Course detail
Enviromental Engineering
FAST-CT052Acad. year: 2018/2019
The factors affecting the quality of indoor microclimate. Effect of sun on the buildings. Thermal comfort and balance of human. Hygrothermal microclimate of buildings. Air quality. Hygienic requirements for the workplace. Energy performance of buildings. Low-energy, passive and zero energy houses.
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Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
will be able to distinguish factors affecting the quality indoor microclimate of buildings,
will be able to analyze the quality of air and design measure to find its ideal conditions ,
will be able to evaluate thermal balance of the human body and assess human heat stress in defined working conditions
will be aware of hygienic requirements for workplace and will be able to design technical measure to their ensuring,
will have a survey about energetic systems of buildings
will be able to determine energy consumption to operate heating system, cooling system, air conditioning system, hot water preparation and lighting.
will have knowledge of environment engineering system in buildings with low power consumption
Prerequisites
Secondary school knowledge about physics, especially thermomechanics
Knowledge about thermal engineering
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Work out all given tasks in the exercises.
Written examinations.
Course curriculum
2. Thermal comfort
3. Humidity in buildings. Evaluation of thermal comfort
4. Air that we breathe. Evaluation and improvement of air quality
5. Hygienic requirements on working space
6. Buliding and energy - Czech legislation
7. Buliding and energy - Heating and Cooling, Ventilation
8. Buliding and energy - Lighting, Hot water preparation
9. Low-energy buildings
10. Other components of indoor climate
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme N-K-C-SI Master's
branch S , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
branch S , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional - Programme N-P-C-SI Master's
branch S , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
branch S , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional - Programme N-P-E-SI Master's
branch S , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
branch S , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Thermal comfort
3. Humidity in buildings. Evaluation of thermal comfort
4. Air that we breathe. Evaluation and improvement of air quality
5. Hygienic requirements on working space
6. Buliding and energy - Czech legislation
7. Buliding and energy - Heating and Cooling, Ventilation
8. Buliding and energy - Lighting, Hot water preparation
9. Low-energy buildings
10. Other components of indoor climate
Exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Orientation of building and its heat balance
3. Human heat production
4. Air humidity and microclimate of buildings. Evaluation of hygrothermal microclimate
5. Air quality and ventilation Workplace
6. Working space
7. Energy consumption for hot water preparation
8. Energy consumption for heating
9. Energy consumption for lighting
10. Energy consumption for ventilation