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ACE165 Building service engineering design lp2 HT19 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Contact details

Torbjörn Lindholm, examiner, torbjorn.lindholm@chalmers.se

Teachers:
Despoina Teli, teli@chalmers.se
Anders Trüschel, anders.truschel@chalmers.se
Amir S. Farahani, abolfazl.farahani@chalmers.se
Taha Arghand, arghand@chalmers.se
Maria Jangsten, maria.jangsten@chalmers.se

Guest lecturers:

Paula Femenias, Associate Professor, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Design.
Jan-Olof Dalenbäck, Professor, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Services Engineering.
Göran Andersson, GICON Installationsledning AB.

Course purpose

The course focuses on building service engineering design in sustainable building renovation.

The aim is to provide a deep understanding of:

  • challenges and constraints in dealing with existing buildings (technical, economic, social, IEQ/wellbeing…)
  • methods for evaluating existing buildings and their renovation potential
  • renovation solutions
  • design criteria (IEQ, energy performance)
  • economic profitability of measures

Schedule

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Course literature

Course literature from the division.

Course design

The course consists of three parts:

Weeks 1-3: lectures, labs and practical applications

Weeks 4-6: group project work and IDA ICE modelling

Week 7: presentations, feedback and course wrap-up

Detailed lecture plan can be found here: Lecture plan

Changes made since the last occasion

The focus of the course is now on HVAC in sustainable building renovation to cover the challenges involved in such projects.

Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

  • To be able to plan and deliver building, HVAC and IEQ assessments
  • To develop and explore renovation scenarios for an existing building
  • To propose a renovation scheme which considers multiple factors (energy efficiency, economy, indoor environment, architecture)
  • To analyze and present the expected performance of a renovation strategy

Examination form

Group project, 5/7 credits

Examination, 2.5/7 credits

 

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