Course Details

Energy Assessment of Buildings (EVB)

Academic Year 2026/27

BTA021 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-EVB Summer Semester 4th year

The course focuses on the basic outline of the calculation methodology of the energy rating of buildings, certification of buildings. Assessment of the energy performance of buildings from the point of view of HVAC and building parts. Basic economic calculations of austerity measures.

Credits

5 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Horák, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Building Services

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Entry Knowledge

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

Aims

Professional knowledge

The student carries out an analysis of the current condition of a building in terms of energy flows and the thermal properties of the building envelope, taking into account the standardised use of the building.

Professional skills

The student compiles an energy balance to calculate the building’s energy performance certificate.

Professional Competence

The student is able to prepare a building energy performance certificate.

Basic Literature

Stavební tepelná technika a energetika budov Vaverka J., Hirš J., Skotnicová I. Vutium 2006 ISBN 80-214-2910-0 (cs)
ASHRAE GreenGuide The Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings Collective of authors American Society of Heating, refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. 2010 ISBN 978-1-9337 42-85-4 (en)
Tepelná akumulace budov Jaroslav Řehánek ČKAIT 2002 ISBN 80-86364-59-3 (cs)

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/303276

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Overview of Energy Efficiency Assessment Methods of Buildings and Building Certification.
  • 2. Practical application of basic assessment methods, energy certification, energy audit and energy assessment in construction.
  • 3. Methodology of energy assessment and balance of heating systems.
  • 4. Methodology of energy assessment and balance of ventilation systems.
  • 5. Methodology of energy assessment and balance of hot water systems.
  • 6. Methodology of Energy Evaluation and Balance of Lighting and Cooling Systems.
  • 7. Methods for determining the auxiliary power systems and HVAC systems.
  • 8. Design of energy-saving measures in energy certification.
  • 9. Economic cost recovery calculations. Fundamentals of energy management.
  • 10. Environmental and environmental issues in the energy assessment of buildings.
  • 11. Application of thermography for energy assessment of buildings, software applications and advanced methods for energy assessment of buildings.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Building specifications, definition of input parameters and boundary conditions.
  • 2. Definition of the energy-related area, floor areas and volumes, and zoning of the building.
  • 3. Calculation of the thermal parameters of the building envelope.
  • 4. Energy assessment of heating systems.
  • 5. Energy assessment of ventilation systems.
  • 6. Energy assessment of hot water systems.
  • 7. Energy assessment of lighting systems, pumps and fans, and renewable energy sources.
  • 8. Energy assessment of cooling systems and technology.
  • 9. Design of energy-saving measures.
  • 10. Economic calculations for energy-saving measures, finalisation of the EPCB.
  • 11. Fundamentals of thermography, practical applications of thermography in the energy performance assessment of buildings, assessment.