Course Details
Diploma seminar
Academic Year 2026/27
NTA040 course is part of 1 study plan
NPC-EVB Winter Semester 2nd year
This course follows Specialized seminar. Students will complete their tasks and assignments based on the computer simulation or on-site experiment results. Students will evaluate the efficiency of their designs using: building (environmental) quality certificate, building energy audit (review) or facility management report. Students will prepare a presentation describing the results of all their teamwork.
Credits
5 credits
Language of instruction
Czech
Semester
Course Guarantor
Institute
Forms and criteria of assessment
Entry Knowledge
Knowledge in the fields of building design, building technical systems, measuring and regulation, building energy audit, smart buildings and systems, facility management, sustainable buildings.
Aims
Professional Knowledge
The student has knowledge of the principles of designing and assessing technical measures in the field of building services and of their verification using experimental methods and computer modelling. The student understands the basic principles of assessing the environmental, energy and operational performance of buildings and the tools used for such assessments.
Professional Skills
The student is able, based on the results of experimental measurements or computer simulations, to complete the design of selected technical measures, evaluate their effectiveness, and prepare a professional output corresponding to the selected assessment method, such as an environmental building quality certificate, an energy audit or assessment, or a facility management report. The student is able to interpret and present the results professionally.
Professional Competence
The student is able to independently or as part of a team apply professional knowledge and skills in the design and assessment of technical measures, select appropriate methods for their verification, and formulate conclusions based on the results obtained. The student is able to professionally present and defend the results of their work.
Prerequisites
Knowledge in the fields of building design, building technical systems, measuring and regulation, building energy audit, smart buildings and systems, facility management, sustainable buildings.
Offered to foreign students
Course on BUT site
Seminar
13 weeks, 3 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
- 1.-2. Completion of building designs from previous course.
- 3.-4. Completion of design of building technical systems, renewable or waste energy sources.
- 5. Assignment of one of the following: building (environmental) quality certification, building energy audit or facility management report.
- 6.-8. Processing of the assigned tasks.
- 9. Preparation of presentations describing all previous assignments.
- 10. Student presentations and classification.