Acoustics and Daylighting

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	229-0107/01
Abbreviation	AaDO
Course title	Acoustics and Daylighting
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Building Environment and Building Services
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Iveta Skotnicová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Acoustic waves. Sound field. Acoustic quantities.
2. Physiological acoustics. Acoustic effect on human. Assessment of noise. Hygienic limits.
3. Urban acoustics. Attenuations of noise. Traffic noise. Acoustic treatments.
4. Indoor acoustics. Diffuse sound field. Absorbtive structures.
5. Air-born sound insulation. Methods of calculation. Standard requirements.
6. Structure-born sound insulation. Methods of calculation. Standard requirements.
7. Example letting for student – acoustic assessment of building structures.
8. Measurement of sound.
9. Acoustical engineering. Quality of listening. Time of reverberation.
10. Daylighting. Insolation. Requirements for insolation. Graphic methods.
11. Photometry.
12. Daylighting in buildings. Calculation of indoor illuminance. Quantitative requirements. Qualitative requirements.

E-learning

The course has not prepared educational materials in the form of e-learning.

Literature

F. Alton Everest and Ken Pohlmann. Master Handbook of Acoustics. McGraw-Hill, 2021.
LECHNER, N. Heating, Cooling, Lighting. Fourth edition 2015, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey. ISBN 978-1-118-58242-8.

Advised literature

Recommended literature:
CEN EN 12354-1 Building Acoustics - Estimation of Acoustic Performance of Buildings from the Performance of Elements - Part 1: Airborne Sound Insulation between Rooms
BS EN 12354-2:2000
Building acoustics. Estimation of acoustic performance in buildings from the performance of elements. Impact sound insulation between room
CEN EN 12665 Light and Lighting - Basic Terms and Criteria for Specifying Lighting Requirements
BSI BS EN 12464-1 Light and lighting — Lighting of work places — Part 1: Indoor work places
Ficker T. Handbook of Building Thermal technology, Acoustics and Daylighting. CERM Brno 2004. ISBN 80-214-2670-5.

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