Course detail

Specialized project

FAST-NHA067-AAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course will introduce students to contemporary English terminology in the following fields:
- BIM
- sustainable buildings
- smart buildings, cities and regions
- facility management

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Karel Struhala, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

B2 level in English according to CEFR.
Basic knowledge of professional Czech terminology in the fields of sustainable and smart building, facility management and BIM.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Final evaluation on basis of consulted, completed and presented assignments. Classification according to ECTS degree at the BUT Brno.


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

Aims

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the contemporary professional English terminology in the fields of sustainable and smart building, facility management and BIM. Students will be introduced to implementation of foreign terminology and methods in Czech conditions.
Students will be able to apply their knowledge in short professional texts in English.

Study aids

Not applicable.

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 NPC-EVB Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Ing. Zdeňka Schormová, Ph.D.
Ing. Karel Struhala, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Recapitulation of previous knowledge: English terminology related to the design of (residential) buildings with nearly zero energy consumption. Introduction of course requirements and deliverables.
  • 2. Building reconstructions, renovations and rehabilitation, building surveys and their recording. Introduction to fundamental terminology describing the state of existing buildings (surveys, measurements, laboratory tests). Types of building surveys (structural, moisture, biocorrosion, etc.). Differences in contemporary ČSN and EN/ISO standards.
  • 3. BIM. Fundamental terminology in Building Integrated Modelling. Introduction to complex (computer) modelling of building life cycle.
  • 4. Multi-criteria assessment of buildings. Buildings in the context of sustainable development. Reasons and options for multi-criteria assessment of buildings. Fundamental English terminology in the field. Assignment: Developing abstract of diploma project and presentation of the specialized part of the project.
  • 5. Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA): A method for evaluation of environmental impacts. Fundamental English terminology in the field.
  • 6. Facility management. Definitions, descriptions, terminology development and contemporary English terminology.
  • 7. Consultations and discussion of abstracts and presentations. Recapitulation of principals of spoken presentations.
  • 8. - 9. Presentations of students' diploma projects (specialized part) and discussion.
  • 10. Classification and credits. Final submission of abstracts and presentations.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course