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Training Course in Indoor Environmental Comfort in Buildings

General Objectives of the Course

1 - Convey to students the theoretical and practical training in areas related to environmental comfort in buildings
2 - Develop skills that enable students to define the design conditions of indoor environments and its assessment in existing buildings.

Admission Requirements

To be graduated in Engineering or Arquitecture. Facility Management Experts and Hygiene and Safety Experts are also admitted. Other professionals with relevant experience and interest in the topic. It is assumed that the canddates have a basic level knowledge of English.

Candidates should check the admission requirements available on this site, in addition to the information provided here.

Mode of Study

E-learning

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Final grading will be obtained through the arithmetic mean of the different evaluations along the course (tests, practical works, reports), being used a 20 points scale.

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

1. To know the technical, regulatory and regulations related to several areas of analysis of indoor environmental quality;
2. Ability to integrate information on various aspects relevant to the piecemeal environmental quality indoors (indoor air quality, thermal environment, noise, vibration, lighting).
3. Ability to perform diagnostics of the quality of the indoor environment and propose improvement measures.
4. Ability to integrate knowledge related to the Indoor Environmental Quality in professional activities related to design, construction, installation, operation, licensing, and maintenance of buildings and systems.
5. Ability to act as agents of dissemination of knowledge related to the discipline, notably through awareness of the need to harmonize the concerns about indoor environmental quality with the need for rational use of energy.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Regulation n. º 339/2012, published in Official Gazette no. 152, 2. Grade, August 7th (Regulation of Creation and Operation of non-degree courses at the UC)

Study Programme

Interior Environmental Comfort in Buildings
Academic year
2021-2022

Course Type
Non Degree Course

Qualification Awarded: Diploma/Certificate

Duration: 81 HORAS

ECTS Credits: 3.0

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