Description:

Course is focused on complex approach to practice design of the building envelope, flat and sloped roofing, doors and windows, partition walls, floor structures and ceilings.
This course introduces theoretical foundations and computational approaches about two fields of building design: building physics and structure interaction. Integrated design of the nonbearing structures together with other building systems.

Contents:

1. Basic physical principles of external walls, roofs and floors on the ground
2. Designing pitched roofs
3. Designing flat roofs
4. Heavy exterior cladding design
5. Design of light perimeter walls
6. Basic physical principles of designing exterior glazed structures
7. Building openings - windows and doors
8. Basic physical principles of designing interior structures - partitions, floors and ceilings
9. Partitions and load-bearing walls
10. Floors
11. Ceilings and wall coverings
12. Interaction of load-bearing and non-load-bearing structures
13. Design of structural details

Seminar contents:

1. Conceptual design of perimeter walls
2. Assessment and design of perimeter wall details
3. Conceptual design of windows and glazed infills
4. Assessment and design of windows and glazed infills
5. Conceptual design of a pitched roof structure
6. Assessment and design of pitched roof construction details
7. Conceptual design of a flat roof structure
8. Assessment and design of flat roof structure details
9. Conceptual design of partitions and internal walls
10. Assessment and design of partitions and internal walls
11. Conceptual design of floors and ceilings
12. Assessment and design of floors and ceilings
13. Rezerva

Recommended literature:

Hagentoft C, E: Introduction to Building Physics. Chalmeres University of Technology. ISBN 91-44- 01896-7
Herzog, T: Fasade construction manual. Birkhauser 2012. ISBN 978-3-0346-1456-6
Schunk, Oster: Roof construction manual. Birkhauser 2002 ISBN 13: 978-3-7643-6896-8
Cremers, J.: Building Openings Construction Manual. Birkhauser 2002 ISBN: 978-3-95553-298-7
Sedlbauer, Schunck: Flat roof construction manual. Birkhauser 2002 ISBN-13: 978-3-03460-658-5

Keywords:

building-physics principles, structural-static principles, layer arrangement, material solution, solution of details, flat roofs, pitched roofs, perimeter walls of buildings, Lightweight facade, Heavyweight facade, ETI Systems, partitions and internal walls, floors and suspended ceilings,

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar