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Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Student will know philosophy of sustainable building and he will
know the principles of life cycle assessment of building object.
Student will be able to use the natural and recycled matrials during
design phase of building object.

Good theoretical knowledge of building physics and fundamentals of building construction designing are the assumption for an understanding of the course content. General knowledge of common construction materials is necessary as well.

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

1. Literature listing, elementary terms, legislation, conception of sustainable development and sustainable construction.
2. Agenda 21 – contexts, field of application, goals
3. The main issues and tasks of sustainable construction
4. Building indoor microclimate – thermal-moisture, acoustic, odour, luminous, electrical, toxically, psychical and aerosol
5. Health-friendly building constructions, toxic matter pollution (emissions CO2, SO2, NOx, etc.), building construction impact to indoor microclimate, environment
6. Energy demand of building construction process. Material sources and primary energy savings.
7. Ecology in building industry, industrial waste disposal applicable in building industry, recycling, properties and utilization of recycled materials
8. Alternative material and construction design on the base of renewable material sources, overview, basic physical properties
9. Examples of alternative construction types of buildings, loam buildings, timber structures, straw buildings
10. Energy demand of buildings during their use, alternatives of energy demand reduction, low-energy and passive houses, design principles, examples
11. Energy sources and their environmental impacts, alternative energy sources, solar energy, wind power, biomass energy, heat pumps
12. Strategy of the sustainable urban development, reconstructions, building modernization and revitalization
13. Methodology of building sustainable classification

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The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the conception of sustainable development and sustainable building. Indivisible part of the course is the issue of energy demand during realization and use of a building. Students are acquainted with alternative material and construction designs with application of recycled construction materials.

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

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Agenda 21 pro udržitelnou výstavbu. ČVUT v Praze, 2001. (CS)
ČNI Praha: ČSN 73 0540-1 až 4 Tepelná ochrana budov. ČNI Praha, 2005. (CS)
Zákon č. 406/2000 Sb., o hospodaření energií. 2000. (CS)

Kočí, Vladimír: Posuzování životního cyklu. Ekomonitor, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86832-42-5. (CS)
Nagy, Eugen: Nízkoenergetický ekologický dům. Jaga group, 2002. ISBN 80-88905-74-5. (CS)
Pytlík, P.: Ekologie ve stavebnictví. Svaz podnikatelů ve stavebnictví ČR, 1997. (CS)
www.substance.cz. ČVUT v Praze, 0. (CS)
www.tzb-info.cz. 0. (CS)