Course detail

Building Services in Residential Buildings

FAST-BTA030-AAcad. year: 2026/2027

General requirements and current legislation for residential buildings. Concept of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems ensuring a suitable thermal and humidity microclimate in these buildings. Overview of basic parameters for the design of HVAC components and concepts. Cooling of residential buildings. Heating units and surfaces suitable for low temperature heating systems. Domestic hot water (DHW) preparation options. Heat sources suitable for heating systems. Equipment and design of electrical installations in residential buildings. Rainwater management. Basic control of HVAC systems. Thermal solar collectors and hybrid photovoltaic power plant options.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Not applicable.

Aims

Professional knowledge
  • The student will gain an overview of the heating, ventilation and electrical systems used in residential buildings with respect to the EU taxonomy conditions. He/she will also gain an overview of the methods of rainwater management, hot water treatment and the use of renewable energy sources in these buildings.
Professional skills
  • After completing the course, the student will be able to design standard solutions for heating, air conditioning, electrical installation, hot water preparation and rainwater management in relation to the layout and design of the building. In addition, the student will be able to incorporate renewable energy sources suitable for residential buildings into the design.
Qualification
  • The student will gain qualification for follow-up courses and education necessary to obtain authorization within Czech Chamber of Authorized Engineers and Technicians Active in Construction at the level of authorized technician.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

GARRETT R. H.: Hot and Cold Water Supply, Wiley-Blackwell, 3rd edition (2008), ISBN 978-1405130028 (EN)
McQUISTON F. C.: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, John Wiley & Sons Inc (2023), ISBN 9781119894148 (EN)
MEP Guide For Planning Engineers, Planningengineer.net, available from: https://www.mepwork.com/2018/07/mep-guide-for-planning-engineers.html (EN)
Principles of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers; 9th edition (2021), ISBN 9781947192706 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPA-SIS Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory, profile core courses

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Requirements for residential buildings according to the current legislation of the Czech Republic from the perspective of the building services professions. Concept of MEP systems and energy sources in residential buildings with regard to energy performance.
  2. HVAC - Basicoverviewofsuitabledistributionelements.
  3. HVAC - HVACductrouting, HVAC unit configuration and placement.
  4. HVAC –Thermalload and thermal stability oftheroom - buildingorientation, shadingelements.
  5. HVAC – Coolingoptionsforresidentialbuildings.
  6. Heating - Choice of heating surfaces with regard to the temperature gradient of the heating system.
  7. Heating - Variants of DHW preparation. Thermal solar collectors for residential houses.
  8. Sources of heat and cold with regard to the temperature gradient of the heating system and the possibility of using renewable energy sources.
  9. Electricalinstallations - Balanceofelectricityconsumption. Parametersofthemaincircuitbreaker and the house switchboard.
  10. Electrical installations - PV power plants for residential buildings.
  11. Electricalinstallations - Internalelectricalwiring.
  12. Plumbing - Rainwater management and itsfurther use.
  13. HVAC systems control and facility management. Consumption accounting in residential buildings.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to theexercise. Determinationofheatloss by theenvelopemethod.
  2. HVAC – Determinationof air flows in rooms and design of air distributionelements.
  3. HVAC – Design of HVAC ductroutes and HVAC unit.
  4. HVAC – Design ofshadingelements, orientationofthebuilding to thecardinalpoints and calculationoftheheatloadoftheroom.
  5. HVAC – Design ofthecoolingsystem and locationofitselements.
  6. Heating – Selectionofheatingsystemtemperature gradient and design ofconvectionheatingsurfaces.
  7. Heating – Design of radiant heatingsurfaces.
  8. Heating – DHW preparation proposal. Thermal solar collectors.
  9. Design of the heat and cold source with regard to the temperature gradient of the heating system and taking into account the primary energy conversion factor.
  10. Electrical installations – Balance of electricity consumption. Design and calculation of the main circuit breaker.
  11. Electricalinstallations – Design of a hybrid PV power plant.
  12. Plumbing –Design oftherainwaterharvesting tank and seepagesystem. Rainwaterharvesting.
  13. Final inspection and evaluation of work, credit.

Individual preparation for an ending of the course

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Self-study

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.