EEH CS1

Energy Efficient Houses and Renewable Energies

Course Description

EEH CS1 Energy Efficient Houses and Renewable Energies

Code: EEH CS1

Language: English

ECTS: 5 ECTS (3 weeks)

Organizer: Civil Engineering and Architect Technologists

Prerequisites: The course is primarily intended for civil engineering and Architect Technologists students

Introduction: The building sector accounts for 41% of the final energy consumption in EU (new houses only 1%), 35% of the greenhouse gas emissions in EU, 40% of the raw material consumption for the world economy (3 billion tons a year), 39% of the total waste flow in Denmark.

We must change the way we are using the worlds recourses and changing the way we are building houses is a good start

During the course the students will work with constructions in sustainable energy efficient houses and strategies from Passive Houses. They will be working in groups where every group must construct and visualize a vacation house, where they are using the different green solutions and strategies they are gaining during the course.

The course will be a combination from theoretical lessons, excursions and workshops about various green and renewable energy sources like shallow geothermal heating, wind turbines, photovoltaic solar panels, energy-efficient and sustainable homes and buildings. During the course there will be part evaluations of the students work. The evaluations, together with the final exam will form the student's overall grade.

Main Purpose: The aim of the course is that the student will acquire so much knowledge about sustainability and low energy buildings, that he or she will be able to suggest relevant solutions for a new passive house at a given site.

Topics: - Sustainability

- Integrated design process/integrated energy design

- Low energy buildings

- Building integration of passive and active energy concepts

- Sustainable building materials

- Energy performance framework

- Indoor climate, daylight calculation

- Photovoltaic solar panels

- Ground source heating

- Thermal energy storage

- Heat Pumps

- Visualization of building design

- Sustainable assessment - Introduction to LEED, BREEAM, DGNB

Literature: - Integrated Energy Design IED

- SBi-direction 213: Energy requirements for buildings (extracts available)

- Internet and recommended websites

- IT tools: Revit, AutoCad, Skets up

Activities: - Lessons and exercises with calculations of energy relations.

- Field measurements of installations in VIA Energy Park.

- Excursion to the site given for design of a new passive house.

- Trips to sites with existing renewable energy installations

Having completed this course, students should be able to:

- Define sustainability and apply sustainable concepts to a given site and building.

- Understand the planning process between developer, architect and engineer Integrated design process. - Design and analyze a building with respect to the concept of Integrated Energy Design.

- Work with Architectural Design, i.e. orientation and construction of building regarding optimal utilization of passive solar heating and create satisfying daylight level, etc.

- Work with Technical Design, i.e. investigation of different choices for supply of heating and electricity and integration of mechanical/natural ventilation, etc.

- Suggest relevant, renewable energy supply for a given house at a given site

- Understand indoor environmental climate in buildings, i.e. simple analyze of daylight.

- Explain the operation principles of different renewable energies

- Perform simple economic analysis of investment and operation cost for different renewable energy solutions for a given house

EEH CS1 Energy Efficient Houses and Renewable Energies

Teaching: Class sessions comprise lectures, instructions and workshops, including field exercises and a group project about design of a new passive house at a given site.

40 % of required workload is expected to be self-study, including exercises and preparation of design suggestions.

Course Evaluation: Student can choose either to be graded according to the Danish grading standards or to receive the approved/failed grade.

To approve the course student needs to comply the following:

- all necessary assignments must be approved by the teacher

- the Course Project needs to be handed in before the deadline and presented in front of the class, a short written description of the project needs to be prepared as well

- full attendance during the course

Everyday attendance is compulsory. In case of illness documentation from a doctor is required, and only one day off could be accepted.

To receive a specific grade, besides mentioned above, student has to attend an official oral examination, where questions about theoretical aspects of the Course Project will be asked.

Grading Criteria: Mark 12: Awarded to students who have shown excellent comprehension of the above-mentioned competences. A few minor errors and shortfalls are acceptable.

Mark 02: Awarded to students for a just acceptable level of comprehension of the required competences.

Responsible: Inga Srensen (INGA@VIA.DK) and Steen Fynbo Larsen (SFL@VIA.DK)