VŠTE:S_UVB Sustainable construction of bu - Course Information

S_UVB Sustainable construction of buildings

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Michal Kraus, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Michal Kraus, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice

Timetable of Seminar Groups

S_UVB/S01: each even Monday 16:30–18:00 D416, each even Monday 18:10–19:40 D416, M. Kraus

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

The aim of the course Sustainable Construction of Buildings is to introduce students with sustainable construction. Fundamental principles and objectives of sustainable development are formulated in the document Agenda 21. The course deals mainly with environmental and energy aspects of building and possibilities of recycled materials in building construction. The aim of the exercise is to obtain basic knowledge and an overview of the complex evaluation of the quality of buildings in terms of criteria of sustainable construction.

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to:
- identify and summarize important features of sustainable development;
- explaining of basic principles of design green building;
- compare of rating systems for sustainable buildings;
- design an energy-efficient building (passive house).

Syllabus

• 1: Principles of sustainable development, Agenda 21, the context and scope
• 2: Systems of environmental assessment of buildings in the Czech Republic and abroad
• 3: Principle of multi-criteria evaluation of building by national method SBToolCZ (methodology, environmental criteria)
• 4: Principle of multi-criteria evaluation of building by national method SBToolCZ (socio-cultural criteria, economy and management)
• 5: Urban concept of sustainable construction, factors of site selection
• 6: Green concept of sustainable human settlements planning
• 7: Sustainable design of buildings
• 8: Renewable energy sources
• 9: Materials management of buildings, environmental labeling, eco-design
• 10: Waste and energy management in buildings
• 11: Water and its forms in envirosystem of buildings
• 12: Air as medium of transmission and transformation of individual agendas environment
• 13: Examples of environmentally evaluated buildings

Literature

required literature
• BAUER, Michael, Peter MÖSLE a Michael SCHWARZ. Green building: guidebook for sustainable architecture. New York: Springer, c2010. ISBN 9783642006357.

recommended literature
• VONKA, MARTIN et al.: Metodika SBToolCZ. Manuál hodnocení bytových staveb ve fázi návrhu. CIDEAS, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04664-7. NAGY, Eugen. Nízkoenergetický ekologický dům. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Jaga group, 2002. 283 s. ISBN 80-88905-74-5. KOČÍ, Vladimí

Forms of Teaching

Seminar
Consultation

Teaching Methods

Project Teaching
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	26
Preparation for the Final Test	50
Semestral Project	54
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	26
Total:	156	0

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Exam – written 70 %
Presentation 15 %
Seminary Work 15 %

Exam conditions

Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 –30,F 29,99 - 0.

Language of instruction

English

• Enrolment Statistics (summer 2018, recent)
  
• Permalink: https://is.vstecb.cz/course/vste/summer2018/S_UVB