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TEP4245

Building Environmental Design and Engineering

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2014
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English and norwegian
Examination arrangement Written examination and Work

About

About the course

Course content

Historical development of HVAC. The design process. Codes and regulations. Design specifications for indoor climate. Sizing of space heating and cooling. Natural ventilation, strategies for ventilation and heating of indoor spaces. Methods for sizing of air diffusors. Calculation of humidity in rooms and in ventilation systems. Systems for ventilation, heating, water supply and drainage. Monitoring and control og HVAC systems. Sizing of hydronic heating systems. Selection of components of HVAC systems. Application of dynamic simulation programs. Procedures for running and maintenance.

Learning outcome

KNOWLEDGE:
The course provides the student with knowledge about:
- Requirements specifications for indoor climate
- Use of dynamic simulation programs for design and evaluation of indoor climate
- Change of state of humid air in rooms and air handling units
- Design of ventilation, space heating and cooling
- System solutions for climatization of rooms, water supply and waste water and water heaters
- Natural ventilation
- Monitoring and control of air conditioning
- Design of hydronic systems
- Selection of components for air conditioning, filters, dampers, fans, ducts, pumps, valves, pipes, heat exchangers, pumps, sensors and control components

The course gives the student insight about:
- Historical development of solutions for heating, ventilation and sanitation engineering
- Legislation and standards
- Methods for design of air terminals devices
- Procedures for operation and maintenance
- Design processes for buildings

SKILLS:
The course should enable the student to:
- Calculate required performance for building service systems for ventilation, cooling, heating and hot water
- Make descriptions of system solutions for climatization, water supply and waste water and domestic hot water

GENERAL COMPETENCE:
After ended course:
- Should students be competent in design of technical systems from building design and indoor climate requirements.
- Should the student be able to apply this expertise for design of installations for heating, ventilation and cooling of buildings

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. Assignments. Technical tours to study HVAC installations in builings in the Trondheim area. Mandatory project work. Student groups develop HVAC design for a small building. The group work counts for 1/3 of the grade in the course. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Course materials

Given at start of semester.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SIO7045 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Facility Management
  • Building Technology
  • Energy and Process Engineering
  • Working Environment and Safety in Heavy Industry
  • Health, Environment and Safety
  • Building Science
  • Building Science
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
  • Fluids Engineering
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination and Work
Grade: Letters

Re-sit examination - Summer 2014

Arbeider
Weighting 33/100
Muntlig eksamen
Weighting 67/100 Date 2014-08-06

Ordinary examination - Spring 2014

Arbeider
Weighting 33/100
Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 67/100 Date 2014-05-24 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.