| Educational guide School of Chemical Engineering |
english |
| Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Energy (2016) |
 Subjects |
| ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2016_17 |
| Subject | ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS | Code | 20735107 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 4.5 | Compulsory | First | 2Q |
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| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Introduction | Definition of air conditioning |
| Climate | Impact of climate on energy demand of buildings |
| Comfort | Assessment of comfort in buildings |
| Calculation of thermal loads in buildings | Properties of building materials External conditions of design Methods for calculating thermal loads in buildings Calculation of thermal loads in buidings with simulation software EnergyPlus |
| Air conditioning systems | Selection criteria Elements of an air conditioning system Air Systems Air-water systems Direct expansion systems All water systems |
| Buildings energy audits | Identification of systems that consum heat and power Measuring and quantifying energy consumption. Energy flow diagram. Techniques for the preparation and presentation of an energy audit. |
| Net zero energy buildings | Defining near null energy buildings (NZEB), consumption and net balance. Type of self-generation: Isolated / interconnected network |
