Course detail

Environment and construction

FAST-HE8Acad. year: 2024/2025

Purpose of subject is clarification relations between human and environment and this on the levels of global macro environment and mezo environment and acquainting listeners with basic legislation of Czech Republic about environment and directives EIA. Specific attention is paid to indoor climate of buidings, affecting outdoor and indoor influence and influence of building construction and materials. Problems of possibilities recycling building materials and aplication of secondery raw materials goes with sphere questions relate to environment.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

Theory of building constructions, the physical and chemical characteristics of building materials, thermal protection of buildings, daylighting in buildings, acoustics – protection against noise.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

The effort of this subject is to obtain knowledge about environment influence of buildings on its inhabitants and to learn how to ensure the quality of the indoor environment. Also the knowledge of creating indoor comfort and its optimal concept from the architectural-construction point of view is considered.
The recognition of ecological-hygienic evaluation, building occupancy and the possibilities of avoiding the growth of pollutants are lectured as well.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Jokl M.: Teorie vnitřního prostředí budov. Skripta ČVUT Praha 1993
Medek F.: Ekologie a urbanistický prostor. Skripta ČVUT Praha 1998
Pytlík P.: Ekologie ve stavebnictví. Stavební informační centrum Praha 1997

Recommended literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer