Course syllabus

Energieffektivitet och innemiljö
Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environment

VBFF01, 7,5 credits, G2 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2023/24
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED V
Date of Decision: 2023-03-21

General Information

Elective for: V4-hb, V4-bf
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

To give the student a comprehensive view on how a building functions as a climatic system and to give comprehensive technical knowledge to be able to create or evaluate a building concerning energy requirements, moisture safety, comfort and healthy indoor environment.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

Building physical: design of building elements, connections ,services entry unit and other details to create moisture proof and energy efficient buildings. Information about methodology for moisture design, critical moisture levels and healthy buildings.

Building services engineering: survey of demands of technical solutions in a building, possibilities and limitations with different combinations of heating system, air treatment system and comfort cooling system, co-ordination of systems with lay-out and construction.

As a climate system: fundamental knowledge about demands on thermal climate and air quality. Stationary air-, energy- and moisture balances are established, and with great emphasis on understanding which items that are of importance in the balances.

Project exercise is a fundamental element in the course where the coupling between building envelope, building services, combination of materials, indoor climate technique, control point system, acoustics and economy are dealt with.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Written examination with a theoretical part and a calculation part. To pass the course the students also must fulfil and pass the project exercise, the computer exercises. A well accomplished project exercise can raise the final grade.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Parts
Code: 0110. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination with a theoretical part and a calculation part. Contents: The entire course.
Code: 0210. Name: Handing in Exercises.
Credits: 2,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Approved written report and oral presentation of project exercise. Approved computer exercises.

Admission

Admission requirements:

Assumed prior knowledge: VBEA10 The Construction Process
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: VBF055

Reading list

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Stephen Burke, stephen_a.burke@byggtek.lth.se
Course coordinator: Ulla Janson, ulla.janson@hvac.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.hvac.lth.se
Further information: Integrated multi disciplinary exercises concerning a multi-storey building are used which will lead to an understanding about the entire building process.