Course Details

Energy Assessment of Buildings

Academic Year 2023/24

BTB006 course is part of 1 study plan

BPC-SI / S Summer Semester 4th year

Methodology of energy evaluation of buildings, legislative, regulations and standards. Energy evaluation for design and for PENB. Method of energy certification. Auditing of heating systems, ventilation systems, hot water systems, lighting systems, fans and pumps, technology equipment and other devices. Design of energy conservation measures. Economy profit calculation for energy conservation measures. Software for energy and economy calculation. Energy management. Control systems for operation and maintenance of building services systems.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

Evaluation of buildings by energy requirements and consumption. Energy certification of buildings.

Knowledge

Student get qualifications for evaluation of buildings by energy requirements and consumption.

Syllabus

1. Methodology of energy evaluation of buildings, law, regulations and standards.
2. Energy evaluation for design and for energy certification, energy reports.
3. Method of energy audit,certificate of building energy demand
4. Auditing of heating systems.
5. Auditing of ventilation systems.
6. Auditing of hot service water systems.
7. Auditing of lighting systems, fans and pumps.
8. Auditing of cooling and technology.
9. Design of energy saving measures.
10. Economy profit calculation for energy conservation measures.
11. Principles of thermography and practical applications of thermography in the energy assessment of buildings.

Prerequisites

Building thermal technique, basics of building services.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

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

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Methodology of energy evaluation of buildings, law, regulations and standards. 2. Energy evaluation for design and for energy certification, energy reports. 3. Method of energy audit,certificate of building energy demand 4. Auditing of heating systems. 5. Auditing of ventilation systems. 6. Auditing of hot service water systems. 7. Auditing of lighting systems, fans and pumps. 8. Auditing of cooling and technology. 9. Design of energy saving measures. 10. Economy profit calculation for energy conservation measures. 11. Principles of thermography and practical applications of thermography in the energy assessment of buildings.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

Methodology of energy evaluation of buildings, law, regulations and standards. Energy evaluation for design and for energy certification, energy reports. Method of energy audit,certificate of building energy demand. Auditing of heating systems. Auditing of ventilation systems. Auditing of hot service water systems. Auditing of lighting systems, fans and pumps. Auditing of cooling and technology. Design of energy saving measures. Economy profit calculation for energy conservation measures. Principles of thermography and practical applications of thermography in the energy assessment of buildings.