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Acoustics and Daylighting

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 229-0107/03
Abbreviation AaDO
Course title Acoustics and Daylighting
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Building Environment and Building Services
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Iveta Skotnicová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Introduction. The sun and its radiation. Legislation. Sunlight of buildings and outdoor spaces - legislative requirements, calculation methods.
Assessment of the effect of shading on existing buildings in terms of sun exposure. Methods and examples of solar shading solutions for residential buildings and outdoor spaces. Design of sun protection measures.
Daylight and lighting - photometric quantities. Factors influencing the access of light to the interior. Daylighting of buildings – daylight factor and calculation model of the sky. Requirements for daytime lighting of living rooms, lounges, workplaces.
Assessment of the effect of shading on existing buildings in terms of DO. Combined and artificial lighting.
Daylighting of hard-to-light spaces. Methods and examples of daylighting solutions.
Acoustics – physical nature of sound, perception of sound, influence of sound and noise on human health. Legislation.
Sound propagation in free space (free sound field) - sound sources, sound attenuation, design and calculation of anti-noise measures.
Propagation of sound in an enclosed space. Noise of technical equipment of buildings.
Acoustics of building structures - sound propagated by air and structure. Air soundproofing of building structures.
Acoustics of building constructions - soundproofing of building constructions.
Basics of spatial acoustics.
Basics of noise measurement.

E-learning

LMS Moodle 229-0107 – Akustika a denní osvětlení

Literature

F. Alton Everest and Ken Pohlmann. Master Handbook of Acoustics. McGraw-Hill, 2021. ISBN: 1260473597 
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.