Course detail

Enviromental Engineering

FAST-CT52Acad. year: 2021/2022

The factors affecting the quality of indoor microclimate. Effect of sun on the buildings. Thermal comfort and balance of human. Hygrothermal microclimate of buildings. Air quality. Hygienic requirements for the workplace. Energy performance of buildings. Low-energy, passive and zero energy houses.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student upgrade his knowledge of indoor climate in building, air quality. Student will be able to use method to optimise indoor climate with enviromental technique.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about heating system, cooling system and air conditioning
Secondary school knowledge about physics, especially thermomechanics
Knowledge about thermal engineering

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Quality of interior space in buildings
Thermal comfort
Humidity in buildings
Evaluation of thermal comfort
Air that we breathe
Evaluation and improvement of air quality
Hygienic requirements on working space
Buliding and energy - Czech legislation
Buliding and energy - Heating and Cooling
Buliding and energy - ventilation
Low-energy buildings
Other components of indoor climate

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Improving the knowledge of making internal microclimate with systems of enviromental technique.

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

JOKL, Miloslav: Zdravé obytné a pracovní prostředí. Academia Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0928-0. (CS)
RUBINA, Aleš; RUBINOVÁ Olga: 100+1 příklad z techniky prostředí. Tribun EU, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7399-265-1. [http://www.fce.vutbr.cz/TZB/rubinova.o/tpros.htm] (CS)

Recommended reading

HUMM, Othmar: Nízkoenergetické domy. Grada Publishing, 1999. ISBN 80-7169-657-9. (CS)
BENNETTS, Helen; RADFORD, Antony; WILIAMSON, Terry Williamson: Understanding Sustainable Architecture. Taylor & Francis, 2002. ISBN 0415283523. (EN)
STERNOVÁ, Zuzana a kol.: Energetická hospodárnosť a energetická certifikácia budov. Jaga group, 2010. ISBN 978-80-8076-060-1. (SK)
Committee on the Effect of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality and Public Health: Climate Change, the Indoor Environment, and Health. National Academies Press, 2011. ISBN 0309209412. (EN)
SMOLA, Josef: Stavba a užívání nízkoenergetických a pasivních domů. Grada Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-2995-4. (CS)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Quality of interior space in buildings Thermal comfort Humidity in buildings Evaluation of thermal comfort Air that we breathe Evaluation and improvement of air quality Hygienic requirements on working space Buliding and energy - Czech legislation Buliding and energy - Heating and Cooling Buliding and energy - ventilation Low-energy buildings Other components of indoor climate

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Insolation of buildings Orientation of building and its heat balance Human heat production Air humidity and microclimate of buildings Evaluation of hygrothermal microclimate Air quality and ventilation Workplace Heating system and cooling system and microclimate of buildings Energy consumption for hot water preparation Energy consumption for heating Energy consumption for lighting Energy consumption for ventilation The final check and award of credit