Code: 124BPH Building Physics
Lecturer: doc. Dr. Ing. Zbynìk Svoboda Weekly load: 3P+2C Completion: A, EX
Department: 11124 Credits: 6 Semester: W
Description:
Basic review of the thermal protection of buildings, building acoustics and daylighting (heat transfer, thermal conductivity, thermal resistence and thermal transmitance, multidimensional heat transfer, thermal bridges and thermal joints, difusion of water vapour and vapour condensation, mould growth, transient heat transfer, risk of overheating, low-energy, passive and zero-energy buildings, sound in the living and working environment, perception and description of sound: intensity, frequency, time factor, information value, interindividual sensitivity, point, line and plane sound sources, sound power level, directivity factor, sound propagation in the free field conditions, sound propagation in the diffuse field conditions, definable and indefinable sounds, airborne and structureborne sound, definition, measurement, evaluation and the limits, sound reduction index of double structures, mass-air-mass resonance, standing waves in a cavity, definition, measurement, evaluation, the sun and the environment, basics of spherical astronomy, horizons and equatorial coordinates, calculating of the sun azimuth and altitude, daylight and lighting, visual perception, basics of photometry, daylight factor and calculation models of the sky, methods for determining daylight factor, influence of environment on a daylighting: photometric characteristics of shielding barriers, technical characteristics of lighting openings).
Contents:
The order of lectures can be changed depending on the schedule of lecturers involved in the subject.

1. Heat transfer, thermal conductivity, thermal resistence and thermal transmitance, requirements
2. One- and multizone model of building, heat loss by conduction and ventilation
3. Building-energy concepts, low-energy, passive and zero-energy buildings
4. Multidimensional heat transfer, thermal bridges and thermal joints
5. Difusion of water vapour and condensation in the constructions, surface condensation
6. Non-steady heat transfer and thermal inertia, the risk of overheating, evaluation of floors
7. Sound in the living and working environment, perception and description of sound: intensity, frequency, time factor, information value, interindividual sensitivity
8. Point, line and plane sound sources, sound power level, directivity factor, sound propagation in the free field conditions, sound propagation in the diffuse field conditions
9. Definable and indefinable sounds, airborne and structureborne sound, definition, measurement, evaluation and the limits
10. Sound reduction index of double structures, mass-air-mass resonance, standing waves in a cavity, definition, measurement, evaluation
11. The sun and the environment, basics of spherical astronomy, horizons and equatorial coordinates, calculating of the sun azimuth and altitude
12. Daylight and lighting, visual perception, basics of photometry, daylight factor and calculation models of the sky, requirements
13. Methods for determining daylight factor, influence of environment on a daylighting: photometric characteristics of shielding barriers, technical characteristics of lighting openings
Seminar contents:
The order of tasks can be changed depending on the schedule of lecturers involved in the subject.

1. Mean thermal transmittance, thermal balance of space, energy need for heating
2. Energy use and primary energy, energy performance certificate
3. Consultation, results check
4. Moisture transport, interstitial condensation
5. Annual cycle of condensation and evaporation in constructions
6. Consultation, results check
7. Daylight factor
8. Consultation, results check
9. Sound propagation
10. Consultation, results check
11. Sound reduction index
12. Consultation, results check
13. Reserve, credit
Recommended literature:
KITTLER, R. - KOCIFAJ, M. - DARULA, S.: Daylight Science and Daylight Technology. Springer Science + Business Media, London 2012, ISBN 978-1-4419-8815-7.
HAGENTOFT, C-E.: Introduction to building physics, Studentlitteratur, Lund 2001, ISBN 9789144018966.
FLICKER, T.: Handbook of Building Thermal Technology, Acoustics and Daylighting, CERM, Brno 2004, ISBN 8021426705.
Web pages of lecturers
Keywords:
heat transfer, thermal conductivity, thermal resistence, thermal transmitance, thermal bridges vapor difusion, vapor condensation, mould growth, overheating, energy performance of buildings, sound, sound intensity, sound sources, sound power level, directivity factor, sound propagation, airborne and structureborne sound, sound reduction index, sun, spherical astronomy, sun azimuth and altitude, daylight and lighting, visual perception, photometry, daylight factor, sky models, daylight factor

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