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: 06.09.2022 - 29.11.2022
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
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
3 Good Health and Well-being
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
2023-2024 Autumn I - IIEnrollment :
Registration for the course via Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).
- Teacher: Kosonen Risto
- Teacher: Lepistö Juho
- Teacher: Niskanen Vikke