Course Details

Energy Assessment of Buildings (EVB)

Academic Year 2025/26

BTA021 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-EVB Summer Semester 4th year

Course Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Horák, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Building Services

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

5 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/290021

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Overview of Energy Efficiency Assessment Methods of Buildings and Building Certification.
  • 2. Practical application of basic assessment methods, energy certification, energy audit and energy assessment in construction.
  • 3. Methodology of energy assessment and balance of heating systems.
  • 4. Methodology of energy assessment and balance of ventilation systems.
  • 5. Methodology of energy assessment and balance of hot water systems.
  • 6. Methodology of Energy Evaluation and Balance of Lighting and Cooling Systems.
  • 7. Methods for determining the auxiliary power systems and HVAC systems.
  • 8. Design of energy-saving measures in energy certification.
  • 9. Economic cost recovery calculations. Fundamentals of energy management.
  • 10. Environmental and environmental issues in the energy assessment of buildings.
  • 11. Application of thermography for energy assessment of buildings, software applications and advanced methods for energy assessment of buildings.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Overview of Energy Efficiency Assessment Methods of Buildings and Building Certification.
  • 2. Practical application of basic assessment methods, energy certification, energy audit and energy assessment in construction.
  • 3. Methodology of energy assessment and balance of heating systems.
  • 4. Methodology of energy assessment and balance of ventilation systems.
  • 5. Methodology of energy assessment and balance of hot water systems.
  • 6. Methodology of Energy Evaluation and Balance of Lighting and Cooling Systems.
  • 7. Methods for determining the auxiliary power systems and HVAC systems.
  • 8. Design of energy-saving measures in energy certification.
  • 9. Economic cost recovery calculations. Fundamentals of energy management.
  • 10. Environmental and environmental issues in the energy assessment of buildings.
  • 11. Application of thermography for energy assessment of buildings, software applications and advanced methods for energy assessment of buildings.