Course Details

Low Energy Houses

Academic Year 2023/24

NHB044 course is part of 3 study plans

​ NPC-SIS Summer Semester 1st year

​ NKC-SIS Summer Semester 1st year

​ NPA-SIS Summer Semester 1st year

Designing of Nearly zero energy houses and Passive houses with the use of passive solar systems. An introduction to the utilization of active solar systems and renewable energy sources. Students will be given a general layout of a family or residential house to adjust and design with satisfactory conditions. The balance of energy losses and gains will be calculated for the heating period as well as energy savings, heating expenses and calculation of the other technical indexes.

Course Guarantor

doc. Ing. Miloš Kalousek, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Building Structures

Objective

To master correct designing and evaluation of a building as a low-energy, passive or the zero-energy house.

Knowledge

Student will design and evaluate the building, which fulfil criteria for low-energy or passive house. Including evaluation of critical details.

Syllabus

1. Principles of low-energy buildings.
2. Design fundamentals of a low-energy house.
3. Requirements for Nearly zero and Passive buildings.
4. Thermal insulation design of a building (wall, roof, floor, windows).
5. Thermal joints of constructions (foundations, floor, corner, jamb and cap).
6. Windows anad doors for passive houses.
7. Ventilation, heating and hot domestic water.
8. HVAC systems and renewable energy.
9. Computer programmes and simulations of the annual heat and cold consumption.
10. Energy legislation and certificate.
11. Air-tightness of a building.
12. Practice examples of buildings.
13. Defects, failures and renovation of buildings.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of the thermal protection of buildings, knowledge of the basic physical quantities and thermal properties of building materials.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

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

To offer to students of all faculties

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/271296

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Principles of low-energy buildings. 2. Design fundamentals of a low-energy house and its thermal balance. 3. Thermal insulation design of a building (wall, roof, floor, windows). 4. Ventilation, heating and air-tightness of a building. 5. Thermal joints of constructions (foundations, floor, corner, jamb and cap). 6. Computer programmes and simulations of the annual heat and cold consumption. 7. Void infill elements for low-energy houses. 8. Economic and utility assessment of low-energy buildings. 9. An excursion to a low-energy house. 10. Energy legislation.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Principles of low-energy buildings. 2. Design fundamentals of a low-energy house and its thermal balance. 3. Thermal insulation design of a building (wall, roof, floor, windows). 4. Ventilation, heating and air-tightness of a building. 5. Thermal joints of constructions (foundations, floor, corner, jamb and cap). 6. Computer programmes and simulations of the annual heat and cold consumption. 7. Void infill elements for low-energy houses. 8. Economic and utility assessment of low-energy buildings. 9. An excursion to a low-energy house. 10. Energy legislation.