Course detail
Structures and Indoor Environment of Buildings
FA-KPR-KEAcad. year: 2025/2026
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
Department
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.
– 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
- recommended prerequisite
Basics of Building Physics - recommended prerequisite
Building Materials
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)
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 --- (2023) , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory - Programme BX_A+U Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme NE_A+U Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective