Efficient Use of Energy in Buildings

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Seminar sessions, following the syllabus, using slides presentations.

Seminars driven by students according to previously assigned themes.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the students are capable of actively participating in multidisciplinary teams dedicated to energy efficient building design. They are also able to perform systematic energy diagnoses of buildings and to identify measures for increasing energy performance of audited buildings.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introductory concepts

2. Energy networks; power factor compensation

3. Efficient use of energy

4. Building design for energy efficiency - passive solar technologies

5. HVAC systems

6. Energy tariffs

7. Energy audits

8. Integrated generation of energy in buildings

9. Building management systems

10. Energy building codes and regulations

Head Lecturer(s)

Álvaro Filipe Peixoto Cardoso de Oliveira Gomes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
An exam takes place at the end of the semester, weighting 50%. A monograph is produced by each student for his/her seminar, which weights 50 percent: 100.0%

Bibliography

Thumann, A.; Handbook of Energy Audits; Fairmont Press

Thumann, A.; Energy Management Systems Sourcebook; The Fairmont Press, Inc.

Meckler, M. (ed.); Retrofitting buildings for energy conservation; Fairmont Press

Faye McQuiston, Jerald D. Parker, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning – Analysis and Design. John Wiley & Sons.

Krarti, M.; Energy Audit of Building Systems; CRC Press.

Turner, W. C., Energy Management Handbook, CRC Press

EU, Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)