HVAC Systems in Commercial Buildings (15 cr)

Objective

The students know the most important solutions of building services and fire safety systems in commercial buildings and know their design principles. The students are able to draft the documents that are needed for design, use and maintenance for heating, water and sewage, air conditioning and cooling systems in commercial buildings using the most common application programs. They can read technical documents of building automation system and draft plan drawings for the building automation system. They can explain the typical roles of building services project group members and have basic abilities to act in those roles.

The students are able to compare the solutions in regards to the energy and economic efficiency.

Content

Designing the heating, water and waste water, air conditioning and cooling systems using also programs and building information models.

Location and time

We will meet according to the schedule.

Materials

The material of each part is published/announced in the moodle workspace.

Teaching methods

We mainly use work forms: face-to-face teaching, lectures, class assignments, self-study assignments, learning by doing, group work and practice assignments.

Exam schedules

The exams of the each part are organized during the implementation period of the study course. For renewals, we comply with article 34 of the degree regulations.

Completion alternatives

Deviations from the implementation plan must be agreed with the teacher of the each part.

Student workload

We use the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), where one credit corresponds to approximately 25-30 hours of work. If the topics are familiar, the actual time may be shorter. The time spent by the participant and the load caused by the work are discussed in the implementation plan of each part.

Content scheduling

The course consists of several implementation parts. Each part has its own teacher and its own implementation plan.

Further information

The implementation plan describes the work forms of the course, performance requirements, performance organization, schedule, attendance requirements, feedback forms and evaluation criteria. The above-mentioned information will be discussed in more detail with the students at the beginning of the implementation of the course.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are able to draft the documents that are needed for design, use and maintenance for heating, water and sewage, air conditioning and cooling systems in commercial buildings using the most common application programs.

The students are able to recognize the fundamental concepts and methods associated with the course and are able to solve simple problems.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to draft the documents that are needed for design, use and maintenance for heating, water and sewage, air conditioning and cooling systems in commercial buildings using the most common application programs.

The students are able to apply the fundamental concepts and methods associated with the course to simple problems in natural and technical sciences.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to apply the fundamental concepts and methods associated with the course to more demanding problems in natural and technical sciences.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The students are able to draft the documents that are needed for design, use and maintenance for heating, water and sewage, air conditioning and cooling systems in commercial buildings using the most common application programs.

The students are able to recognize the fundamental concepts and methods associated with the course and are able to solve simple problems.

Assessment methods and criteria

The grade of the course is based on the learning objectives of the course and the performance of the participant. The issue is described in more detail in the implementation plan of the each part. The grade of the entire course is calculated when all the parts have been successfully completed.

Qualifications

Basic Building Services Systems
Energy Economy of Buildings
Heating and Cooling Systems