EMTS2400 Energy and Indoor Climate Course description

The course will enable students to assess indoor climate quality and design an air conditioning system to achieve a satisfactory indoor climate. The student will learn to take part in the engineering, execution, operation and maintenance of air conditioning systems in buildings so that a satisfactory indoor climate can be produced given a correct use of energy.

The chemistry of physics and chemistry, EMPE 1100 Statistics.

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 indoor climate and energy consumption
• can explain a building’s power requirements and energy needs and budgets, based on Norwegian standards NS 3031 and NS 12831
• is familiar with the basis for energy certification of buildings
• is capable of describing the relationship between the building and the natural climate, outdoor climate, solar radiation, wind, building design, location, heat loss and heat gain etc., and of describing thermal, atmospheric, acoustic, actinic and mechanical environments in the indoor climate
• is capable of selecting environmentally correct buildings materials
• is capable of describing conditions for optimum human comfort with respect to metabolism and clothing in a building
• is capable of explaining the significance of and measures to address air humidity
• is capable of explaining factors concerning the cleaning and operation of buildings
• is capable of explaining the reason for legionella growth in cooling towers and hot-water systems
• is capable of explaining the impact of microorganisms such as bacteria and mould on the indoor climate
• is capable of explaining the relationship between indoor climate and sickness and health

Skills

The student is capable of

• environmental labelling of buildings

• dynamic modelling of building and climate systems with respect to optimum indoor climate, power requirements and energy needs using the program SIMIEN or similar
• organising questionnaires about indoor climate and process them statistically
• performing measurements of indoor environmental input parameters such as air replacement rate, air quality, thermal conditions and lighting
• assessing uncertainty in measurements of indoor climate and comparing them with regulatory requirements
• assessing the use of materials taking account of indoor climate quality and environmental impacts
• structuring a project report, searching for specialist literature and compiling reference lists in accordance with the applicable template
• carrying out microbiological analyses of a building, particularly with respect to mould
• using a Mollier diagram to calculate dew points and other thermodynamic data for air humidity
• designing an optimum maintenance scheme to avoid legionella growth in cooling towers and hot-water systems
• using the ‘Ørebro’ questionnaire and process and interpret the results

General competence

The student is capable of

• assessing the energy consumption of a building
• planning and carrying out an indoor climate analysis of a building and presenting the results orally and in writing
• designing a wetroom

Lectures, exercises, laboratory work and project work.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• 4 assignments exercises (2-3 printed pages each)
• 5 lab assignments in groups. Participation in the laboratory is compulsory.

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

2) Group project work, weighted 30% The report, how the assignment was carried out and oral and visual presentation in the groups are assessed.

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.

2) All aids.

Graded scale A-F.

1) One internal examiner.

2) Two internal examiners.

External examiners are used regularly.