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
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 Autumn I-II
2021-2022 Autumn I-II
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=EEN-E4006
Registration for Courses: In the academic year 2021-2022, registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi) instead of WebOodi.
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