Description:

Introduction to the indoor environmental quality, building ventilation and basic artificial lighting and electrical installation.

Contents:

1. Microenvironment and its constituents
2. Microenvironment- health requirements
3. Basics design criteria, moist air, Molliers chart
4. Ventilation systems. Natural ventilation
5. Ventilation systems. Natural and hybrid ventilation.
6. Ventilation systems. Mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning
7. Mixing and displacement ventilation
8. Parts of air handling systems
9. Parts of air handling systems
10. Natural illumunation-physical principles, terms
11. Artificial illumination- physical principles, terms
12. Combined lighting
13. Electrical systems

Seminar contents:

1. Introduction, Indoor environment and Thermal comfort
2. Moist air processes. Mollier's chart, Calculation of air supply
3. Design of residential ventilation
4. Design of air-handling systems - basics, criteria. Mechanical ventilation. Heat recovery. Air conditioning systems.
5.Electricity distribution, Electrical installations
6. Artificial illumination- physical principles, terms. Combined lighting, Lamps and luminaires,
7. Calculation methods, design evaluation.

Recommended literature:

Chadderton, David V: Building services engineering. Routledge 2013. 6th ed. New York, Abingdon. ISBN 0415699312.
Hall, F., Greeno, R.: Building services handbook. Routledge 2017, 9th edition. ISBN-10: 9781138244351
Jokl, M.V.: Microenvironment: The Theory and Practice of Indoor Climate. Thomas, Illinois, USA 1989
Kabrhel, M., Adamovský, D.: Building services systems 2. Online material. Available at the Department website (http://tzb2.fsv.cvut.cz/)

Keywords:

Building services systems, IEQ, IAQ,

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