Course detail

Hospodaření s vodou v budovách (V)

FAST-BPB011Acad. year: 2025/2026

The subject is focused on the definition of basic concepts from the field of water management.
The student will acquire knowledge about environmentally appropriate solutions for managing drinking water in buildings, will be able to design the reuse of rainwater in buildings, clean wastewater and subsequently use it as gray water in buildings.
The student will learn to minimize water consumption in buildings, accumulate (soak) and use rainwater.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Hluštík, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Municipal Water Management (VHO)

Entry knowledge

Drainage and wastewater treatment
Water Supply

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

During lectures, student attendance and tests from the previous lecture will be randomly administered. Student attendance and test scores will be used for the student's overall assessment in the exam.

Aims

Concept design for waste water management, i.e. methods of using sewage, gray and rainwater.

Study aids

There is no study support at BUT in Brno, the subject is newly included in the study program.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

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

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Hluštík, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction, legislation (law on water, water supply and sewerage).
  • 2. Drinking water in buildings, indoor installation - requirements, calculation.
  • 3. Waste water in buildings - requirements, objects, calculation.
  • 4. Rainwater - requirements, objects, calculation.
  • 5. Gray waters - requirements, objects, calculation.
  • 6. Technical solution and overview of rainwater management equipment.
  • 7. Rainwater retention.
  • 8. Soaking of rainwater.
  • 9. Excursion.
  • 10. Methods of wastewater treatment, root and domestic wastewater treatment plants.
  • 11. Examples of completed constructions.

Exercise

39 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Hluštík, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Project assignment “Wastewater reuse in a family house”. Provision of input documents.
  2. Calculation of water needs, assessment of drinking water quality.
  3. Calculation of wastewater quantity, assessment of water quality.
  4. Calculation of rainwater, determination of the volume of the storage tank.
  5. Pollution of rainwater, maintenance of the system.
  6. Economic analysis of the design of the rainwater system.
  7. Calculation of the infiltration device, maintenance of the building.
  8. Assessment of centralized and decentralized solutions for wastewater disposal.
  9. Economic balance of centralized and decentralized solutions.
  10. Preparation of the cadastral situational drawing. Completion of the final report.
  11. Credit.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course