Course Details

Specialized project

Academic Year 2023/24

NHA067-A course is part of 1 study plan

NPC-EVB Winter Semester 2nd year

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

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

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.

Knowledge

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

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.

Prerequisites

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.

Language of instruction

English

Credits

2 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

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

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

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.