Acoustics:

• 1. Sound waves, sound field. Acoustics and physiology, basic notions, sound levels and loudness.
• 2. Sound measurement, frequency band, frequency band analysis, noise report, hygienic limits.
• 3. Urban acoustics, noise attenuation.
• 4. Room acoustics, diffuse sound field, sound field.
• 5. Absorptive constructions, membranes and oscillating plates, Helmholtz resonators. Sound insulation, rating of air-born and structure-born sound insulation.
• 6. Air-born sound insulation, Watter’s method. Impact sound insulation of building constructions.

Daylighting:

• 7. Solar radiation, insolation, requirements for insolation.
• 8. Light and photometry. Methods of evaluation of daylighting in buildings, Daniljuk’s nomograms.
• 9. Waldram’s diagram, BRS nomograms, average daylight factor.
• 10. Daylight simulation software.
• 11. Summary, importance of acoustics, daylighting and insolation for building design.

Acoustics:

• 1. Introduction, sound waves, octave bands, frequences.
• 2. Sound pressure, power and intensity levels.
• 3. Equivalent noise level, noise histogram.
• 4. Noise reduction due to distance, green bushes and walls. Noise reduction due to wide barrier.
• 5. Reverberation time of a room. Recommendations for the room finishings because of the reverberation time reduction.
• 6. Air-borne sound insulation of a building construction. Sound reduction index of a simple wall determined according to the Watter’s method.
• 7. Impact-sound insulation of a building construction.

Daylighting:

• 8. Assessment of a building insolation, shading diagram.
• 9. Evaluation of a room daylighting with Daniljuk’s nomograms.
• 10. Daylight simulation in software WDLS.
• 11. Preliminary report of noise, insolation and daylight conditions in a selected building.