EMVE3500 HVAC and renewable energy (HVAC) Course description

The course provides students with a basis for designing heating, ventilation and sanitary installations in buildings and non-residential buildings. Students will learn to take part in the engineering, execution and control of HVAC systems in buildings to ensure their optimum operation in terms of energy consumption and indoor climate. 

EMTS2200 Fluid Mechanics and EMTS2300 Heat Transfer.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• is capable of explaining official requirements, regulations, rules and industry norms for HVAC and sanitary installations
• is familiar with energy sources and energy supply
• is familiar with energy and indoor climate calculations
• is familiar with waterborne heating systems
• is familiar with cooling systems
• is familiar with ventilation systems and ventilation of occupied zones
• is familiar with interior sanitary installations in buildings

Skills

The student is capable of:

• selecting energy sources/energy supplies that meet regulatory requirements
• performing energy and indoor climate calculations using relevant software
• preparing requirement specifications for heating systems
• designing/dimensioning energy-efficient waterborne heating systems
• designing/dimensioning energy-efficient cooling systems
• preparing requirement specifications for ventilation systems
• designing/dimensioning energy-efficient ventilation systems, including generators and duct networks
• designing/dimensioning ventilation solutions at room level that give an acceptable indoor climate in terms of temperature, draught, air quality and noise
• designing/dimensioning indoor sanitary installations (water supply and sewage systems)
• engineering/dimensioning hot-water supply systems

General competence

The student is capable of

• planning, designing, dimensioning and controlling energy-efficient HVAC and sanitary installations
• working in a team to complete an interdisciplinary project by a given deadline
• communicating design solutions orally, visually and in writing

Lectures, exercises and project work. Students are given weekly exercise assignments. 

Coursework requirements in connection with the project

• 3 milestone meetings in the group
• 1 oral and visual presentation in the group

1) Individual written exam, 5 hours, weighted 70%

2) Group project work, weighted 30% The report and presentation will be assessed. Possibility for individual oral examination.

Part 1) of the exam: The exam results can be appealed.

Part 2) of the exam: The exam results cannot be appealed.

Both parts of the exam must be awarded grade E or better for the student to pass the course. In the event of a resit or rescheduled individual written exam, oral examination may be used instead. The exam results cannot be appealed.

1) A handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.     

2) All aids.

Grade scale A-F.

1) One internal examiner.

2) Two internal examiners.

External examiners are used regularly.

Professor Peter G. Schild