Course detail

Ecology in the Building Industry

FAST-CJ09Acad. year: 2009/2010

Ecosystem, biosphere, lithosphere, pedosphere, hydrosphere, circle of matters in the nature. Atmosphere, hydrosphere, pedosphere pollution -combustion gases, waste water. Toxicology, determination of toxicity, survey of toxic substances and the possible sources of them. Biological needs of men, coziness of environment, physical effects, unexceptionable character of building materials, radon and its sources. Classification of technologies from the point of view of wastes formation, classification of wastes, composition of wastes, radioactivity. Recycling, stabilization and solidification possibilities of wastes. Laws and decrees concerning the environment and handling with wastes, introduction of EU regulations. Storing of wastes, technological parts of deposit areas, types of storage sites, rehabilitation. Thermal treatment of wastes, municipal refuses incinerating plant, incinerating plants for other and toxic wastes, securing the protection of environment during incineration. Other methods of thermal treatment. Wastes utilized in the building industry, their classification and characteristics of individual groups. Energetic wastes, chemical and phase composition, pozzuolanic activity, possibility of wastes utilization in the building industry. Wastes from metallurgical production, chemical and phase composition, reactivity, possibility of these wastes utilization in the building industry. Wastes from building industry and the possibility of their utilization. Waste water, purification, sludge and its destruction. Economical aspects of wastes managing, utilization of wastes as secondary raw materials, penalties for environment pollution.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components (THD)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student would manage the goal of the subject by acquiring knowledge on basic principles connected with ecology about related legal regulations, methods of waste processing produced in civil engineering and other industrial branches in civil engineering, on waste composition, on waste toxicity, on thermal waste processing and on basic principles of waste storage.

Prerequisites

Physics, theoretical fundamentals of building materials structure and the chemistry of building materials in extent of the subject matter at the Faculty of Civil Engineering.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1.Ecosystem, biosphere, lithosphere, pedosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, cycle of matters in the nature.
2.Atmosphere, hydrosphere, pedosphere pollution, combustion gases, waste waters.
3.Biological needs of man, home cosiness, chemical and physical effects. Radioactivity, radon and its sources in secondary raw materials.
4.Toxicology, determination of toxicity, survey of toxic substances and the possible sources of them. Laws and Decrees concerning the environment and handling with wastes, introduction of EU regulations.
5.Classification of technologies from the point of view of wastes formation, classification of wastes, composition and radioactivity of wastes. Handling with waste – compilation, cartage, sorting and recycling of waste.
6.Methods of treatment of wastes – physical, physico-chemical and chemical.
7.Thermal treatment of wastes, municipal refuses incinerating plant, incinerating plants for other and toxic refuses, other methods of thermal treatment.
8.Storing of wastes, technological parts of storing areas, types of storage sites, reclamation.
9.Wastes utilized in the building industry, their classification and characteristics of individual groups. Wastes from building production and possibilities of their recycling.
10.Wastes from power producing industry, chemical and phase composition, reactivity, pozzuolana activity, possibilities of utilization in building industry. Wastes from metallurgical industry, chemical and phase composition, reactivity, possibility of utilization in building industry.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the subject is to introduce the students into basic principles concerning the field of economics. In connection with production and processing of wastes in building industry the students will get overlook of adequate legislative regulations, processing methods for wastes produced by building industry and other industrial branches in building industry, about composition of wastes, their toxicity, thermal processing of wastes and basic principles of wastes storing.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Pytlík Petr: Ekologie ve stavebnictví. SPS Praha, 1997. ISBN 80-85380-38-2. (CS)

Recommended reading

Berge Bjørn: The Ecology of Building Materials. Elsevier, 2009. ISBN 978-1856175371. (EN)
Graham Peter: Building Ecology: First Principles For a Sustainable Built Environment. Blackwell Science Ltd, 2002. ISBN-10: 0632064137. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch M , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch M , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-P-E-CE Master's

    branch M , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer