Course detail

Energy Assessment of Buildings

FAST-BTB006Acad. year: 2024/2025

Methodology of energy evaluation of buildings, legislative, regulations and standards. Energy evaluation for design and for PENB. Method of energy certification. Auditing of heating systems, ventilation systems, hot water systems, lighting systems, fans and pumps, technology equipment and other devices. Design of energy conservation measures. Economy profit calculation for energy conservation measures. Software for energy and economy calculation. Energy management. Control systems for operation and maintenance of building services systems.

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

Building thermal technique, basics of building services.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Evaluation of buildings by energy requirements and consumption. Energy certification of buildings.
Student get qualifications for evaluation of buildings by energy requirements and consumption.

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)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization S , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Horák, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Methodology of energy evaluation of buildings, law, regulations and standards.
  • 2. Energy evaluation for design and for energy certification, energy reports.
  • 3. Method of energy audit,certificate of building energy demand
  • 4. Auditing of heating systems.
  • 5. Auditing of ventilation systems.
  • 6. Auditing of hot service water systems.
  • 7. Auditing of lighting systems, fans and pumps.
  • 8. Auditing of cooling and technology.
  • 9. Design of energy saving measures.
  • 10. Economy profit calculation for energy conservation measures.
  • 11. Principles of thermography and practical applications of thermography in the energy assessment of buildings.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Horák, Ph.D.
Ing. Lucie Horká, Ph.D.
Ing. Veronika Dokoupilová

Syllabus

  • Methodology of energy evaluation of buildings, law, regulations and standards.
  • Energy evaluation for design and for energy certification, energy reports.
  • Method of energy audit,certificate of building energy demand.
  • Auditing of heating systems.
  • Auditing of ventilation systems.
  • Auditing of hot service water systems.
  • Auditing of lighting systems, fans and pumps.
  • Auditing of cooling and technology.
  • Design of energy saving measures.
  • Economy profit calculation for energy conservation measures.
  • Principles of thermography and practical applications of thermography in the energy assessment of buildings.