Building Physics IS-FCEE-00019S

Description:
Principles of heat transfer through the building envelope. Requirements of thermal protection of buildings. Air filtration through building envelopes. Thermal comfort of rooms. Thermal balance of heated buildings. Energetical evaluation of heated buildings. Energy characteristics of heated buildings.
Moisture in building materials and building elements. Principles of design and execution of external building elements to avoid excessive moisture content.
Basic information of building acoustics. Acoustical protection of rooms. Acoustical properties of building elements.
Basic information of light technics. Characteristics of daylight and artificial light. Determination of coefficient of daylight by different types of lighting.

Skills: Knowledge of heat and mass transfer principles, transmission of sound and light and principles of building design with respect to requirements of thermal, moisture and sound protection.

Requirements:
Required knowledge: selected areas of physics, architecture, principles of construction.