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Energy Performance of Buildings

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Course Unit Code229-0108/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Fourth Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer 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
KOZ171Ing. Michaela Černínová, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject deals with building thermal technology and the energy demand of buildings in connection with smart energy (smart grid) of cities. Students will become familiar with calculation methods for evaluating the energy efficiency of buildings, energy evaluation of the operation of heating and ventilation systems, systems for the preparation and distribution of domestic hot water, lighting systems, pumps and fans, cooling systems, technological equipment and other energy consumers, with the principles of digitization of distribution energy networks in smart cities.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The student will acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of energy efficiency assessment of individual buildings in connection with smart energy (smart grid) of cities. They will learn to assess construction structures and buildings according to the requirements of the applicable legislation in the given area. Can solve computational tasks using special software. The student will acquire the skill to design and assess different types of buildings for their energy efficiency, determine the certificate of energy efficiency of buildings, and propose improvement measures. The student will learn about the principles of a decentralized energy system in smart cities using elements of artificial intelligence to predict energy flows.
Course Contents
1) Act No. 406/200 Coll., On energy management, as amended, and implementing legislation including related technical standards. European legislation. Decree No. 78/2013 Coll., On the energy performance of buildings. Basic concepts.

2) Methodology of access and design of heating systems for different plants - evaluation from technical, economic and functional point of view, investment and operating costs of individual heating systems, impact on evaluation of ENB.

3) Energy performance of buildings - practical calculations of partial energies delivered (heating, cooling, ventilation, humidification, TV preparation, lighting).

4) Buildings with almost zero energy consumption - design concept. Qualitative level of building envelope design. Used technical systems and renewable energy sources. Obligations and details related to the reduction of the energy performance of buildings and buildings with almost zero energy consumption.

5) Demonstration of energy performance of a building. Definition of energy performance of buildings. Energy performance indicators of the building, way of setting reference values. Obligation to meet ENB indicators. Details of the calculation of total energy needs to ensure typical building use, auxiliary energy, delivered energy, renewable and non-renewable primary energy. Assessment of the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of alternative energy supply systems. Suitability and details of establishing recommended measures to reduce ENB. Parameters and values of the reference building. Text and graphical part of the ENB, determination of classification classes.

6) Sizing of heating pipes. TRV design, Circulation pump design. Control fittings. Two-way and three-way control valves, servo-drives. Expansion vessel, safety valve - details of the calculation. Equithermal regulation.

7) Technological diagrams of connection of heating sources and their combination, function and location of individual valves, mixing sets, regulation.

8) Design of hot water system. Properties of hot water, microbial colonization. Ways to prepare TV. Total TV demand, subscription profile and stack design. Security equipment, design of thermal insulation. Heat recovery in TV preparation systems.

9) Heating systems: Heat pumps. Principle, function. Types of heat pumps. Performance design. Heating factor. Heating the TV. Accumulators.

10) Heating systems: Gas condensing boilers. Boiler room design. The torus design. Boiler connection, boiler cascade, technology room and technical room components.

11) Heating systems: Electric heating mats and foils in the heating system. Control options. Fireplaces and hot air ducts.

12) Design and design of underfloor heating. Sizing. Material. Distributors - Pantographs. Equipment. Flow rate adjustment of heating branches. Pipe and marginal spacing. Temperature gradient and surface temperatures. Regulation and mixing. Floor coverings.

13) Economics of heating systems. Budgeting of heating systems. Investment and operating costs. Related costs - revisions, el. rates, building readiness, fuel supply, utilities connections, source, accumulation, distribution, heat pump boreholes,

14) Implementation of projects of building engineering technique, content and scope of project documentation, computer aids, useful links, creation and concept of bidding, project documentation samples. Credit.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Current legislation on the energy performance of buildings.
ASHRAE GreenGuide: The Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings. ISBN 978-1-9337 42-85-4.

Roaf, S., Hancock, M. Energy Efficiency Building, Blackwell, Oxford 1992.
Platná legislativa z oblasti energetické náročnosti budov.
POSTRÁNECKÝ, Michal, SVÍTEK, Miroslav. Města budoucnosti, 2018, NADATUR. ISBN 978-80-7270-058-5.
GASSMANN, Oliver, BÖHM, Jonas, PALMIÉ Maximilian. Smart Cities: Introducing Digital Innovation to Cities. Emerald Publishing, 2019. ISBN: 978-1787696143.
Recommended Reading:
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD, Directive 2010/31/EU).
Vaverka, J. a kol. Stavební tepelná technika a energetika budov. VUTIUM Brno, 2006
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 16