Energy Efficient Buildings

What it is about

You learn measures and concepts to increase energy efficiency in new and existing buildings and to assess their sustainability. In the second part you assess systems for heating and hot water preparation based on renewable energy sources and their advantages and disadvantages for different building and usage types. In the end you can classify concepts at the building and district level and assess them technically grounded.

What you will be able to do

• Knowledge of the factors that determine the energy efficiency of buildings
• Familiarity with relevant legal requirements
• Assessment of the sustainability of efficiency measures for existing buildings
• Understanding and evaluating renewable heat systems for buildings
• Teamwork: develop and communicate practice-oriented results (written)

What the module consists of

• LectureConveying the fachliche Grundlagen and technologies
• Case studies / exercisesApplication and discussion of typical measures and concepts
• Project/group work (homework)Development of practice-oriented tasks and report writing

Teaching method

• Lectures and presentationsExplanation of fundamentals, technologies and legal framework conditions
• Case studies and exercisesAnalysis and evaluation of concrete measures and systems
• Self-study and discussionDeepening through literature work and exchange in the course