - requirements, objects, calculation.
6. Technical solution and overview of rainwater management equipment.
7. Rainwater retention.
8. Soaking of rainwater.
9. Excursion.
10. Methods of wastewater treatment, root and domestic wastewater treatment plants.
11. Examples of completed constructions.

Exercise

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Hluštík, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Assignment of the project "Reuse of waste water in a family house".
2. Calculation of the amount of waste water and rainwater.
3. Calculation of gray water needs.
4. Calculation of water for irrigation.
5. Design of domestic sewage treatment plant for gray water.
6. Retention design for rainwater.
7. Mechanical and technological equipment for water use.
8. Technological scheme of the use of rainwater and waste water.
9. Excursion.
10. Technical report.
11. Credit.