Course Details

Environmental Systems of Building Materials Production and Utilization

Academic Year 2024/25

DJB052 course is part of 4 study plans

​ DKA-M Winter Semester 2nd year

​ DPA-M Winter Semester 2nd year

​ DKC-M Winter Semester 2nd year

​ DPC-M Winter Semester 2nd year

Ecosystems, renewable sources of energy. Environmental politics and legislative in the Czech Republic and the EU, harmonization . Influence of building industry to the atmosphere, water sources, soil and the exploitation of non-renewable raw material resources. Evaluation of buildings influence on environment. Energetic and material demands of building materials technology. Energetic economy of buildings in structural engineering . Industrial wastes, their utilization in the industry of building materials. Building wastes, technology of building wastes recycling. Length of life of building products, legislative and economic barriers of building products recycling. Demands on technical and environmental properties of building products, eco-toxicology, responsibility of manufacturers, protection of consumers. Integrated systems of environmental management and of quality control systems and security in building industry.

Credits

8 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

winter

Course Guarantor

doc. Ing. Nikol Žižková, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components

Forms and criteria of assessment

examination

Entry Knowledge

General overview and knowledge of ecology in civil engineering with focus on building materials and technology, general knowledge of environmental management system standards.

Aims

Clarification of connections concerning the whole length of life of building products with accent to permanent need of ecological load lowering in the building industry. Knowledge of connection between design and correct recommendation of building materials in structure, respecting ecological demands concerning their interaction with surrounding. To obtain a survey in the area of environmental and economical aspects in secondary raw materials utilization. Systematic approach to the solution of quality end environment problems of production and the utilization of building materials.

Basic Literature

BERGE, Bjørn The Ecology of Building Materials. Elsevier, 2009. ISBN 978-1856175371. (en)
GRAHAM, Peter Building Ecology: First Principles For a Sustainable Built Environment. Blackwell Science Ltd., 2002. ISBN 10:0632064137. (en)
ČSN EN ISO 14001:2016 - Systémy environmentálního managementu - Požadavky s návodem pro použití (cs)
ČSN ISO 14025:2006 - Environmentální značky a prohlášení - Environmentální prohlášení typu III - Zásady a postupy (cs)
ČSN EN ISO 14044:2006 - Environmentální management - Posuzování životního cyklu - Požadavky a směrnice (cs)
ČSN EN ISO 14044:2006 - Environmentální management - Posuzování životního cyklu - Požadavky a směrnice (en)

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/282171

Lecture

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Ecosystems and renewable resources of energy.
  • 2. Environmental politics and legislative of the Czech Republic and of the EU, harmonization of standards.
  • 3. Influence of building industry on the atmosphere, on water sources, soil and the exploitation of non-renewable raw materials resources.
  • 4. Evaluation of buildings influence on environment.
  • 5. Energetic and material demands of building materials technology.
  • 6. Energetic economy of buildings in structural engineering.
  • 7. Industrial wastes, their utilization in building materials production.
  • 8. Building wastes, technology of their recycling.
  • 9. Length of life of building products, legislative and economic barriers of building products recycling.
  • 10. Demands on technical properties of building materials.
  • 11. Demands on environmental properties of building products, ecotoxicology
  • 12. Responsibility of manufacturers and consumers protection.
  • 13. Integrated systems of environmental managements and of quality control systems and security in building industry.