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.

Lectures and discussions in plenary sessions, group work and other forms of learning methods will be used.

The following coursework requirements must have been approved for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework 1: A portfolio which includes hand-ins and presentations. Individual participation is a part of the portfolio evaluation. Specification of the portfolio:
  • Group presentations of two cases and/or two journal articles
  • Group projects during the semester: max 20 pages
  • Individual process reflection: max 3 pages
  • Individual participation in discussions

The purpose of the coursework is to provide good insight and abilities to work with various approaches to strategic analysis.

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline for the student to take the exam.

The exam in the course is a supervised exam of 4 hours.

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) Project work in group of 3-5 studens shich counts for 30% Written report of approximately 20-30 pages, process and presentation are assessed. Possibility of individual grading if different work effort can be documented, or different levels of knowledge about the content of the report are evident from the presentation.

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