ZPZ Health Safety of Buildings

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Prabir Ganguly, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Prabir Ganguly, CSc.
Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim is to provide an overview of the internal microclimate of the building and the factors influencing it, the requirements that must be fulfilled to meet the health standards and ways to improve quality of the internal air quality to eliminate and/or reduce the health hazards. Upon successful completion of the course, student will be able to: Define the internal microclimate of buildings and explain the reasons of pollution or deterioration of quality of internal air due to construction defects or poor choice of materials and other processes occurring in the indoor environment; Describe the characteristics of pollutants in indoor air and characteristics of harmful building materials from health point of view; List the basic legislation on air protection, health, suitability of building materials in relation to safety and health and demonstrate the ability to orient in legislative conditions; To evaluate the indoor air in terms of quality, to find the causes of pollution and recommend measures; Design methods and procedures to eliminate or reduce adverse impacts in terms of health
Syllabus
  • 1.Basic considerations, sick building syndrome ;
  • 2.Microclimate of residential environment, factors affecting microclimate of indoor environment;;
  • building materials, defects in construction, human activities, outdoor microclimate;;
  • 3.Building materials as a source of toxic substances, formaldehyde and other volatile substances, asbestos, heavy metals, phthalates, radionuclide;;
  • 4.Evaluation of building materials and construction wastes from the health point of view;;
  • 5.Radon danger , radon index, protection of buildings against radon;;
  • 6.Danger from asbestos;
  • 7.Pollutants in indoor air-sources and their minimalization;;
  • 8.Aerosol, dust in the domestic environment, composition, size and impacts on ealth;
  • 9.Biological factors of health hazards in buildings- causes mould occurrences, the risk factors;;
  • 10.Optimalization microclimatic microbial invasion of micro-organisms- attacking the source and the infected places;;
  • 11.Disinfection of the area infested by micro-organisms;
  • 12.Protective measures against insects and des insection;;
  • 13.Set of existing legislative measures to protect human health against adverse effects of buildings and structures and materials and building structures
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HYNKOVÁ, Alena and Petra BEDNÁŘOVÁ. Plísně v interiérech zateplených budov. PSM - stavební infozpravodaj. Praha: PSM CZ, s.r.o., 2010, roč. 10, 2-3, p. 28-29. ISSN 1802-6907. info
  • BEDNÁŘOVÁ, Petra. Zdravotní nezávadnost staveb : studijní opora pro kombinované studium. 1. vyd. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, 2010, 74 pp. info
  • BEDNÁŘOVÁ, Petra and Jana KREJSOVÁ. Kvalita vnitřního ovzduší v budově - měření formaldehydu. TZB-info. Praha, 2009, vol. 2009, No 6, 3 pp. ISSN 1801-4399. info
  • KREJSOVÁ, Jana; Petra BEDNÁŘOVÁ and František POPP. Jak zabezpečit zdravotní nezávadnost staveb? (Buildings' unwholesomeness protection). In Stavebné materiály a skúšobnictvo = Building materials and testing 2008 : zborník = The conference proceedings. Stupava: Orgware, 2008, 6 pp. info
  • BEDNÁŘOVÁ, Petra; Jana KREJSOVÁ and František POPP. Protiradónové opatrenia pri rekonštrukciách a ich vzťah k vnútornému prostrediu stavieb (Antiradon Precautions). Stavebné materiály. 2008, No 8, 2 pp. ISSN 1336-7617. info
  • BEDNÁŘOVÁ, Petra and Jana KREJSOVÁ. Zdravé domy pro zdravé lidi (Healthy houses for healthy people). In Dřevostavby 2008. Volyně: Vyšší odborná škola a Střední průmyslová škola Volyně, 2008, 2 pp. ISBN 978-80-86837-18-5. info
  • BEDNÁŘOVÁ, Petra and Jana KREJSOVÁ. Zdravé domy pro zdravé lidi (Healthy houses for healthy people). České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, 2008, 116 pp. ISBN 978-80-903888-9-5. info
  • BEDNÁŘOVÁ, Petra and Jana KREJSOVÁ. Formaldehyd ve vnitřním ovzduší půdních vestaveb a střešních nástaveb (Formaldehyde inner environment soiled construction and lookum). In Konference Střešní nástavby a vestavby : sborník příspěvků : Skalský Dvůr 2007. Praha: Sekurkon, 2007, 6 pp. ISBN 978-80-86604-34-3. info
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for the Mid-term Test1313
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial 20
Preparation for the exam2626
working out a paper1313
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion 6
Total:7878
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Report 30 %
test A 10 %
test B 10 %
exam 50 %
Exam conditions
A paper on an assigned topic must be submitted by 13th teaching week and tests A in 5th week, test B in 10th week, a paper and passing the written tests is a prerequisite for the examination. The test consists of two parts, a written test and oral exam. Score corresponds to the percentage distribution of student assessment methods (report up to 30 points, running up to 10 test points and test up to 50 points). Grading Scale: A 100-91B., B 90-81b., C 80-71b., D 70-61b., E 60-55b., F less than 55b.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
General note: Vypsán pouze pro uznání předmětů.
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2012, summer 2013, winter 2013, summer 2014, summer 2015, winter 2015, Summer 2016, summer 2018.
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