Course detail

Multi criteria assessment of buildings

FAST-NHA060Acad. year: 2020/2021

Obtaining theoretical and practical skills in sustainable building.
Principles of sustainable building.
Methods of assessmnet of the sustainability of buildings.
Structural and material solutions for sustainable building.
Introduction to selected methodology for multi-criteria assessment of buildings.
Barrier-free use of buildings.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Milan Ostrý, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

knowledge of desing of building structures, advance knowledge of thermal engineering, acoustics, daylighting and building services

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Recommended literature, basic definitions, legislation, concepts of sustainable development.
2. Life-Cycle Assessment- principles.
3. Life cycle assessment of buildings, building materials and products, environmental declarations, etc.
4. Multi-criteria evaluation of buildings, building materials and products. Overview of used methodologies.
5.–7. Detailed acquaintance with the multi-criteria assessment methodology.
8.–9. Renewable building materials and materials with low embodied emissions and energy. Overview, use in building process.
10. Recycled raw materials in the context of sustainable building - demolition vs. deconstruction, reuse, full or partial recycling, etc. Introduction of available technologies and procedures.
11.–12. Structural solutions for sustainable building - green roofs and facades, solar walls, integration of renewable sources, etc.
13. Socio-cultural aspects of sustainable building. Sustainable from the point of view of the barrier-free use of buildings. Requirements and examples.

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

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-EVB Master's, 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Milan Ostrý, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Recommended literature, basic definitions, legislation, concepts of sustainable development. 2. Life-Cycle Assessment- principles. 3. Life cycle assessment of buildings, building materials and products, environmental declarations, etc. 4. Multi-criteria evaluation of buildings, building materials and products. Overview of used methodologies. 5.–7. Detailed acquaintance with the multi-criteria assessment methodology. 8.–9. Renewable building materials and materials with low embodied emissions and energy. Overview, use in building process. 10. Recycled raw materials in the context of sustainable building - demolition vs. deconstruction, reuse, full or partial recycling, etc. Introduction of available technologies and procedures. 11.–12. Structural solutions for sustainable building - green roofs and facades, solar walls, integration of renewable sources, etc. 13. Socio-cultural aspects of sustainable building. Sustainable from the point of view of the barrier-free use of buildings. Requirements and examples.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Milan Ostrý, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Assignment of building, backgrounds for calculations, assignment of semestral work. 2. Calculation of material weights. 3.-5. Evaluation of environmental criteria. 6-7. Assessment of socio-cultural criteria. 8. Evaluation of economic criteria. 9. Evaluation of location. 10.-11. Working with the selected software tool. 12. Presentation of semestral work. 13. Final corrections, credit.