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Thermal Behaviour of Buildings

Code: M.EC042     Acronym: TE

Keywords
Classification Keyword
OFICIAL Building Construction

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S Ícone do Moodle

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Web Page: https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=352236
Responsible unit: Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible: Master in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym No. of Students Study Plan Curricular Years Credits UCN Credits ECTS Contact hours Total Time
M.EC 25 Syllabus 2 - 6 45,5

Teaching Staff - Responsibilities

Teacher Responsibility
Maria Helena Póvoas Corvacho

Teaching - Hours

Lectures: 2,00
Recitations: 1,50
Type Teacher Classes Hour
Lectures Totals 1 2,00
Maria Helena Póvoas Corvacho 2,00
Recitations Totals 1 1,50
Maria Helena Póvoas Corvacho 1,50
Mais informaçõesLast updated on 2024-09-22.

Fields changed: Learning outcomes and competences, Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem, Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final, Bibliografia Obrigatória, Lingua de trabalho, Software de apoio à Unidade Curricular, Componentes de Avaliação e Ocupação, Programa

Teaching language

Portuguese
Obs.: Português

Objectives

The subject of Thermal Performance of Buildings has the following objectives to be achieved by the student:
– Acquiring technical and scientific knowledge in the field of Thermal Performance of Buildings ;
– The elaboration of projects in this area, thus meeting regulatory demands and quality standards.

Learning outcomes and competences

SKILLS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Knowledge: Knowledge of heat transfer mechanisms and thermal simulation models in steady and variable regimes.
Understanding: Identify the steps necessary for designing and sizing the building envelope.
Application: Regulatory Compliance.
Analysis: Ability to take a multidisciplinary view to discuss and criticize results.
Synthesis: Methodology for developing building thermal projects.
Engineering Project: Studies of thermal, comfort, energy efficiency, renewable energy and measures to improve the energy performance of buildings.
Engineering Research: Thermal performance.
Engineering Practice: Licensing and execution projects.

Working method

Presencial

Program












  • Energy and environmental challenges. Energy efficiency, energy poverty and comfort;

  • European Directives and Portuguese Regulation. Thermal regulation methodology. Energy certification;

  • Heat transmission: Steady and variable regime. Calculation programs available;

  • Glazed openings and sun protection. Construction solutions;

  • Solar gains. Design strategies and usage recommendations;

  • Climate data available; Climate change and impact on building design;

  • Importance of thermal inertia depending on the conditions of use;

  • Regulatory model and dynamic calculation;

  • Renewable energies;

  • Energy for the production of domestic hot water;

  • Minimum regulatory solutions;

  • Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB);

  • Ventilation, air quality and energy efficiency;

  • Importance of night ventilation;

  • Summer thermal performance of roofs and walls;

  • Green roofs;

  • Thermal insulation technology for roofs and facades;

  • Thermal Project. Design, dimensioning and specification - Terms of reference;

  • Quantification of dynamic temperature fluctuation in construction elements;

  • Quantification of the dynamic thermal performance of a house. Case study;

  • Thermal stress on the opaque envelope;

  • Thermal stress design of glazed openings. Case Studies;

  • Thermal insulation materials and their selection;

  • Technical-economic analysis and thermal performance improvement measures; Energy renovation of existing buildings with heritage value – Decree-Law no. 95/2019;

  • Case study.


 

 










Mandatory literature

LNEC; ITE 50, Coeficientes de Transmissão Térmica de Elementos da Envolvente dos Edifícios, 2006
Diário da República; Decreto-Lei 101-D/2020
V.P. Freitas e Helena Corvacho; Apresentações das aulas teóricas e das aulas teórico-práticas

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching of this course unit is in accordance with the teaching practiced at the Faculty of Engineering. There is one theoretical class per week, in which students interact through reflection on proposed topics, lasting around 2 hours. In addition, there is one theoretical-practical class per week, lasting 1h30, in which exercises within the scope of the project are solved. Five exercises will be proposed to be delivered by students for assessment. In theoretical classes, PowerPoint presentations are used and made available to students. Students are provided with calculation tools in the field of thermal performance of buildings.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Establish processes leading to different conception solutions, design, construction and installations management in order to identify the most efficient. Calculate and organize information to identify best practices. Evaluate the results of application of methodologies to enable the choice of the best cost/efficiency ratio. To relate the results of several indicators in order to better identify the interactions between design solutions and the practical possibility to implement, use, maintain and preserve.

Software

Folha de cálculo regulamentar Fc_HAB
Lesocool
Folha de cálculo SCE_ER

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation Weight (%)
Exame 75,00
Trabalho escrito 25,00
Total: 100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo 35,50
Frequência das aulas 45,50
Trabalho escrito 24,00
Total: 105,00

Eligibility for exams

Achieving final classification requires compliance with attendance at the course unit, according to the MEC assessment rules. It is considered that students meet the attendance requirements if, having been regularly enrolled, the number of absences of 25% for each of the classes’ types is not exceeded.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification results from the following calculation formula:

CF=0.75.EF+0.25.AD

CF = final classification
EF = final exam
AD = distributed assessment

The final exam has a component corresponding to theoretical classes, valued at 10 points, and a component relating to practical classes, valued at 5 points.
The distributed assessment component consists of carrying out 5 exercises (in theoretical-practical classes and at home) and is valued at 5 points.

Observations

Estimated working time out of classes: 4 hours week.

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