Course detail

Energy Audit of Building

FAST-NTA036Acad. year: 2026/2027

Subject deals with advanced methods of energy assessment of buildings using energy audit and energy assessment. The methodology of energy audit and energy assessment will be taught here in the context of domestic and foreign practice. Emphasis will be placed on the mathematical and physical computational model, as well as compliance with existing legislation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Horák, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Entry knowledge

Energy Rating of Buildings,heating, ventilation, building physics, sanitary, cooling and wiring.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Professional knowledge

The student carries out an analysis of the current condition of a building in terms of energy flows and the thermal properties of the building envelope.

Professional skills

The student compiles an energy balance sheet for the purposes of an energy audit and an energy assessment.

Professional competence

The student is able to carry out an energy audit and an energy assessment.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ASHRAE GreenGuide The Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings Collective of authors American Society of Heating, refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. 2010 ISBN 978-1-9337 42-85-4 (EN)
Stavební tepelná technika a energetika budov Vaverka J., Hirš J., Skotnicová I. Vutium 2006 ISBN 80-214-2910-0 (CS)
Tepelná akumulace budov Jaroslav Řehánek ČKAIT 2002 ISBN 80-86364-59-3 (CS)

Type of course unit

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Horák, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Current legislation in the Czech Republic governing energy audits and energy assessments. The application of energy audits and energy assessments in the construction industry.
2. Methodology for preparing energy assessments; types of assessments.
3. Special cases involving the application of energy audits.
4. Methods for assessing the building envelope in an energy audit.
5. Methods for assessing building services systems in energy audits.
6. Proposing measures to improve energy efficiency in energy audits.
7. Compiling suitable options for energy-saving measures.
8. Economic calculations in energy audits for the baseline and proposed states.
9. Assessment of emissions in energy audits; environmental assessment.
10. Concepts of energy management and the fundamentals of facility management; a brief description of the BREEAM and LEED methodologies.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Horák, Ph.D.
Ing. Lucie Vendlová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Definition of the building, selection of input data and boundary conditions, description of the initial state
2. Preparation of an energy audit outline
3. Preparation of an energy assessment outline.
4. Calculation of the energy flow balance in an energy audit – I
5. Calculation of the energy flow balance in an energy audit – II
6. Calculation of the energy flow balance in an energy audit – III
7. Calculation of the energy flow balance in an energy assessment – I
8. Calculation of the energy flow balance in an energy assessment – II
9. Calculation of emissions and environmental impact
10. Economic evaluation of energy audits and assessments, credits.