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General technical requirements for buildings I.

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Course Unit Code222-0406/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
ZDA68Ing. Renata Zdařilová, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning outcomes of the course unit The subject deals with the basic general typological principles for the design of residential buildings focusing on the general and technical requirements stipulated by legal regulations, including the knowledge of barrier-free housing. It includes residential buildings, houses for individual housing, buildings for common housing, typological requirements of buildings for people with reduced mobility or orientation, including the principles of editable dwellings and special purpose dwellings. The subject is focused on comparison of the Czech legislative environment with foreign experience.

Lectures:
1. Introduction to the subject, basic terms and terminology of buildings for housing
2. General technical requirements - living and living rooms, communication spaces
3. General technical requirements - holes fillings, sanitary facilities, dressing rooms
4. General technical requirements for the barrier-free use of buildings - Part A
5. General technical requirements ensuring the barrier-free use of buildings - Part B
6. Housing construction - introduction, general and technical requirements
7. Housing Concept of the Czech Republic - Objectives and Priorities - Accessibility, Stability, Quality
8. Apartment - basic terms, functions and areas of the apartment, generosity
9. Flat ownership and technical requirements
10. Lifelong housing - basic principles of general technical requirements in relation to apartment house and flat
11. Requirements for barrier-free housing - special purpose house, special purpose apartment, editable apartment, nursing home
12. Family houses
13. Residential buildings I. - characteristics, functional divisions, interior spaces
14. Residential buildings II. - staircases, wardrobes, corridors, terraces, residential buildings with built-in civic amenities and services
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
To gain basic knowledge about the principles of design for housing design, including requirements for the barrier-free use of apartment buildings. An integral part is the mastering of the orientation in the legal regulations and the Czech technical standards influencing the design of the building - general requirements for construction.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to the subject, basic terms and terminology of buildings for housing
2. General technical requirements - living and living rooms, communication spaces
3. General technical requirements - holes fillings, sanitary facilities, dressing rooms
4. General technical requirements for the barrier-free use of buildings - Part A
5. General technical requirements ensuring the barrier-free use of buildings - Part B
6. Housing construction - introduction, general and technical requirements
7. Housing Concept of the Czech Republic - Objectives and Priorities - Accessibility, Stability, Quality
8. Apartment - basic terms, functions and areas of the apartment, generosity
9. Flat ownership and technical requirements
10. Lifelong housing - basic principles of general technical requirements in relation to apartment house and flat
11. Requirements for barrier-free housing - special purpose house, special purpose apartment, editable apartment, nursing home
12. Family houses
13. Residential buildings I. - characteristics, functional divisions, interior spaces
14. Residential buildings II. - staircases, wardrobes, corridors, terraces, residential buildings with built-in civic amenities and services
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ISO 21542:2011 Building construction – Accessibility and usability of the built environment

ALDERSON, A.: Stairs, Ramps and Escalators: Inclusive Design Guidance, RIBA Publishing 2010, pp.125, ISBN: 9781859463659

IMRIE, R.: Accessible Housing: Quality, Disability and Design, Routledge 2005, pp.250, ISBN: 9780415318921

THORPE, S.: Wheelchair Housing Design Guide, BRE/CRC 2006, pp.124, ISBN: 9781860818974

JORDAN, W., A.: Universal Design for the Home: Great Looking, Great Living Design for All Ages, Abilities and Circumstances, Rockport Publishers 2008, ISBN 978-1592533817

ZDAŘILOVA, R. Barrier–free Use of Buildings: Methodology to Decree No. 398/2009 Coll., on general technical requirements ensuring barrier–free use of buildings. 1st edition ČKAIT [Czech Chamber of Chartered Engineers and Technicians in Construction], 2011. pp.196, ISBN 978-80-87438-17-6. (in czech)
ZDAŘILOVÁ, R. Bezbariérové užívání staveb – metodika k vyhlášce č.398/2009 Sb., o obecných technických požadavcích zabezpečujících bezbariérové užívání staveb, Praha: Informační centrum ČKAIT, 2011. 1.vydání. 196 s., ISBN 978-80-87438-17-6

GLOSOVÁ, D.: Bydlení pro seniory, Brno: ERA, 2006, 192 s., ISBN 80-7366-057-1

Vyhláška č.268/2009 Sb., o technických požadavcích na stavby, ve znění pozdějších předpisů

Vyhláška č.398/2009 Sb., o obecných technických požadavcích zabezpečující bezbariérové užívání staveb

ČSN 73 4301:2004 Obytné budovy. Praha: ČNI

ČSN 73 4305:1988 Zaříditelnost bytů. Praha: ÚNMZ

ISO 21542:2011 Building construction – Accessibility and usability of the built environment

ALDERSON, A.: Stairs, Ramps and Escalators: Inclusive Design Guidance, RIBA Publishing 2010, pp.125, ISBN: 9781859463659

IMRIE, R.: Accessible Housing: Quality, Disability and Design, Routledge 2005, pp.250, ISBN: 9780415318921
Recommended Reading:
ZDAŘILOVÁ, R .: Bezbariérové užívání staveb – Základní principy přístupnosti, TP 1.4, Technické pomůcky k činnosti autorizovaných osob (Barrier-Free Use of Buildings - Basic Principles of Accessibility, TP 1.4, Technical Assistance to the Activities of Authorized Persons), ČKAIT Information Center, Prague 2007, 1st edition, 60 pp., ISBN 978-80-87093-56-6 (in czech)

ANTAL et al .: Obytné budovy (Residential buildings), Alfa Bratislava 1992 (in czech)
BRIGHT, K., COOK, G.: The Colour, Light and Contrast Manual, Wiley- Blackwell 2010, ISBN 978-1-4051-9504-1

ZDAŘILOVÁ, R.: Bezbariérové užívání staveb – Základní principy přístupnosti, TP 1.4, Technické pomůcky k činnosti autorizovaných osob, Informační centrum ČKAIT, Praha 2007, 1.vydání, 60 s., ISBN 978-80-87093-56-6

ČSN P ISO 21542:2013 Pozemní stavby – Přístupnost a využitelnost vybudovaného prostředí, ÚNMZ Praha

ANTAL a kol.: Obytné budovy, Alfa Bratislava 1992
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 33