229-0220 – Building Environment (PSt)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Building Environment and Building Services
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Iveta Skotnicová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Subject version
Version codeYear of introductionYear of cancellationCredits
229-0220/01 2006/2007 2008/2009 4
229-0220/02 2008/2009 2008/2009 4
229-0220/03 2009/2010 2017/2018 4
229-0220/04 2009/2010 2017/2018 4
229-0220/05 2011/2012 2017/2018 4
229-0220/06 2011/2012 2020/2021 4
229-0220/07 2017/2018 2020/2021 4
229-0220/08 2017/2018 2020/2021 4
229-0220/09 2017/2018 2020/2021 4

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Students will acquire basic knowledge of building acoustics and daylighting of buildings and sunshine. After completing the course the student is able to solve basic acoustic task, in particular the assessment of acoustic properties of building structures. It can calculate and assess daylight and sunshine buildings.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials

Summary

Part Acoustics deals with - the sound spread in the environment, spatial acoustics, buildings - air and impact sound insulation. Part daylighting deals with - natural light in buildings, the basic requirements for daylighting, daylight factor calculations, sunshine in residential buildings.

Compulsory literature:

CHADERTON, D. Building Services Engineering. Son Přes New York, 2004. ISBN: 0-203-56343-3 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

Recommended literature:

Recommended literature: Ficker T. Handbook of Building Thermal technology, Acoustics and Daylighting. CERM Brno 2004. ISBN 80-214-2670-5

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.