Indoor climate and ventilationLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

1. You are consistent in using the terms and concepts of indoor climate and ventilation in buildings.
2. You are able to choose the appropriate categories of indoor climate and air quality and air flow rates in the design phase of buildings. Furthermore, you are able to justify the choices you have made.
3. You are able to support various activities during the design, building construction and maintenance that minimise the possibility of indoor climate and air quality problems in buildings. You can plan methods for studying existing indoor climate problems and for remediating them with appropriate methods.

Content

* What is meant by the concept of indoor climate?
* Which regulations and guidelines deal with the indoor climate, air quality and ventilation of buildings and how should we apply these regulations and guidelines?
* How do we measure indoor climate parameters and how should the measurement results be interpreted and used?
* How to design ventilation rates for different kind of buildings?
* How to measure air flow rates in ventilation systems?
* How are indoor climate problems investigated and repaired?

Accomplishment methods

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.