Course detail

Building Services (M)

FAST-BTA012Acad. year: 2026/2027

Introduction to the subject, principles of sanitary equipment design. Drainage systems inside buildings. Water sources and water supply systems for buildings. Preparation of domestic hot water. Gas installation for buildings. Problems of thermal comfort in building. Types of water heating systems. Heat losses of buildings. Type of radiators. Source of heat and their space arrangement. Boiler rooms. Ventilation and air conditioning for buildings.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Helena Wierzbická, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge about constructional systems of buildings, fundamentals of hydromechanics, fundamentals of heat transfer.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Professional Knowledge

The student understands the basic principles of building services systems, plumbing installations, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, and their influence on the indoor environment.

Professional Skills

The student has an overview of basic building services systems and is able to assess their basic function, applications and relationship to the indoor environment.

Professional Competence

The student is able to make a basic assessment of the suitability of building services systems for providing the required indoor environment, taking into account technical, energy and economic aspects.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

VRÁNA, Jakub. Technická zařízení budov v praxi: [příručka pro stavaře]. Praha: Grada, 2007. Stavitel. ISBN 978-80-247-1588-9. (CS)
ŽABIČKA, Zdeněk a Jakub VRÁNA. Zdravotnětechnické instalace. Brno: ERA, 2009. Technická knihovna. ISBN 978-80-7366-139-7. Dostupné také z: http://www.digitalniknihovna.cz/mzk/uuid/uuid:6d02fc60-d7a7-11e4-97af-005056827e51 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization M , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Helena Wierzbická, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction to the subject Building Services.
  • 2. Principles of sanitary equipment design.
  • 3. Sorts of waste waters and designing of drainage systems inside buildings.
  • 4. Rainwater management. Water supply systems and their designing.
  • 5. Domestic hot water supply systems.
  • 6. Gas installation for buildings.
  • 7. Problems of designing of thermal comfort in building through heating and air conditioning systems.
  • 8. Heat losses calculation.
  • 9. Overview of heating system, choice and design.
  • 10. Heat losses of building and heat balance.
  • 11. Determination of type and size of radiators.
  • 12. Heat sources and their dispositional arrangement .
  • 13. Renewable energy of HVAC systems.

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Helena Wierzbická, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • Design of hygiene facilities, situation
  • Design of sanitary drainage system,
  • Design of water distribution system and hot water supply systems
  • Calculation of heat losses
  • Determination of type and size of radiators
  • Design of heat source
  • Gas piping installation