Course detail

Building Physics Assessment

FAST-BHA066-AAcad. year: 2026/2027

Not applicable.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Building Act No. 283/2021 Coll. (EN)
DARULA, S. et al. Daylight Illumination. ČKAIT, 2024 (EN)
Decree No. 131/2024 Coll. on building documentation (EN)
Decree No. 146/2024 Coll. on construction requirements (EN)
Valid ČSN and EN standards (EN)
VAVERKA, J. et al. Building Physics I & II. VUTIUM, Brno (EN)

Recommended reading

ASHRAE Handbook – Fundamentals., ASHRAE, most recent edition (updated every 4 years). (EN)
Baker, N., Fanchiotti, A., Steemers, K., Daylighting in Architecture: A European Reference Book. James & James, 1993. ISBN 978-1873936525. (EN)
BOŠOVÁ, D. Building Physics II, ČVUT, 2019 (EN)
CIBSE Lighting Guide LG10: Daylighting and Window Design. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, UK. (EN)
Cowan, H. J., Building Acoustics. CRC Press, 2017 (reprint of 1993 edition). ISBN 978-1138470132. (EN)
Green Roofs: Ecological Design & Construction, Earth Pledge (EN)
Hens, H., Building Physics – Heat, Air and Moisture: Fundamentals and Engineering Methods with Examples and Exercises. Ernst & Sohn, 2012. ISBN 978-3-433-03041-4. (EN)
Hopkins, C., Sound Insulation. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007. ISBN 978-0750669246. (EN)
CHMURNÝ, I. Thermal Technology of Buildings, STU (EN)
KÜNZEL, H.M. Simultaneous Heat and Moisture Transport…, Fraunhofer IBP (EN)
PETRÁŠ, D. Low-Temperature Heating…, Jaga (EN)
PREGIZER, D. Passive House Principles, Grada (EN)
Straube, J., Burnett, E. Building Science for Building Enclosures. Building Science Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-9755127-1-2. (EN)
TYWONIAK, J. Low-Energy Houses, Grada (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPA-SIS Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Self-study

52 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer