Building Physics

Relations:

The course 124BC01 can be graded only after the course 124BPH has been successfully completed.

The course 124SDP1 can be graded only after the course 124BPH has been successfully completed.

Course guarantor:

Zbyněk Svoboda

Lecturer:

Jiří Nováček, Zbyněk Svoboda

Tutor:

Jiří Nováček, Zbyněk Svoboda

Supervisor:

Department of Architectural Engineering

Synopsis:

Basic review of the thermal protection of buildings, building acoustics and daylighting (heat transfer, thermal conductivity, thermal resistence and thermal transmitance, multidimensional heat transfer, thermal bridges and thermal joints, difusion of water vapour and vapour condensation, mould growth, transient heat transfer, risk of overheating, low-energy, passive and zero-energy buildings, sound in the living and working environment, perception and description of sound: intensity, frequency, time factor, information value, interindividual sensitivity, point, line and plane sound sources, sound power level, directivity factor, sound propagation in the free field conditions, sound propagation in the diffuse field conditions, definable and indefinable sounds, airborne and structureborne sound, definition, measurement, evaluation and the limits, sound reduction index of double structures, mass-air-mass resonance, standing waves in a cavity, definition, measurement, evaluation, the sun and the environment, basics of spherical astronomy, horizons and equatorial coordinates, calculating of the sun azimuth and altitude, daylight and lighting, visual perception, basics of photometry, daylight factor and calculation models of the sky, methods for determining daylight factor, influence of environment on a daylighting: photometric characteristics of shielding barriers, technical characteristics of lighting openings).

Requirements:

Submission of tasks from seminar within the prescribed time and scope. Successfully passing the exam.

Syllabus of lectures:

The order of lectures can be changed depending on the schedule of lecturers involved in the subject.

1. Heat transfer, thermal conductivity, thermal resistence and thermal transmitance, requirements

2. One- and multizone model of building, heat loss by conduction and ventilation

3. Building-energy concepts, low-energy, passive and zero-energy buildings

4. Multidimensional heat transfer, thermal bridges and thermal joints

5. Difusion of water vapour and condensation in the constructions, surface condensation

6. Non-steady heat transfer and thermal inertia, the risk of overheating, evaluation of floors

7. Sound in the living and working environment, perception and description of sound: intensity, frequency, time factor, information value, interindividual sensitivity

8. Point, line and plane sound sources, sound power level, directivity factor, sound propagation in the free field conditions, sound propagation in the diffuse field conditions

9. Definable and indefinable sounds, airborne and structureborne sound, definition, measurement, evaluation and the limits

10. Sound reduction index of double structures, mass-air-mass resonance, standing waves in a cavity, definition, measurement, evaluation

11. The sun and the environment, basics of spherical astronomy, horizons and equatorial coordinates, calculating of the sun azimuth and altitude

12. Daylight and lighting, visual perception, basics of photometry, daylight factor and calculation models of the sky, requirements

13. Methods for determining daylight factor, influence of environment on a daylighting: photometric characteristics of shielding barriers, technical characteristics of lighting openings

Syllabus of tutorials:

The order of tasks can be changed depending on the schedule of lecturers involved in the subject.

1. Mean thermal transmittance, thermal balance of space, energy need for heating

2. Energy use and primary energy, energy performance certificate

3. Consultation, results check

4. Moisture transport, interstitial condensation

5. Annual cycle of condensation and evaporation in constructions

6. Consultation, results check

7. Daylight factor

8. Consultation, results check

9. Sound propagation

10. Consultation, results check

11. Sound reduction index

12. Consultation, results check

13. Reserve, credit

Study Objective:

Students should be able to apply engineering approach and solve standard issues of building physics.

Study materials:

KITTLER, R. - KOCIFAJ, M. - DARULA, S.: Daylight Science and Daylight Technology. Springer Science + Business Media, London 2012, ISBN 978-1-4419-8815-7.

HAGENTOFT, C-E.: Introduction to building physics, Studentlitteratur, Lund 2001, ISBN 9789144018966.

FLICKER, T.: Handbook of Building Thermal Technology, Acoustics and Daylighting, CERM, Brno 2004, ISBN 8021426705.

Web pages of lecturers

Note:

Further information:

http://kps.fsv.cvut.cz/index.php?lmut=cz&part=vyuka&sub=semestr&type=ZS&kod=124BPH

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed	roomTH:A-534 08:00–10:50 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv) roomTH:A-534 11:00–12:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Civil Engineering (compulsory course)
• Civil Engineering (compulsory course)