Heating, Cooling and Indoor Climate, 7.5 credits

Main field of study with advanced study

Energy Efficiency and Moisture Control in Buildings 7.5 credits. English 6.

The course is included in Master’s programme (120 credits) in Energy Smart Innovation in the Built Environment.

The course objective is for the student starting from an overall picture, to develop a deeper understanding of the essential elements for peoples’ experience of the indoor climate and impact on human health. The course objective is further, for the student to develop knowledge on how to achieve a good indoor climate simultaneously with low energy use. The student should independently and creatively with a holistic view, be able to identify, formulate and manage question formulation. Furthermore, to analyse and evaluate technical solutions contributing to a good indoor environment in premises as well as indoor dwellings.

Following successful completion of the course the student should

Knowledge and understanding

• in view of current research account for the building as a synergy of systems
• from a holistic perspective account for the relation between a building’s indoor climate and the dwellers well-being
• explain the importance of a good indoor environment from an energy smart perspective as well as from an economic and innovation perspective

Skills and ability

• independently dimension heating and heating systems and ventilation systems for various kinds of buildings
• calculate and account for energy efficiency measures without negative effects for the indoor climate or the environment
• critically and systematically integrate knowledge and analyse and assess complex, synergistic systems based on limited information

Judgement and approach

• critically analyse and assess various methods to achieve thermal and hygienic comfort
• critically assess and evaluate efficiency measures within an energy economic systems thinking, and with regard to scientific, societal, equal and ethical aspects
• assess and relate to systems technical research within renewable energy and sustainable building; see the opportunities and limitations, and identify the own need for further knowledge and independently take responsibility for one’s knowledge development

The basis is the buildings’ synergistic systems, and their impact on the indoor climate. Various heating systems are studied such as district heating, heat pumps, bioenergy and solar heating. Moreover, ventilation systems such as natural ventilation, mechanical exhaust ventilation, and both supply and exhaust ventilation with and without heat exchanger, hvac-systems, and various buildings’ heat capacity. Heat and ventilation and distribution of air flow in a specific room, are studied as well as operating and energy use. Furthermore, how the building’s construction is impacting the indoor climate and how heating and ventilation are distributed and controlled within the building.

The teaching consists of lectures, exercise sessions, project work and a seminar.

Teaching is in English.

Examination consists of written examination, project work and compulsory seminar

If there are special reasons, the examiner may make exceptions from the specified examination format and allow a student to be examined in another way. Special reasons can e.g. be study support for students with disabilities.

Course evaluation is part of the course. This evaluation offers guidance in the future development and planning of the course. Course evaluation is documented and made available to the students.