LEARNING OUTCOMES
After passing the course the student
- has preliminary readiness to design and size HVAC- systems for residential buildings
- has a basic understanding of building codes for indoor climate and energy efficiency of residential buildings
- has a basic understanding of heating, ventilation, water and sewage systems and their components
- has understanding to set targets for indoor climate and energy efficiency
- has understanding to calculate outdoor air flow rate and heating power of room space
- has understanding to size ventilation, heating, domestic hot water and sewage systems
- has a basic understanding how building systems are integrated into community infrastructure
Credits: 5
Schedule: 26.02.2025 - 21.05.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Risto Kosonen
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 single family house where HVAC system is selected and dimensioned
- Assignment covers the main design tasks of HVAC- consulter
- Sizing of HVAC system and main components:
- targets setting for indoor climate, calculation of outdoor airflow rate and heating power of room spaces,
- system selection and sizing of ductwork, heating pipes and sewage and domestic hot water systems
- sizing of heating plant, air handling unit and control strategy
- integration of building system into public utilities
- documentation of HVAC system
- 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
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring IV - V
2025-2026 Spring IV - VRegistration: Registration for the course via Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).