229-0268 – Laboratory of building environment (LabPS)

The aim of this course is to deepen students' practical skills in the field of building thermal technology . Practical exercises will include - temperature, humidity and flow of indoor and outdoor air , surface temperature measurements of structures of contact and non-contact manner , thermal measurement and design details of buildings , measurement of heat flow through the building structure , temperature and humidity within the building structure and the soil measuring the thermal load of the interior , measuring CO2 building interiors . Students will learn how to process and evaluate the measured data. Measurements will be conducted on actual structures in the experimental passive object timber, which will be used as a laboratory HVAC and building environment . The amount of built-in sensors in building construction and in the soil will allow students to monitor and evaluate the behavior of a passive object timber construction throughout the year .

The course focuses on enhancing the practical knowledge and skills of students in the building thermal technology and indoor environment. Emphasis is placed on learning the way of technical solutions and measurement of physical quantities in the field of building technology and thermal indoor environment.

Hens, H. Building Physics - Heat, Air and Moisture: Fundamentals and Engineering Methods with Examplesand Exercises, Wilhelm Ernst&Sohn, Berlin 2012, pp. 330. ISBN: 978-3-433-03027-1 Hens, H. Applied Building Physics, Wilhelm Ernst&Sohn, Berlin 2011, pp. 308. ISBN: 978-3-433-02962-6.

Hens, H. Performance Based Building Design 2: From Timber-framed Construction to Partition Walls, Wilhelm Ernst&Sohn, Berlin 2012, pp. 292. ISBN: 978-3-433-03023-3.