EEN-E4006 - Advanced HVAC Design, Lecture, 14.9.2021-7.12.2021

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

After passing the course the student

- has preliminary readiness to design and size HVAC- system in computer aided design (CAD) environment

- enables participants to use simple and advanced computational tools

- has a basic understanding of building information modelling (BIM)

- has understanding of construction and design processes and the tasks of HVAC consulter in different design phases in commercial buildings design

- has a basic understanding of building codes and standards related with HVAC- design of commercial buildings

- enables participants perform basic design documents

- has a basic understanding of the design target setting, system selection, dimension of systems and product selection for non-residential buildings

Credits: 5

Schedule: 14.09.2021 - 07.12.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Juho Lepistö, Risto Kosonen, Vikke Niskanen

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:

    - Design assignment of commercial building where HVAC system is selected and dimensioned

    - Assignment is divided into predesign and detailed design phases where the relevant HVAC design tasks are conducted

    - Preliminary design phase:

    • targets setting for indoor climate, system performance and energy demand.
    • energy and peak load calculations for heating and cooling, system selection and       
    • space demand for HVAC system

    - Detailed design phase:

    • Sizing of air handling units, pipe and duct works and room systems.
    • Control strategy
    • Product selection
    • Documents for contract offering and documents for building permit

    - Team work

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Course assigment

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contact hours 20 h

    Course assigment 80 h

    Other self-learning 34 h

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lecture notes and literature (to be specified later)

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
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 Autumn I-II

    2021-2022 Autumn I-II

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