Course detail

Energy Audit of Buildings

FAST-CT013Acad. year: 2018/2019

Legislative requirements for the use of an energy audit and energy assessment
Energy balance in audit
Energy balance in the assessment
Environmental impacts in the audit and in the assessment
The economy in the audit and in the assessment
Energy audit in the EU

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Horák, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Subject is focused on advanced methods of energy assessment of buildings. The main objective is to introduce students with the assessment of buildings using energy audit and energy assessment. Students will learn how to use energy audits and energy assessment in the Czech legislation. Furthermore, the limited attention paid to this issue in the international environment in the European Union. Within the subject, students will gain theoretical and practical knowledge useful in energy auditing.

Prerequisites

Energy Rating of Buildings,heating, ventilation, building physics, sanitary, cooling and wiring.

Co-requisites

Mathematics, physics, economics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations. The course consists of lectures, practical exercises and self-study. Attendance at lectures is recommended, attendance at exercises is obligatory.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Obligatory attendance to exercise. Submitting the protocols of exercise in the credit week. Compliance with the written test for satisfactory ma

Course curriculum

1. Legislative introduction, energy law, energy audit and assessment.
2. The structure of the energy audit.
3. The structure of the energy assessment.
4. Balance of energy flows in an energy audit.
5. Balance of energy flows in an energy assessment.
6. Systems for energy management.
7. Evaluation of environmental impact.
8. Economic calculations, investment return.
9. Energy evaluation within the EU. Evaluation of BIM method.
10. Energy evaluation within the EU. Evaluation of BREEAM method.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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

Recommended optional programme components

Thesis Seminar.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI (N) Master's

    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-P-E-SI (N) Master's

    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-P-C-SI (N) Master's

    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Horák, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Legislative introduction, energy law, energy audit and assessment.
2. The structure of the energy audit.
3. The structure of the energy assessment.
4. Balance of energy flows in an energy audit.
5. Balance of energy flows in an energy assessment.
6. Systems for energy management.
7. Evaluation of environmental impact.
8. Economic calculations, investment return.
9. Energy evaluation within the EU. Evaluation of BIM method.
10. Energy evaluation within the EU. Evaluation of BREEAM method.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Horák, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Entering the building, the choice of input data and boundary conditions, a description of the initial state
2. Development of curricula energy audit.
3. Development of curricula energy assessment.
4. The calculation of the balance of energy flow in an energy audit.
5. The calculation of the balance of energy flow in the energy assessment.
6. Monitoring, measurement and analysis.
6. Calculation of emissions and environmental impact.
7. Economic evaluation of an energy audit and assessment.
8. Basic skills in BIM methodology.
9. Basic skills in BREEAM method.