Decarbonizing the Buildings Sector to reach global Energy Sustainability

Code:

DSEPASE01

Acronym:

DSEPASE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Engineering and related techniques

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S (of 12-10-2022 to 01-02-2023)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Fluids and Energy Section
Course/CS Responsible:	Decarbonizing the Buildings Sector to reach global Energy Sustainability

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DSEPASE	0	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	12	40,5
L.EC	21	Syllabus	2	-	1,5	12	40,5
L.EGI	6	Syllabus	2	-	1,5	12	40,5
L.EM	11	Syllabus	3	-	1,5	12	40,5
L.EMG	1	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2008/09	2	-	1,5	12	40,5
			3

Teaching language

English

Objectives

This course shall address the existing and the needed policies that will allow a successful reaching the goal of a fully decarbonised Buildings Sector in Portugal by 2050. The course will adress the technical problems and challenges, both economic and social, to make participants fully aware of all the general context, as well as the possible paths for a solution, including a discussion about the advanatges and disadvantages of each solution.

The focus will rest on the renovation of existing buildings, the major challenge to reach the full decarbonization of the Buildings sector by 2050.

Finally, participants shall be motivated to think about and discuss their own ideas about the best paths for sustainable solutions, including technical, financial and social instruments, as well as improved public policies that will need to be implemented within a relatively short period of time. Participants shall be encouraged to become important actors in this great challenge, by developing new construction paradigms that will need to be in place within the next 2-3 decades.

Learning outcomes and competences

Participants shall obtain a global overview of the policies and challenges for decarbonization of the Buildings Sector, as well as the main methodologies to adopt, the main existing technologies and innovation under development, and the main challenges to attain the final goal. They shall acquire the capacity to tackle a major issue that will be present in their professional lives during the next three decades, at least.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Participants should have a general idea about "Energy use in buildings".

Program

1 – Introduction. Setting the scene (Eduardo Maldonado - EM) – 12/10

2 – The building envelope: the legislative perspective: past, present and future (Prof. Vasco Freitas - VF) - 19/10

3 – The HVAC technical systems: the legislative perspective: past, present and future (Isabel Sarmento and Luis Malheiro) - 26/10

4 – Embedded Energy: impacts and accounting (Prof. Ljubomir Jankovic - Univ of Hertfordshire, UK, and Prof. Ricardo Mateus – UMinho) - 9/11

5 – Building Electrification: will we have a 100% carbon-free system by 2030-2050? (Prof. Peças Lopes) - 16/11

6 – Innovation in renewables and storage: Hydrogen/Biogas as NG replacement, fuel cells, PV, batteries,… (Prof. Adélio Mendes) - 23/11

7 – Financing the renovation wave & social impacts (Paulo Santos - ADENE - and Dinis Rodrgues - EIB) - 30/11

8 – Wrap up, conclusions, discussion session (EM, VF, JPL, AM) - 7/12

Mandatory literature

European Union; EPB, Energy Efficiency and Renewables Directives, 2022 (The latest available versions)
EU; Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition Communication, 2020
UE; A Renovation Wave for Europe, 2020
DR; Regulamentação nacional sobre energia nos edifícios, 2021 (in portuguese.)
DGEG; Estratégia de Longo Prazo para a Renovação dos Edifícios de Portugal, 2021 (https://www.dgeg.gov.pt/pt/areas-transversais/relacoes-internacionais/politica-energetica/estrategia-de-longo-prazo-para-a-renovacao-dos-edificios-de-portugal-elpre-pt/)
DR; Plano Nacional Energia e Clima 2030 (PNEC 2030), 2020
EU Commission; Recast of the EPBD, 2021 (COM(2021) 802 final, 15 December)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Active participation in the course sessions, where at least 1/3 of the time is devoted to free discussion between participants and specialist lecturers. The course consists of eight 1.5 hour sessions. Each session will have one or more invited experts who will discuss each of the relevant topics described in the course programme.

Software

nenhum software nesta UC

keywords

Technological sciences > Technology > Energy technology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	12,00
Trabalho escrito	28,50
Total:	40,50

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of course sessions (FA) and preparation/submission of a final report (TRB).

Calculation formula of final grade

(FA+TRB)/2

Examinations or Special Assignments

not applicable.

Internship work/project

not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

not applicable.

Classification improvement

New registration and participation in the course.

Observations

Not applicable.