The 5th semester, Services will introduce you to theories and methods within the design, planning and management of the renovation of a listed building in order to live up to actual standards regarding the indoor climate, installations and energy consumption.
By meeting the objectives of this topic you will have gained knowledge and understanding of:
• The design of systems for heating, mechanical ventilation, rainwater, drainage, domestic water and sewage with regard to indoor climate, energy consumption and durability of the renovation of a listed building.
By meeting the objectives of this topic you will be able to:
• Layout the vertical and horizontal installation routes for the renovation of a listed building
• Evaluate the usability of existing installations
• Perform layout and dimensioning of supply and distribution of installations for heating, ventilation, rainwater, drainage, domestic water supply and sewage
• Describe the design and dimension the components of the ventilation and heating systems according to technical and functional demands with respect for the existing building
• Determine the demands from the legal requirements for a mechanical ventilation system for thermal environment and air quality and select diffusers
• Perform pressure loss calculation and select suitable air handling units
• Calculate the heat transfer through the building parts with special focus on risk of condensation
• Perform calculation of heating and cooling loads, and evaluate whether the energy consumption fulfils the requirements in the building regulations