Course detail

Acoustics and Daylighting (EVB)

FAST-BHA027Acad. year: 2026/2027

The course is based on basic knowledge of building design. It focuses on building acoustics and daylighting. The course introduces fundamental physical principles in both fields.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jitka Mohelníková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

Fundamentals in building design and building physics - acoustics and optics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Final evaluation on basis of consulted and completed reports and passed exam. Classification according to ECTS degree at the BUT Brno.


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

Aims

- Professional knowledge:

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the fundamentals of building acoustics, focusing on the assessment of building structures regarding airborne and impact sound insulation requirements, the design of rooms and their interiors with respect to target reverberation times, the evaluation of indoor environmental requirements, and the design of buildings in relation to protection against external noise. Furthermore, students will be introduced to methods for assessing daylighting and sunlight exposure in buildings.

- Professional skills:

Students will learn to complete reports on assignments concerning building acoustics, daylighting, and solar access in buildings. The experience gained from these reports will be valuable for their further studies and projects.

Professional competencies:

Students will be able to perform basic assessments of building acoustics, daylighting, and sunlight exposure as part of their projects and bachelor's theses.

Study aids

Legal regulations:

Act No. 258/2000 Coll.: The overarching Act on the Protection of Public Health.

Government Decree No. 272/2011 Coll. (on the protection of health against the adverse effects of noise and vibrations).

Technical standards:

  1. EN ISO 717-1:2020 Acoustics - Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements - Part 1: Airborne sound insulation.
  2. EN ISO 717-2:2020 Acoustics - Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements - Part 2: Impact sound insulation.
  3. EN ISO 12354-1:2018 Building acoustics - Estimation of acoustic performance of buildings from the performance of elements - Part 1: Airborne sound insulation between rooms.
  4. EN ISO 12354-2:2018 Building acoustics - Estimation of acoustic performance of buildings from the performance of elements - Part 2: Impact sound insulation between rooms.
  5. ČSN 73 0532:2020 Acoustics – Protection against noise in buildings and assessment of acoustic properties of building products – Requirements.
  6. ČSN EN 17037:2023 Daylight in Buildings.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-EVB Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petra Berková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Acoustics: Sound waves, sound field. Acoustics and physiology, basic notions, sound levels and loudness.
  • 2. Acoustics: Sound measurement, frequency band, frequency band analysis, noise report, hygienic limits.
  • 3. Acoustics: Urban acoustics, noise attenuation.
  • 4. Acoustics: Room acoustics, diffuse sound field, sound field.
  • 5. Acoustics: Absorptive constructions, membranes and oscillating plates, Helmholtz resonators.
  • 6. Acoustics: Sound insulation, rating of air-born and structure-born sound insulation.
  • 7. Acoustics: Air-born sound insulation, Watter’s method.
  • 8. Acoustics: Impact sound insulation in building constructions.
  • 9. Daylighting: Solar radiation, insolation, requirements for insolation.
  • 10. Daylighting: Light and photometry. Methods for evaluation of daylighting in buildings, Daniljuk’s nomograms.
  • 11. Daylighting: Waldram’s diagram, BRS nomograms, average daylight factor.
  • 12. Daylighting: Daylighting simulation software.
  • 13. Daylighting: Summary, importance of acoustics, daylighting and insolation for building design.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petra Berková, Ph.D.
Ing. Sylva Bantová, Ph.D.
Ing. Zuzana Fišarová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Acoustics: Introduction, sound waves, octave bands, frequences.
  • 2. Acoustics: Sound pressure, power and intensity levels.
  • 3. Acoustics: Equivalent noise level, noise histogram.
  • 4. Acoustics: Noise reduction due to distance, green bushes and walls.
  • 5. Acoustics: Noise reduction due to wide barrier.
  • 6. Acoustics: Reverberation time of a room. Recommendations for the room finishings because of the reverberation time reduction.
  • 7. Acoustics: Air-borne sound insulation of a building construction.
  • 8. Acoustics: Sound reduction index of a simple wall determined according to the Watter’s method.
  • 9. Acoustics: Impact-sound insulation of a building construction.
  • 10. Daylighting: Assessment of a building insolation, shading diagram.
  • 11. Daylighting: Evaluation of a room daylighting with Daniljuk’s nomograms.
  • 12. Daylighting: Daylight simulation in BuildingDesign software.
  • 13. Daylighting: Preliminary report of noise, insolation and daylight conditions in a selected building.