LEARNING OUTCOMES
has a understand of entity of indoor environment and impact on health, perceived conditions and productivity
- can estimate the demand of outdoor air
- can calculate the whole body thermal sensation and local thermal comfort
- is aware of pollutants in room air and air cleaning technologies
- is able to analyze noise generation of ventilation system and acoustics in the room spaces
- is able to use evaluation methods, standards and volunteer-based classification methods of indoor climate
Credits: 5
Schedule: 12.01.2022 - 23.02.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Risto Kosonen, Heidi Salonen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Literature, contact teaching lectures and in-class calculation exercises:
Contact 1: Comfortable and Healthy Indoor Climate
calculation exercise 1
Contact 2: Indoor Air Quality
calculation exercise 2
Contact 3: Thermal comfort
calculation exercise 3
Contact 4: Filtration
calculation exercise 4
Contact 5: Acoustics
calculation exercise 5
Contact 6: General indoor air pollutants and the role of fungi and fungal products in indoor air
assignment of literature review
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Exam 70 %
Calculation exercises 20 %
Quick test before each lectures 10 %
Scale 0-5; ~50 % of the maximum points are required for grade 1
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact hours (24 h):
Lectures 12 h
Visits in labs 2 h
In-class calculation exercises 10 h
Independent work (109,5 h):
Calculation exercises 15 h
Assignment of literature review 7 h
Lecture notes and background material 60 h
Preparation for examination 24,5 h
Exam 3 h
Total 133, 5 h
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lecture notes (pp- presentations) and
Background material:
Lecture 1: WGBC report pp 1-17, Indoor climate and productivity REHVA Design guide pp 1-7
Lecture 2: Ventilation efficiency Chapter 5 REHVA Design Guide pp 21-27, Indoor Climate Assessment Chapter 4 Rehva design guide pp 25-36
Lecture 3: Indoor Climate Assessment Chapter 4 Rehva design guide pp 15-25
Lecture 4: Selection of EN ISO 16890 rated air filter class
for general ventilation applications, Eurovent pp 1-11
Lecture 5: Indoor air contaminants in office buildings, Heidi Salonen PhD thesis pp 18-42
Lecture 6: Ventilation and acoustics, Martin Ling Chapter 1-20, design of room acoustics of open office, Keränen et al. SJWEH Suppl 2008;(4):46 49
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
3 Good Health and Well-being
7 Affordable and Clean Energy
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Period:
2020-2021 Spring III
2021-2022 Spring III
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=EEN-E4001
Registration for Courses: In the academic year 2021-2022, registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi) instead of WebOodi.