Course detail

Specialized project

FAST-NHA067Acad. year: 2023/2024

The course will introduce to the contemporary English terminology in the following fields:
- BIM
- sustainable buildings
- smart buildings, cities and regions
- facility management

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Guarantor

Ing. Karel Struhala, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

B1 level in English according to CEFR.
Basic knowledge of professional Czech terminology in the fields of sustainable and smart building, facility management and BIM.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

inal evaluation on basis of consulted and completed tasks. Clasification according to ECTS degree at the BUT Brno.


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

Aims

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the contemporary professional English terminology in the fields of sustainable and smart building, facility management and BIM. Students will be introduced to implementation of foreign terminology and methods in Czech conditions.
Students will be able to apply their knowledge in short professional texts in English.


Technical vocabulary and phrases used in the specific  fields in the building design and construction.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Karel Struhala, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. BIM: Fundamental terminology in Building Integrated Modelling. Introduction to complex (computer) modelling of building life cycle. 2. Building energy concepts: Introduction to fundamental terminology encountered in both European and Czech standards and laws. European requirements on energy performance of buildings (EPBD). Optimization of energy consumption during the life cycle of a building. Assignment of a part of building energy certification (based on students' bachelor projects) in English. 3. Multi-criteria assessment of buildings. Environmental impacts of construction industry and other human activities. Reasons and options for multi-criteria assessment of buildings. Discussion of examples. Assignment of a partial multi-criteria assessment of students' bachelor projects in English. 4. Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA): A method for evaluation of environmental impacts. 5. Consultations. Assignment of presentations describing students' master projects. 6. Renewable and alternative energy sources. Introduction of available energy sources and their applications in buildings. 7. Natural construction materials. History and contemporary state-of-art applications. 8. Smart buildings, cities and regions. Introduction of contemporary "smart" concepts and their application in construction industry. 9. Facility management: Definitions, descriptions, terminology development. 10. Classification. Presentation of students' master projects. Final submission reports and presentations.