Course detail

Structures and Indoor Environment of Buildings

FA-KPR-KEAcad. year: 2022/2023

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

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Engineering (US)

Offered to foreign students

The home faculty only

Learning outcomes of the course unit

– Ability to optimally design buildings while respecting its user and architectural requirements.
– Respecting current trends and requirements for energy performance of buildings.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The issue is presented orally in seminars. During the semester, the student prepares partial assignments according to individual topics.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

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.

Course curriculum

Course syllabus:

Summary of building physics requirements imposed on buildings in terms of ensuring the required quality of the indoor environment I – thermal engineering
Summary of building physics requirements imposed on buildings in terms of ensuring the required quality of the indoor environment II – acoustic engineering
Summary of building physics requirements imposed on buildings in terms of ensuring the required quality of the indoor environment III – daylighting and insolation
The concept of low-energy, passive and "zero" house; legislation and requirements
Survey of technical services – heating systems
Survey of technical services – hot domestic water (HDW) preparation
Survey of technical services – ventilation and air-conditioning
Alternative energy sources and their impact on the overall energy balance of buildings, economic efficiency of energy saving measures and selected building technologies
Economical aspects of a building operation within its life-cycle, investment and operational costs of buildings

Work placements

Not applicable.

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.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

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)

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course